LinkedIn: Introducing LinkedIn Reactions: More Ways to Express Yourself. “One of the things we regularly hear from all of you is that you want more expressive ways than a ‘Like’ to respond to the variety posts you see in your feed. At the same time, you’ve also told us that when you post on LinkedIn, you want more ways to feel heard and understand why someone liked what you said. That’s why today we’re starting to roll out a set of Reactions on LinkedIn, giving you more ways to quickly and constructively communicate with one another.”
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New York Times: There’s No Afro Emoji. These Women Want to Change That.
New York Times: There’s No Afro Emoji. These Women Want to Change That.. “Many people connected to the African diaspora have Afros. And like anyone else, they send emojis to their friends — a zombie, say, or a mermaid or a genie. But which emoji can they use to represent themselves?”
TIME: The New Game of Thrones Emojis Are Perfect for Throwing Shade at Your Enemies
TIME: The New Game of Thrones Emojis Are Perfect for Throwing Shade at Your Enemies. “Leading up the April premiere of Game of Thrones season 8, Twitter has launched a new batch of custom Game of Thrones emojis for all of the characters that could still sit on the Iron Throne. The social media site released its new Game of Thrones emojis simultaneously with HBO’s most recent Game of Thrones character posters on Thursday.”
The Verge: Emoji are showing up in court cases exponentially, and courts aren’t prepared
The Verge: Emoji are showing up in court cases exponentially, and courts aren’t prepared. “Bay Area prosecutors were trying to prove that a man arrested during a prostitution sting was guilty of pimping charges, and among the evidence was a series of Instagram DMs he’d allegedly sent to a woman. One read: ‘Teamwork make the dream work’ with high heels and money bag emoji placed at the end. Prosecutors said the message implied a working relationship between the two of them. The defendant said it could mean he was trying to strike up a romantic relationship. Who was right?”
The Verge: Create emoji masterpieces with any image using this fun web tool
Useful for a given value of useful, from The Verge: Create emoji masterpieces with any image using this fun web tool. “The emojification of human culture is not complete until every object, verb, symbol, emotion, and image is captured using this once-obscure, now all-consuming pictorial format. That is why Emoji Mosaic is so helpful. Simply feed this free web tool any image you like, and it’ll churn out an emojified version for you in real time.”
TechCrunch: Official emoji debut for disabled folks, service dogs, waffles and more
TechCrunch: Official emoji debut for disabled folks, service dogs, waffles and more . “A gaggle of new emoji have just been approved by the Unicode Consortium, meaning they’ll be standard across any platforms that choose to support them. This batch includes some much-needed representation for people with various disabilities, new animals from guide dogs to otters, food and many more objects.”
The Verge: Twitter is rolling out a new web interface, including an emoji button
The Verge: Twitter is rolling out a new web interface, including an emoji button. “Twitter has started to roll out a new interface for its web users that includes several key features, like a newly designed emoji button.”
