Emojis: The :-) That Changed Everything

Forever Ago

Lemonada Media

History, Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

From simple smiley faces to sparkly unicorns, we have a lot of emoji options. But it wasn’t always this way. Joy Dolo and co-host Melissa search for the very first emoji with reporter Elyssa Dudley. They’ll meet the man behind the first emojis designed for cell phones, and visit the early computer lab where smiley faces went viral. Plus, we’ll meet the teenager who created her very own emoji. You can support Brains On and Forever Ago at brainson.org/donate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Hey Melissa, did you see that sick dog at the park today?
0:07.0	Sick dog. No, is it okay?
0:11.0	Is it okay? No, it's not okay. It's sick. I had no idea dogs could skateboard.
0:19.0	What? I don't understand. What is a sick dog doing on a skateboard?
0:24.0	Huh? The dog is sick because it's on a skateboard.
0:31.0	Why is someone torturing this motion sickness prone dog for their own entertainment?
0:36.0	Whoa! Sick kickflip!
0:40.0	Do your text message conversations leave something to be desired? It's time for you to try emojis.
0:47.0	Feeling sarcastic? At a winky face. Are you hungry? Send a screen full of tacos.
0:52.0	Are you struggling to express the awesomeness of a skateboarding dog? Send a dog, a skateboard, and a rock on emoji?
0:59.0	Feeling like a mermaid with pink and purple hair? There's an emoji for that too.
1:04.0	Infuse texts with the whole range of human emotion with emojis.
1:09.0	Turns and conditions may apply. Users may experience generational and cultural differences of interpretation.
1:14.0	Well, I am so happy that we don't have to live in a world without emojis.
1:19.0	Honestly, I can't even imagine it.
1:26.0	I'm Joy Dolor, and this is Forever A Go, the show where we start at the beginning.
1:30.0	Today is all about emojis, and here to help me out is Melissa. Hey, Melissa!
1:35.0	Hey! Hey! So, do you have a favorite emoji?
1:38.0	I think the panda.
1:40.0	The panda? Yeah.
1:42.0	What does the panda mean to you? A adorable miss.
1:45.0	So, if you see something adorable, you would like send a panda.
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