7 reasons to use emoticons in your writing and social media, according to science by @courtneyseiter

15:53 31.08.2015
Do you remember seeing your first emoticon? The first documented use of ":-)" dates back to 1982, when Scott Fahlman proposed that it be used as a "joke marker" on a message board for Carnegie Mellon University computer scientists. Here's his Internet-changing message: "I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: ":-)" Read it sideways." Today, emoticons need a bit less explanation....
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