Emoji
Snapchat
Snapchat's Bitmoji Update was so Popular It Crashed Its Servers and Sent the App Down
Its popularity appears to have taken Snapchat by surprise.
Emoji
NY Hospitals Are Using Emoji to Educate Teens About Sexual Health
New York City Health & Hospitals is launching a campaign featuring emoji to better direct young people to sexual health resources.
Emoji
How Big Brands Did World Emoji Day
We give a thumbs up to these tweets from the global holiday.
Emoji
Google Proposal for 'Professional Women' Emoji Accepted
Emoji should be open to all genders, nationalities and races, right?
Emoji
For World Emoji Day: How Emojis Help You Connect with Consumers (Infographic)
According to a recent study, 92 percent of the online population uses emojis.
Marketing
Why the Rich and Famous are on Fire for Emojis, and Why Brands Should Care
It's all about the cash and cachet. Stephen Curry, Justin Bieber and Blac Chyna are the latest stars to keep up with the Kardashians in the keyboard invasion game.
Facebook
Facebook Wants Emojis to Be Your Face, Patent Filing Shows
'The image corresponding to the emoticon may be an image of the user with an expression similar to the expression conveyed by the detected emoticon,' the patent said.
Women in Business
Google Wants to Create Career-Woman Emojis
The existing options -- 'princess' and 'bride' -- aren't nearly enough.
Snapchat
Snapchat Buys Bitmoji Maker Bitstrips
Bitstrips was originally founded in 2007 to help users build personalized digital comics, but in 2014 refocused on customized and shareable cartoon avatars.
Emoji
Paul McCartney's Latest Project: 'Emoji Sound Effects'
The former Beatle teamed up with Skype for some Valentine's Day fun.
Facebook
Facebook's 5 New Emoji 'Reactions' Are Coming Soon.
A fresh new set of feels, for when 'like' isn't enough. 'Yay' not included.
Crowdfunding
Why Motormood Cancelled Its Kickstarter Campaign Days Before Reaching Its $130,000 Goal
As donations poured in, so did alternative offers, which forced the car gadget startup to completely rethink its launch strategy.
Twitter
Express Yourself: Twitter Testing Out Emoji Reaction Buttons
If you aren't happy with the new 'like' buttons, you may get more options soon.
Culture
The 2015 Word of the Year Is an Emoji You Use All the Time
The emoji was selected in part because it 'best reflected the ethos mood and preoccupations of 2015,' according to the Oxford Dictionaries.
