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Twitter founder: Trump presidency is product of short attention spans
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 13.9.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | politics, social media, threat, Twitter
Summary | Evan Williams, one of Twitter's founders, claims that Donald Trump's online behavior is showing how social media platforms are making us dumber. Indeed, social networks are based on short attention spans, and they also undermine open-mindedness and our sense of truth. According to Williams, advertising models are to be blamed.
Image Description | Portrait of Donald Trump.
Image Tags | male(s)
Are smartphones really making our children sad?
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 13.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | (mental) health, addiction, childhood, smartphone, threat, youth
Summary | Children's relationship with screens has become a contested topic; not everyone agrees with what should or shouldn't be done. Last week, the Atlantic published an excerpt of Jean Twenge's book (the Atlantic article was titled "Have smartphones destroyed a generation?"), which initiated very diverse reactions. Jean Twenge, who is an American pychologist, said that social media have a negative effect on young people. Twenger then answered some of her critics in this Guardian article.
Image Description | Photograph of a group of teenagers all staring at their phone or tablet.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone, tablet
What is an Animoji? Apple leak reveals iPhone 8 feature that makes emojis based on your facial expressions
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 12.9.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | Apple leak revealed a new feature of the new iPhones 8 and X: a facial recognition software that can makes animated emojis.
Image Description | Images of different emojis, 3D face, portraits of celebrities, photographs of the iPhone X box, videos of the iPhone X, and photographs of the new iPhone.
Image Tags | emojis, female(s), hand(s), male(s), smartphone
Dad confiscates daughter's iPhone - then makes punishment even worse with savage joke
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 9.7.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | smartphone, texting, youth
Summary | One dad punished his daughter and confiscating her iPhone. He also made a joke and slid a piece of paper under her door; he actually drew a picture of a smartphone screen displaying text messages between his daugher and himself.
Image Description | Photograph of a girl using her phone, screenshots of several tweets (one of them shows the piece of paper), and photograph of a dad and his daughter.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone, Twitter
Apple's new iPhone X will let you control the POO EMOJI with your face
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 12.9.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | Apple's iPhone X will introduce a new feature: it will let users control the poo emoji with their own face. This new technology can also be used for other things; this is why Apple created Animoji. Animoji tracks your expressions and can create 3D animated emojis that users can use in iMessages.
Image Description | Video of the iPhone X, and photograph of a man holding a phone and smartphone screen displaying the animated poo emoji.
Image Tags | emojis, male(s), smartphone
The world's oldest emoji has been discovered - and it's very, very old
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 19.7.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | Archaeologists have found a pot vase from 2000 BC in Turkey, and were struck to see a smiling face painted on it. They think it could be the oldest emoji. They don't know why craftsmen painted the smiling face on the pitcher, though.
Image Description | Image of a big smiling emoji, photograph of the pitcher, and photograph of Professor Nikolo Marchetti.
Image Tags | emojis, male(s)
Twitter launch special 'worker bee' emoji as United and City prepare to honour Manchester Arena victims
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 19.7.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | Twitter launched a 'worker bee' emoji just before the first clash between Manchester United and Manchester City.
Image Description | Photograph of Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola, image of a worker bee emoji, two soccer players, and two videos.
Image Tags | emojis, male(s)
How emojis took over your workplace - and the man who can help you make sense of it all
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 14.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | Emojis are everywhere, even in one of the latest movies. Also, 92% of internet users in the world claim they use emojis in their digital communication. Emojis are not only used by teenage girls, workers also use them in their work emails. Keith Broni talks about the use of emojis in work emails and some rules people should follow.
Image Description | Photograph of a hand holding a smartphone displaying a chat conversation and emojis, portrait of Keith Broni, and woman in front of a big screen.
Image Tags | emojis, female(s), hand(s), male(s), smartphone, text
Why you should think twice before using emojis in your work emails
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 14.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | email, emojis, research/study
Summary | People shouldn't use emojis in their work emails. A new study analyzed the effects of emojis in work emails, and employees actually claimed that people who use emojis in their work emails seem less competent.
Image Description | Images of different emojis, photograph of a man staring at his phone, and woman holding her head and looking worried.
Image Tags | emojis, female(s), male(s)
Hundreds of people around the globe dress as emojis for International Emoji Day record attempt
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 17.7.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | People around the world dressed up as emojis to celebrate World Emoji Day. They wanted to set a new Guinness World Record.
Image Description | Video showing people dressed up as emojis, and five photographs of people dressed up as emojis.
Image Tags | emojis, female(s), male(s)
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