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Emoji Bible Translates Scriptures Into Smileys
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 3.6.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, translation
Summary | "Bible Emoji: Scripture 4 Millenials" is a translation of the Bible into emojis. The author of the book started the translation as a fun experiment. As he was playing around with the online translator, he thought it would be fun to translate the Bible. The author started by posting emojified Bible verses on his Twitter account. But not everyone was happy about that; the author has been accused of being part of the illuminati conspiracy.
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Apple's Emoji Gun Control
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 16.8.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | censorship, emojis
Summary | Apple decided to replace the gun emoji with a water pistol emoji, but didn't say why they made that decision. Maybe Apple was influenced by the #DisarmTheiPhone campaign. However, there is a problem: if an Apple user sends an Android user a squirt gun emoji, the Android user will receive a gun emoji. Apple's decision breaks compatibility between different phones. Moreover, Apple wants people to be able to express themselves, so they should not remove tools that allow people to fully express themselves. We should be worried about the role of big companies in deciding and controlling what we can/can't say or what emoji we can/can't use.
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Hieroglyphen von heute
(Hieroglyphs of today)
Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 30.3.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | emojis, language threat, research/study, translation
Summary | Emojis have permeated contemporary life in all aspects. Experts say it is the most quickly expanding language worldwide.Companies are being hired to Interpret emojis for adverising, and the police have to rely on emoji experts when text messages are part of the evidence. Whole books have been translated into emoji.
Image Description | Emoji riddles.
Image Tags | emojis
Junge Revoluzzer
(Young revolutionaries)
Newspaper | Welt
Date | 1.7.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | computer programming, emojis, privacy, smartphone, youth
Summary | Older generations always complain about how the youth today is virtually tied to their smartphones and Computers and how they do not Show much interest for anything else. They have however developed fantastic programming skills and business ideas. The finalists of a start-up competition in Berlin have come up with various ideas: coffee mugs indicating the optimal drinking temperature with emojis, computer encryption software to protect one's privacy, and many other ideas.
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The Emoji Bible has arrived ... and (face with halo emoji) has yet to declare it (OK hand sign emoji)
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 30.5.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, translation
Summary | The Bible has been translated into emoji. It includes 3,300 pages and is intended for millennials.
Image Description | Screenshots of tweets from @BibleEmoji
Image Tags | emojis, Twitter
Sign of the times: London company advertises for 'emoji translator'
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 14.12.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, translation
Summary | A translation company in London is looking for an emoji translator to help deal with issues related to the world's fastest-growing language. The field of emoji translation is booming and nowadays, softwares dominate the field. However, softwares can't recognize cultural differences in emoji usage.
Image Description | Digital image representing 8 emojis
Image Tags | emojis
London company seeks emoji translator
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 13.12.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, translation
Summary | A company based in London is looking for an emoji translator. The employee would need to help explain misunderstandings related to emojis, the fastest-growing language. Today, softwares are in charge of emoji translations, but they don't deal with cultural differences very well. This is why a "human touch" is necessary.
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Children's stories translated into emojis - can you guess which classic is which?
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 25.10.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, translation
Summary | Emojis are becoming more and more popular. In order to see if people could decipher the emoji language, Sarah Walen said that "Book People" translated children's stories in emojis.
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Entreprise cherche traducteur parlant couramment l'emoji
(Company looking for a translator speaking emoji)
Newspaper | Le Monde
Date | 14.12.2016
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | emojis, misunderstanding, translation
Summary | A translation company based in London (Today Translation) is looking for a an emoji translator. The translator will have to understand and explain misunderstandings related to emoji communication, and establish "trends". Emojis are now as common as numbers and letters. However, they do not mean the same thing everywhere. For example, the BBC claims that the "goodbye emoji" can simply mean "goodbye" in English or French, but in China, it means "you are no longer my friend". Is emoji a new language? Even if they express emotion, they can't be called a language.
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«Traducteur d'emojis», un poste rare recherché à Londres
("Emoji translator", a rare job wanted in London)
Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 15.12.2016
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | emojis, misunderstanding, translation
Summary | Using emojis can lead to misunderstandings. Today Translation (based in London) is looking for an emoji translator. The employee would need to decipher and explain misunderstandings related to the use of emojis. This is a very serious job offer. Since people are using more and more emojis in their digital conversations, and since the meaning of emojis is not unversal, there is a real need for emoji translation.
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