emoticon: References & Edit History

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Invalidated site: The Guardian - Don't know the difference between emoji and emoticons? Let me explain. Sep 09, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - The Persuasive Impact of Emoticons in Online Word-Of-Mouth Communication (PDF). Aug 14, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 14, 2025
Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - The Impacts of Emoticons on Message Interpretation in Computer-Mediated Communication (PDF). Mar 02, 2025
Add new Web site: International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics - Emoticon and Its Impact on Social Culture in the Context of New Media. Dec 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Plos Journals - Sentiment of Emojis. Sep 20, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Sheffield - The Digital Humanities Institute - The impacts of emoticons on message interpretation in computer-mediated communication. Jun 27, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Don't know the difference between emoji and emoticons? Let me explain. May 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Emoticons in Computer-Mediated Communication: Social Motives and Social Context. Jan 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Psychology - An Integrated Review of Emoticons in Computer-Mediated Communication. Aug 25, 2023
Add new Web site: History-Computer - What Does �Emoji� Mean Anyway, Where did it Originate? Jul 12, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Color Affects Recognition of Emoticon Expressions. Mar 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Lifewire - 10 Amazing Emoji Facts You Didn't Know. Feb 27, 2022
Clarified the origin of the term. Feb 02, 2022
Corrected display issue. Aug 29, 2018
Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - Who Invented Emoticons and Emoji? Apr 12, 2018
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Emoticon. Sep 22, 2014
New article added. Jun 27, 2014
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