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"Heute wird einfach gute Stimmung gemacht"

("Nowadays, it's all about creating a good mood")

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Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 6.6.2017
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | emojis, politics, selfie, Snapchat, social media
Summary | Selfies on social media can have huge currency. They serve celebrities and politicians to style themselves as down-to-earth. Taylor Swift further includes cats in her selfies for the additional cuteness factor. Angela Merkel's selfie with a refugee has served to send the message that refugees are welcome in Germany. Selfies can also be seen as inspired by emojis; people mimick the facial expressions or use a Snapchat filter to emulate emojis.
Image Description | Portrait of the interviewee holding a smiley balloon.
Image Tags | emojis, male(s)

Bild + Text = Kunst

(Image + text = art)

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Newspaper | Welt
Date | 30.3.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | emojis, GIFs, Snapchat, texting
Summary | The smartphone generation fears nothing more than bland text messages. Language has become more multimodal: the word of the year chosen by the Oxford English Dictionary is an emoji! The makers of the app Legend have recognized this and allow users to upload Images and edit them with text, color, filters, and animations - much like on Snapchat. The product can be sent on any platform as a video or GIF.
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"Kinder wissen oft genau, was sie ins Netz stellen können"

("Children often know exactly what they can put on the web")

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Newspaper | Berliner Morgenpost
Date | 24.9.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | emojis, selfie, Snapchat, social media
Summary | Selfies are the quintessential symbol of contemporary society. Selfies are less for remembrance like holidasy photos used to be but for instant communication - to let someone know how one feels, where one is, and what one is doing. The expression of emotions through selfies adopts the function of emojis but in a personalized way. Some people opt for reproducing trends such as the duckface while others strive towards originality. Snapchat is very popular because it is short-lived and there is less pressure to be perfect which is commonly known about selfies otherwise.
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