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Emoji grins send as grimaces from different phones - causing confusion
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 13.4.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, misunderstanding, research/study
Summary | The grinning face emoji shows up differently on Apple devices and Android devices, which might cause misunderstandings. The Google emoji looks happy while the Apple one looks "ready to fight". A research also shows that people can interpret the same emoji differently.
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Did you mistake the grimace emoji for a grin? Here are 6 other emoji you're probably using wrong
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 19.4.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, misunderstanding, research/study
Summary | A study conducted by a PhD student revealed that the grimace face emoji shows up differently according to the device used, which has led to some misunderstandings. For instance, on Apple devices, the emoji conveys a negative emotion. However, on other devices, the emoji looks like it is "grinning".
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Frustrated or triumphant? You are probably sending the wrong signals by using these 12 commonly misunderstood emojis
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 20.4.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, misunderstanding, research/study
Summary | Emojis can be misunderstood although their meaning is thought to be universal. A study revealed which emojis are commonly misunderstood (e.g. emojis with facial expressions). In 2015, the word of the year was an emoji, which shows how popular emojis are.
Image Description | Various images representing confusing emojis, and video of how to use emojis in media.
Image Tags | emojis
What emoji REALLY mean: Researchers rank the sentiment of everything from the happy face to the chicken in bid to make symbols easier to use
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 9.12.2015
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, misunderstanding, research/study
Summary | Communicating with emojis can lead to misunderstandings; their meaning can be ambiguous. A study tried to rank them on an emotion scale based on how negative, neutral, or positive they are. Emojis are ideograms that not only represent emotions; they also transmit ideas.
Image Description | Chart representing the ranking of emojis based on their "sentiment score".
Image Tags | chart, emojis
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