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'Ha' Isn't a Laugh. Seriously?
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 8.7.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | abbreviations, emojis, Facebook, research/study, texting, word/writing
Summary | People express laughs in different ways when the text or otherwise communicate online. Some type a version of "haha", others write "LOL" or a similar abbreviation but none of these messages mean that one is actually laughing. Linguists who have analyzed thousands of texts claim that LOLs signal interlocutor involvement like an "uh-huh" on the phone.
Image Description | Cartoon of various people laughing with various noises.
Image Tags | male(s)
Facebook has a plan to let you type with your brain
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 19.4.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | brain, Facebook, privacy, word/writing
Summary | Facebook is working on a new technology that would let users type a hundred words per second with their thoughts only. If they could find a way to tap into brain signals it would be a huge leap for augmented reality. Many users are however already worried that Facebook is intruding in their privacy and are anxious about Facebook taping into their brains.
Image Description | A woman standing in front of the Facebook logo.
Image Tags | Facebook, female(s), logo
Facebook granted patent for post-scanning software that identifies slang before it becomes popular
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 9.3.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, word/writing
Summary | Facebook has been granted a patent for a software that can identify users' new words and slang. Facebook wants to identify those new "cool" words before they become popular and create a glossary of those terms.
Image Description | Hand holding a smartphone displaying the Facebook app, photograph of man's face (nose and mouth), and diagram showing how the new software would work
Image Tags | Facebook, hand(s), male(s), smartphone
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