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    theatlantic: Today, the Emoticon Turns 30 :-) First of all: Happy birthday, emoticon! Here’s to you!!!  :-)  :-)  :-)  ;-)  On this auspicious day, it’s worth stepping back for a moment to consider the birth of the symbol that is, in every possible way, iconic. The emoticon was born on the Internet. And, like many things that sprang to life during the early days of the World Wide Web, it emerged as the result of much deliberation. It emerged, actually, as the result of an extremely nerdy joke about elevators. Read more. [Image: Shutterstock, Scott Fahlman, the Internet]

    theatlantic:

    Today, the Emoticon Turns 30 :-)

    First of all: Happy birthday, emoticon! Here’s to you!!!  :-)  :-)  :-)  ;-) 

    On this auspicious day, it’s worth stepping back for a moment to consider the birth of the symbol that is, in every possible way, iconic. The emoticon was born on the Internet. And, like many things that sprang to life during the early days of the World Wide Web, it emerged as the result of much deliberation. It emerged, actually, as the result of an extremely nerdy joke about elevators.

    Read more. [Image: Shutterstock, Scott Fahlman, the Internet]

    — 8 months ago with 245 notes
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      What’s everyone’s favorite emoticon? Personally, I like to use the Princess Leia @*_*@ for when I am begging someone for...
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