Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Communicating Using Pictures; The Influence of Emojis



Do you know what that means? Hopefully you do. But if you don’t, I’ll tell you at the end. Regardless, emoji’s are taking over the world, in a kind of insane way. What started out as simple pictures to lighten up your messages has now turned into a multi-million-dollar industry. No keyboard is complete without its own set of emoji’s. Emoji’s are so popular, that even celebrities like Kim Kardashians have their own. They’ve become so universally accepted, that we can basically communicate through these little pictures.

However, just like anything, sometimes, people can get a little too sensitive and out of control. Emoji’s have become so influential, that currently, the New York Police Department are trying to determine if sending a gun and bomb emoji is a threat to society. Furthermore, last year, there was a big call for organizations to create emoji’s that were more culturally diverse. As a person from a South East Asian background, I personally would not care less if emoji’s just had one colour; they’re literally a tiny picture on your phone. But as always, some people out there are always willing to pick on the little details.


Emoji’s has become such a major thing that there is actually an Emoji movie in the works! I’d love to see how that works out. Hopefully it won’t be a major downfall, like as if it was raining cats and dogs… get it? (That’s what the emoji’s stood for… Am I still punny?)

- Maddie

Sources
http://www.iemoji.com/pic/6xEmlskMbNvF_JIQUH43QPb9w@2x.png
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/major+emojis+rise+influencing+language+virtual+world/11770483/story.html
http://www.livemaguk.com/much-influence-emojis/

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