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Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 28.7.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | The Emoji movie stars T.J. Miller as a 'meh' emoji named Gene. Unike other emojis, Gene is capable of expressing other feelings, which is why he has been excluded from the community.
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Here to Help; Do Emoji Look the Same Everywhere?
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 15.4.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | Emojis look different depending on the device and software you're using (e.g. iOS, Android, Windows). Social media platforms such as Facebook or Twitter also have different emojis. Although they are easily recognizable, some emojis may look quite difference. For instance, For example, Apple's smiley face is a yellow sphere with an upper row of teeth, and Google's smiling emoji looks more like a grinning yellow face. You can visit Emojipedia.org to see all the variations.
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In a Tiny Digital Icon, Big Aspirations
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 27.5.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | diversity, emojis, Twitter
Summary | A new emoji representing the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags was added to Twitter; this digital recognition was significant. Emojis are everywhere and everyone uses them; they have become an important part of our communication. The new emoji was added to Twitter on a special day: during Australia's 50th anniversary of the vote to include indigenous people in the national census. The new emoji can thus be shared easily. Although adding the new emoji might seem insignificant, an associate professor of indigenous studies says that adding the flags represents an important move by Twitter.
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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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Apple Welcomes New Faces To Its Growing Emoji List
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 18.7.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | diversity, emojis
Summary | Apple shared a preview of a set of its 12 new emojis. Some of the new emojis are a woman wearing a hijab, a breastfeeding woman, a face throwing up, a zombie, and a sandwich. Apple's goal has been to be more diverse and inclusive, which is why we'll be able to use a hijab or breastfeeding emoji. There are several requirements to meet in order to see a new emoji on our keyboard: compatibility with emojis in other social media platforms and expected level of use.
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This Artist Doesn't Hold a Palette. He Works With Emoji.
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 27.7.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | Emojis are everywhere, and have now become art. Yung Jake has been using emojis to create 3D ''Emoji Portraits'' for the Tripoli Gallery in Southampton, N.Y. For instance, he created portraits of celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Leonardo DiCaprio, Willow Smith or Kim Kardashian.
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Little Expressions on the Big Screen
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 28.7.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, marketing
Summary | The Emoji movie tells the story of a "meh" emoji named Gene who can express more emotions than just the blasé feeling. The emoji leader wants to get rid of Gene because of his versatility. The movie is idiotic, and shows that Hollywood still thinks that the idiotic can seem less so just by hiring famous actors and by polishing it up a little.
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Emoji Art, From 'Moby-Dick' to Hollywood
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 29.7.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, marketing, smartphone
Summary | The Emoji movie represents our consumerist and capitalist society, where big tech companies try to sell their products to children. Before emojis made it to Hollywood, other artists used them. For instance, Emoji Dick is a translation of the book Moby Dick; Book from the Ground is a book written in pictograms; Boring Angel video is a video from the internet artist John Michael Boling, which shows a series of emojis; Garden of Emoji Delights represents The ''Garden of Earthly Delights'' (Renaissance work of art) with layers of hundreds of emoji; and finally, the MoMa acquired the original set of emojis for its permanent collection.
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'The Emoji Movie' Draws Audiences
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 31.7.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, marketing
Summary | The Emoji movie (Sony) surprisingly became a box office success, despite critics that hated the movie. But we people should not underestimate the taste of American people. Sony already had other successes this summer: ''Baby Driver'' and ''Spider-Man: Homecoming''. The Emoji movie cost about 50 million dollars to make.
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Taking poetic license with AI personalities
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 7.4.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, emojis, gender, research/study
Summary | Artificial intelligence assistants are now being creatively enganced by educated and professional writers and poets so as to make their conversation appear more human-like (f.i. by using emojis) and their personalities more authentic. Polls have shown that users prefer female voices for AI assistants and most companies have acted accordingly. Microsoft has however pre-empted reinforcing stereotypes about female assistants by limiting the number of apologies and self-deprecating comments for their AI assistant Cortana.
Image Description | Image of a meeting of professional writers working in AI at Microsoft.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, female(s), male(s)
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