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Emoticons are the future of communication

9 points| schlichtm | 12 years ago |medium.com | reply

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[+] brd|12 years ago|reply
I definitely appreciate the argument that more emotional context is the future of digital communication. I just wonder if emoticons are really the solution to it.

I'd like to think something more akin to snapchat, where someone can send a quick temporary picture of themself smiling, frowning, etc is a much more mature/natural/sensible (not sure the appropriate word for it...) method of conveying the same emotional information.

[+] schlichtm|12 years ago|reply
I totally agree with you - I don't think it's specifically emoticons that are the future. Snapchat is definitely a perfect example of the direction we are going in (picture + text).
[+] ScottWhigham|12 years ago|reply
The linkbait title had me all ready to be in a huff but that was very well done.