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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)
Surfing With a New Keyboard
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 8.6.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, GIFs, Google, smartphone, texting, translation, word/writing
Summary | Third party keyboards are now available to download to your smartphone. One of them is Gboard, it is very good at translating your texts in real-time. Some keyboards also offer a search function for emojis or GIFs. The swipe-typing feature is also very popular which allows users to swipe across the letters to enter words rather than type each individual letter.
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Text for Happiness. Or Sadness. Get Art Back.
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 15.7.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, emojis, texting
Summary | The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has been inviting people to send the text "send me" + a word or an emoji. The museum then replies with an image from its collection. The idea of the project is to add some culture into our everyday life, and a lot of people have been using the free service. People have mostly been requesting positivity, love, flowers, and happiness. The top emojis used were: robot, heart, rainbow, and poop.
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