:) :( Emoticons!
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Fri, 23 Apr 1999 08:17:42 -0400
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>Internet Tip of the Day:
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>EMOTICONS
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> Don't feel bad if there is a thing or two you don't know about
>the Internet! I've been an Internet user for years (I even work
>in the industry) and I just learned this one last month!
> People have been sending me email messages that contain
>strange blocks of characters like:
>
>:-)
>
> I always thought, "What the heck is this colon, dash, close
>parenthesis? Did their email get corrupted or did their fingers
>just press the wrong keys on the keyboard?"
>
> Finally, just a few weeks ago, something prompted me to
>tilt my head to the left while looking at one of these messages.
>Suddenly the light went on! It's a smiley face!!!!
>
> In fact, these little blocks of characters are called
>emoticons. You can't really draw a smiley face on your email,
>but you can "draw" one using characters on the keyboard
>(unless the person you are sending the message to is as
>clueless as I am!)
>
> People often use these emoticons in email to help convey
>emotions or reduce the chance of a misunderstanding.
>
> There are emoticons to show happiness, sadness, and many
>other ideas or emotions. Of course, someone has created a web site
>about it, so be sure and visit the website of the
>day to see more examples.
>
>And, oh yes! We hope you have a smiley day!
>
> :-)
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>Web Site of the Day:
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>Visit a site that display many emoticans and their meanings.
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>http://www.utopiasw.demon.co.uk/emoticon.htm
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