Monday, July 30, 2007

Emoticons: useful or abomination?

Little blurb in NYT fashion regarding the modern use of emoticons. Cute quote:

“I mean, it’s ludicrous,” said Ms. Feldman, 25. “I’m not going to feel better about losing hundreds of thousands of dollars because someone puts a frown face to regretfully inform me.”

Personally, I'm a staunch defender of their use. Emails can be wildly misinterpreted due to their lack of body language and tone. Emoticons are a very succinct way of making the intent of a message clear.

That said, I'm not entirely clear why the world needs a Ronald Reagan emoticon...

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