NCAA upholds ban on text messaging in recruiting Jan 13, 2008
Or more appropriately, a frowned-faced emoticon. In an overwhelming vote at the NCAA convention on Saturday, the Division I membership decided to uphold a proposal that coaches cannot text message recruits, with 78 percent voting to not override the current legislation. (ESPN -- College Football News)
A liger with no teeth -- yet Jan 12, 2008
On the day of the launch, however, clicking on the stars brought up a message: "Sorry, these don't actually do anything yet." The message was followed by a sad-face emoticon. Instead of creating a liger, it began to seem more like Wikia Search was trying to cross a fish and an emu. (Globe and Mail)
Burning question Dec 30, 2007
Global Language Monitor, on the Web, has multiple lists - top phrase, top name, top emoticon - but its top word for 2007 is hybrid, as in hybrid electric vehicle; close behind were surge, the Iraq war buzzword, bubble, as in housing, and smirting, or flirting with a fellow nicotine fiend banished to an outdoor location. Next week comes the vote by the American Dialect Society, which started the whole WOTY thing 16 years ago. (Boston Globe)
Should the state ban leaf burning? Dec 29, 2007
Rolling Eyes wrote on Dec 27, 2007 9:17 PM:" There are no slippery slopes...(insert rolling eye emoticon here) ". Blm Warrior wrote on Dec 27, 2007 9:14 PM:" It wont be long before they try to ban backyard grilling, fire pits, campfires, and who knows what else. Give me a break! ". (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Bursting Silicon Valley's bubble through song Dec 24, 2007
They performed geek-friendly songs including Brian Rosen's ode to spam "I Got Mail" ("Now I've got new hair, a new physique/I lost twelve pounds in just one week/Yeah I got mail and I got it made"), and Jason Hunter's digital ballad "E-mail Me Your Love" ("Nothing turns me on like a well-placed emoticon"). Rosen, 36, is a senior software engineer at Pixar Animation Studios and Hunter, 28, is a senior content manager at EBay Inc.. (Los Angeles Times)
For Small Businesses, This Is Not the Same Old Sametime Dec 13, 2007
Lotus Sametime Entry also includes multi-person chat, awareness, spell check, rich text capabilities, emoticon support and contact list management features, according to IBM Lotus. It also maintains your chat history, so you can keep a record of your discussions. (SmallBusinessComputing)
New York Knicks, Owner Dolan Need Emoticon Help Dec 12, 2007
Just typing that makes me wonder: Does Dolan even know what an emoticon is. You'd figure the chief executive officer of Cablevision Systems Corp., which makes its money, in part, on high-tech goodies such as voice over Internet protocol, would know his way around A) a computer and B) gadgets such as Apple's iPhone or T- Mobile's Sidekick. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
How the web can help create a better you Dec 4, 2007
Just type in your SMS, text, acronym, emoticon, slang or chat room message and let transL8it convert it to plain English or vice versa. Pro-texters are welcome to submit a cryptic message of 160 characters or less for the "top msg list". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Arkansas sixth graders, the latest gadget wonks Oct 30, 2007
Many students gave the product a smiley emoticon for being easy to read and having a number of power sources (rechargeable batteries, AAA batteries, and a hand crank). A number of young reviewers found the alarm hard to set, earning that feature a frown. (CNET News.com, CA)
Web chat can't replace office visit Oct 10, 2007
Maybe, it's old-fashioned, but there's something important about talking to a professor in person -- an understanding that no emoticon can express. One professor says it best: Virtual office hours should be an "office hours supplement." While convenience and speed are paramount in today's fast-paced world,there should always be an opportunity for students who would like meeting with a professor in person. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Happy birthday, smiley Oct 6, 2007
In fact, it has given rise to a whole universe of emotive icons or "emoticons," as they're referred to ... Before that, emoticons were practically unknown, though some believe that in 1979, Kevin Mackenzie used the first emoticon ... The emoticons caught on, their use spreading from the CMU electronic board to other university campuses and beyond as the Internet gained recognition. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
* Taiwanese Web users take emoticons to another level Sep 24, 2007
Taiwanese Web users take emoticons to another level. ONLINE CRAZE: The animated emoticon world has even produced its own superstar, Onionhead, a character that features in a series of more than seventy By Angelica Oung STAFF REPORTER Monday, Sep 24, 2007, Page 1 ... Emoticons have evolved to another level in Taiwan after users started making their own animated GIF files and swapping them through chat programs such as the popular MSN Messenger. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
'Fake bomb' was mistake, says Maui mom Sep 23, 2007
One of the comments left on her Web site profile, followed by a smiling emoticon (a computer icon expressing an emotion), asked, "Where's the guide on making a 'hoax device?'". Others left words of encouragement and wishes for her to "stay strong.". (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Smiley :-) Emoticon Celebrates 25th Anniversary Sep 20, 2007
PITTSBURGH The ubiquitous Smiley-face :-) emoticon, created in 1982 by Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science Research Professor Scott E. Fahlman, turns 25 on Sept. 19, and Carnegie Mellon computer scientists are celebrating a milestone that revolutionized computer communication. By stringing together a colon, hyphen and parenthesis, gave computer users a tool to express emotion in their email messages. (LinuxElectrons)
Smiley still laughing after 25 years of fun Sep 20, 2007
He spawned a phenomenon - the emoticon, loved by some, loathed by others but surely here to stay in an age of remote electronic communication by e-mail and text message, as people seek to express sentiments that otherwise could be misunderstood. Scott E Fahlman, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, posted the emoticon in a message to an online electronic bulletin board at 11:44am on 19 September, 1982, during a discussion about the limits of online humour... (Scotsman)
Smiley face celebrates 25th birthday Sep 19, 2007
The smiley face emoticon is 25 years old today R E L A T E D C O N T E N T Similar articles ... -) emoticon born out of need to show humour ... research professor of computer science at , created the emoticon at 11:44am on 19 September 1982. (VNUNet.com)
SweetIM Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Emoticon, September 19, 2007 Sep 19, 2007
WHAT: On September 19, 1982, Carnegie Mellon computer scientist Scott Fahlman introduced the very first emoticon in a message board post ... Now emoticons have become a fun and creative communications experience that allows people to express themselves in totally new ways ... SweetIM () is a great example of the emoticon's continued evolution. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Digital 'Smiley Face' Turns 25 Sep 18, 2007
Carnegie Mellon Celebrates 25th Anniversary of 'Smiley Face' Emoticon ... Fahlman posted the emoticon in a message to an online electronic bulletin board at 11:44 a.m. on Sept. 19, 1982 ... Language experts say the smiley face and other emotional icons, known as emoticons, have given people a concise way in e-mail and other electronic messages of expressing sentiments that otherwise would be difficult to detect. (ABC News -- Wire)
Scott Fahlman's emoticon history Sep 18, 2007
A lot of people have asked me about this, so I thought I d put the information here, linked under my home page: Yes, I am the inventor of the sideways smiley face (sometimes called an emoticon ) that is commonly used in E-mail, chat, and newsgroup posts. Or at least I m one of the inventors. (USA Today -- Tech)
Indonesia joins Web 2.0 services crowd Sep 3, 2007
The freelance Web designer wanted to develop an emoticon-based social mood management site -- not short-posting like Twitter ... Still, it's a bit of fun for the emoticon addicts out there and does well what it is made to do. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Letter: Most 'Harry Potter' critics didn't read books Aug 18, 2007
The JG-TC people need to add some emoticons, or whatever you call them, for us to play with. Help, I need an emoticon. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
For better or worse, adults learn to say it with emoticons Jul 30, 2007
Firing off a "tough break" e-mail message punctuated by a frown-face emoticon might not be the best one. Alexis Feldman, director of Feldman Realty, a commercial real estate company in New York, was working on a major deal when, "at the 23rd hour," she received "an e-mail from the broker saying: 'Sorry, my client is not interested in the space, too bad we couldn't make the big bucks' " And then there was a frown face emoticon ... Emoticons, she added, should be reserved for use by "na?ve tweens... (International Herald Tribune)
Txt msgs and intrnt abbrvs bad for society Jul 18, 2007
The current fad of internet lingo, emoticons and texting abbreviations leaves me asking the age-old question "WTF?" I constantly wonder why today's youth feels the need to shorten words, phrases and even human emotions ... com/emoticon, which features hundreds of different emoticons for the young text messenger to explore ... Unfortunately for those interested in expressing themselves on a more multifaceted level, no one will understand that @:{)=== conveys a "Sikh turban with a long beard."... (Daily Collegian, PA)
Will You Marry Me? :) Jul 14, 2007
The little smiley face :) and its cousins, known in most circles as Emoticons, turn 25 this year. Emoticons have become common place in many forms of digital communications, from e-mail to instant messaging (IM) ... With IM however, all the major public IM platforms (AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft ()) have made emoticons a core part of their platforms. (CIO Information Network)
Calling all cellphone connoisseurs Jun 25, 2007
Unfortunately for Mr. Engel, he was not yet able to text message Mr. Cooper a frowning emoticon in response. At that time, cellular technology had already been around for more than 25 years. (Globe and Mail)
Comic-to-film Jun 4, 2007
In a posting at his , Verheiden revealed, "I wish there were an emoticon big enough to express how thrilled I am to be involved in the project! I'm not a fan of super-early spoilers, but I will say the script involves the Nightwing character and will be exploring the Titans at an interesting (and universal) crossroads in their lives.". He later added, "I'm not sure why so many folks are assuming we won't be using the 'top tier' Titans. I'm not ready to list the characters we ARE using (other... (IGN FilmForce)
Can You Hear Me Now? Jun 3, 2007
We communicate with instant messages, "check-in" cell calls and emoticons ... When interchanges are reduced to the shorthand of emoticon emotions, questions such as "Who am I?" and "Who are you?" are reformatted for the small screen and flattened out in the process. (Forbes)
Hey ladies, wanna meet the worst employer ever? May 30, 2007
Is there an emoticon for "chauvinist asshole". by May 30, 2007. (City Pages)
Byte by Bite May 12, 2007
com (get your free e-mail service there, if you don't mind the dreadful animated emoticons, the annoying backgrounds that clutter up a simple e-mail, animated e-mail notifiers, and the animations you can paste into your e-mail to further annoy the recipient, or as the IncrediMailcom Web site claims "add excitement to your e-mail.") ... The survey says that most people nearly 90 percent admit to using an emoticon in an e-mail, a group to which I'd have to confess membership. (The Union Democrat)
Pitt alumnus and professor put a face on Internet communication with personalized icon software Apr 23, 2007
With FaceAlive, a person's picture would replace the current emotional icon, or "emoticon," that features animated smiley faces or keyboard characters [such as :) for happiness] to convey feelings or moods. The concept and programming behind FaceAlive was detailed in a March article published online by the Journal of Visual Languages and Computing. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
SPENCER: Who is going to be your Missed Connection? Mar 6, 2007
So naturally, they log onto their computer when they get home and post a short description of the sighting, add smiley face emoticon and hope that the magic of the Internet will bring them their object of desire. That is the basic Missed Connection, but they range from the odd "With Nipple Rings in Kennedy School Pool-- w4m -- 28" to the stalker-esque, "These Brown eyes will be seeking you out." What makes the prospect of a Missed Connection so compelling is simple. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
The Smiley Gets A Milk Mustache :-{) Mar 1, 2007
A dairy industry promotional group has begun a campaign to evoke its distinctive milk mustache TV ads through the medium of text messaging by adding a milk mustache to the smiley emoticon ... a dairy industry promotional group funded by the nation's milk processors, has begun a campaign to evoke its distinctive milk mustache TV ads through the medium of by adding a milk mustache to the smiley emoticon ... The new emoticon is one of the few associated with a specific brand or trademark. (InformationWeek)
Valentines In The Age Of The Emoticon Feb 15, 2007
Instead of ink stains, they may be peppered with smiley-faced "emoticons," links to YouTube videos, a Facebook picture page and perhaps a blog entry opining on the state of love today. The handwriting would be history. (CBS News)
Love is out of ink: Valentines in the age of the 'emoticon' Feb 14, 2007
Love is out of ink: Valentines in the age of the 'emoticon ... Instead of ink stains, they may be peppered with smiley-faced "emoticons," links to YouTube videos, a Facebook picture page and perhaps a blog entry opining on the state of love today. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
AMD selling graphics to the masses Jan 25, 2007
PCs with integrated graphics are designed for basic Web and email computer users, people who just want enough visual acuity to check the temperature on a weather map or ping an emoticon. This is good enough for a surprisingly large segment of the PC-buying population. (Crave)
WEBSCOUT: A look back at the year in viral video Jan 6, 2007
He wrote, "The thing that will change is that the major content producers will start making more Web-based videos. For example, there is no reason that 'SNL' couldn't do a daily news report. If they did it would be 1M viewers a day easily. In fact, that one spin out might make more money than 'SNL' does. That will be the big change: professional produced amateur content. Ironic huh? :-)" (Yes, he used an emoticon. . (Los Angeles Times)
Resolving to make '07 a tech-happy new year Jan 2, 2007
- Never use a smiley-face emoticon in an e-mail again. Seriously, people, stop. (Chicago Tribune)
Still ringing in the new year? Try texting Dec 30, 2006
As the ball drops this New Year's Eve, a record number of revelers will hit their keypads, sending festive text messages and emoticon kisses to friends and family using their cellphones. The annual text message surge is becoming as much a part of the holiday as champagne and fireworks, with many countries around the world posting record-breaking text message spikes year after year. (Boston Globe)
Did you deserve to be Time's 'Person of the Year'? Dec 24, 2006
Eddie, Bugger that sense of humour/smiley faces crap - if I knew how to make a sneering, evil looking emoticon it'd be here. Look, I'd be in better cheer at this time of year if this blog had reported/discussed some of the more substantive matters during the year instead of the steady procession of fluff - don't get me wrong, it's your blog to with as you wish - but it'd be nice if I could drop in to a credible central site (like here) and be informed about all the interesting stuff that's... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Turn on, tune in, drop back in time with video sharing Dec 1, 2006
A: Now that is a tough one (happy face emoticon). While it's extremely hard to choose just one, I would probably go with the following: "Stryper -- Live in Philadelphia '05". (San Francisco Chronicle)
ONLINE GUY: This was a great convention -- and my feet don't hurt a bit Oct 31, 2006
Clicking into a booth launched a mini-show featuring presentations and offerings from the exhibitor and a visual display of the emoticon icons chosen by others visiting the booth at the same time. My icon was one of the boring, generic ones offered at the site, but many attendees got creative with photos and graphics that revealed a piece of their personality. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Business)
First logon, then 'marriage' Jun 21, 2006
In lieu of a physical ring, in lieu of a kiss, he would post the popular emoticon for love. She joined the ranks of the online married when she re-posted it on the bulletin board. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Rita the Spy May 23, 2006
He ended with a smiley-face emoticon. By the time attention shifted to a new thread, opinion was running fifty-fifty as to whether SITE was, on balance, good for jihad. (New Yorker)
Walt Mossberg opines on the "Apple Device Model" and spills beans ... May 13, 2006
I see by the emoticon that the part about ad blocking is just a joke, but I don't think even joking about blocking ads is a good idea at Ars. Posted May 12, 2006 @ 11:34PM by Someone wake me when there is an FCC filing for an "Apple cellphone". (Ars Technica, MA)
Intel is in for a volatile 2006 Apr 21, 2006
By on 4/20/2006 1:44:36 PM , Rating: 2 if there were emoticon's on here I would insert a rolleyes. By on 4/20/2006 1:57:20 PM , Rating: 2 looks like I will be using this emoticon too. (DailyTech, IL)
Google Emoticons Mar 7, 2006
Smileys, known on the Net as emoticons, are a fun say of adding emotion to your emails. Emoticons are used just for fun by people all over the Net ... An emoticon is a smiley face that you can make using the keys on your keyboard. (Suite101.com)
The only thing we have to fear is cheer itself Mar 5, 2006
And Carnegie Mellon Professor Scott Fahlman, who in 1982 invented the most pervasive computer emoticon :-). Our national urge to perkiness is evidenced by the smiley faces found on a grassy hillside near Palo Alto, in Fourth of July fireworks above New York, on the buttons of Wal-Mart employees -- even on U.S. postage stamps. (San Francisco Chronicle)
eWEEK Podcast Mar 4, 2006
eWEEK's Weekly Podcast. Whether you need temporary or permanent access to remote PCs, LogMeIn has your solution: LogMeIn IT Reach for automatic maint. (eWeek)
