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Emoji Feminism
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 13.3.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | diversity, emojis, gender
Summary | When the author of the article texted a friend to congratulate her, she wanted to include emojis in her text. She sent her friend a unicorn emoji, and then paused to wonder why she'd sent a unicorn. Where was the emoji for her friend who had just received tenure? On our keyboards, emojis portraying females are stereotypical. Where is the female professor emoji?
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Your Bitmoji Is Playing Dress-Up
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 17.3.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, gender, virtual reality
Summary | Bitmoji is a popular app that allows users to create emoji avatars. The app now lets users choose clothes and brands such as Michael Kors, Zac Posen, Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein or Diane von Furstenberg. Tanya Taylor is a designer whose dresses are on Bitmoji. She said that at first she was concerned that she might look not serious. But she also said that the app is a nice way to express emotion and be playful. Jacob Blackstock, the founder of Bitmoji, wants to expand men's options on the app.
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Emoji Gender Choices
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 24.3.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | diversity, emojis, gender
Summary | The Unicode Consortium wants to create more diverse female and male emojis, and has posted a call for feedback. The Unicode also welcomes new emoji proposals.
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Hotels Open a New Playbook for Millennials
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 10.4.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | marketing, smartphone, social media
Summary | Hotels have announced new plans in order to reach millennials. There is a pilot program available at a couple Aloft hotels in the world; it features free wifi, a robotic bellhop, and an emoji room service menu. Marriott hotels have also created new features that appeal to the younger "connected" generation.
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Emojis Would Show Women Doing More Than Painting Their Nails
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 13.5.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | diversity, emojis, gender
Summary | Female emojis are princesses, brides, paint their nails, or get a haircut. Google decided to add new female emojis to represent women in professional roles (e.g. health care, factories, farms). However, more people such as Michelle Obama want to see more emojis representing girls (e.g. an emoji of a girl studying).
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How I Learned to Love Snapchat
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 22.5.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | Snapchat, social media, texting, threat
Summary | The texting revolution, as with other major and rapid technological advances, has inspired moral panic. People think that we are becoming less social. It might be true, but we should also look at the advantages of new technologies. For instance, texting has allowed a whole generation to be free from the "stricture" and "inconvenience" of phone calls. Snapchat is one the latest technological trends and it goes beyond words. It's the most well realized way of expressing meaning. With texting, people tried to find ways to approximate normal human conversations (e.g. typing awareness indicator, or read receipt), but they are almost as awkward as phone calls. The author of the article talks about voice memos and the fact that they are becoming more popular. She also talks about Snapchat and how different it is from other social networks; Snapchat is the place where you can be yourself.
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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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Mobile Devices' Built-In Keyboards Aren't the Last Word
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 30.6.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Google, smartphone, spelling, texting
Summary | The built-in keyboards that we have on our smartphones are the only options available. Gboard, a third-party keyboard app works the same way and also offers punctuation and emoji options. Gboard also offers some extras: for instance, its space bar also works as a track pad, and it incorporated a search feature into the keyboard. On Gboard, you can also glide-type. Another third-party keyboard app is SwiftKey. It's good at autocorrecting mistakes thanks to artificial intelligence. Finally, there are other available apps: Fleksy, Swype, and Microsoft's Word Flow.
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Chasing Squeals of Stardom, Not in the Clubs but Via Apps
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 5.7.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | social media, video communication, youth
Summary | VidCon is a conference for young stars who made their debut online. Hailey Knox is a 17-year old singer who is a star of YouNow (live streaming app). Most of YouNow, Facebook Live, or Periscope users are young (between 13 and 24). The article claims that nowadays, thanks to social media, the relationship between social media stars and fans is much more personal. Finally, the article talks about Hailey Knox's career.
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Using Emojis to Reach Young People About Birds and Bees
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 18.7.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, youth
Summary | Emojis (e.g. peach, eggplant) will pop up in young people's Facebook feeds on Monday to talk about birds and bees. The NYC Health & Hospitals launched campaign on social media to reach young people and talk to them about sexuality.
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