GRGP » emoticons http://www.grgp.org Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:02:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Get the Best Free Emoticons http://www.grgp.org/get-the-best-free-emoticons.html http://www.grgp.org/get-the-best-free-emoticons.html#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:52:35 +0000 admin http://www.grgp.org/?p=1709 Communication has various forms of manifesting itself. Language and writing is only a form of conveying a message. With the Internet, communicating has advanced to a whole new level. Conveying emotions through writing has always been a daunting task. The difficulty in the conveyance of emotions gave rise to the need for emoticons in the day-to-day interaction over the world wide web. It has not been noted when the emoticon was first used, but the earliest credit has been attributed to Scott Fahlman in 1982. Before that, it has been widely acclaimed, in 1979, Kevin Mackenzie, came up the tongue-in-cheek which was something like this -). But the reaction to his suggestion, was not too encouraging. These days, the trend is free emoticons. It is possible to download them as per need.

Smileys

Smileys are famous over the Internet for their happy expressions. They are used as a morale-booster in communication. It was introduced in 1960s and it has gained prominence since then. Smileys are a result of development of the Internet and modern graphics. There have been thousands of graphical smileys and now most of them are animated. The first smileys were smiling faces, but today there are so many varieties to them. The smileys were introduced two decades before the advent of emoticons, there is no doubt that the free emoticons of those days were majorly influenced by smileys.

Purpose of Emoticons

Emoticons have been developed as a replacement of facial expressions to avoid misunderstandings. Recognising the need for emoticons there have been many books that have been written on the subject. Some forums also accept emoticons. For instance, in Internet forums, emoticons change into corresponding images. In some versions of Microsoft Word, basic emoticons are recognised such as the :) or the :( . With the introduction of richer media in online communication, graphical emotions become more and more popular. As the popularity of animation formats continued to grow, free emoticons started being a part of chat servers like Windows Live Messenger, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, Skype, AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)

Internet Usage

Many chat sites allow the usage of emoticons to help effective communication. There are various sites where one can download free emoticons if one does not have the required ones. There are millions of categories of emoticons that are available. There are different versions of the usage of emoticons though. Few people use a “left-handed smiley” which goes something like (:. This can cause miscommunication, because it can also be interpreted as a frown. East Asian emoticons are a different genre. It is usually in the format where the superscripts are the eyes and the underscore is the mouth. Here are some of the East Asian characters listed below:

^_^ Smiley Emoticons

~_~ content

> .< sad, oh no

*_* ?

-_- sleepy

T_T flowing tears

Western Emoticons

There is a western style of emoticons which is used by most of the world. The list of emoticons and their meanings are given below:

:-) smile

:-( sad

X-( angry

:-S confused

B-) cool

:-’( crying

|_p cup of coffee

*-* dazed

=P frustrated

8-) glasses

]]> http://www.grgp.org/get-the-best-free-emoticons.html/feed 0 Where to Get the Best Free Emoticons http://www.grgp.org/where-to-get-the-best-free-emoticons.html http://www.grgp.org/where-to-get-the-best-free-emoticons.html#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:43:59 +0000 admin http://www.grgp.org/?p=1589 Emoticons are commonly accepted in the virtual world, found across many online applications like as instant messengers, emails and chat rooms. They are also commonly popular with mobile phone users. Emoticons permit users to communicate their feelings by or minus the use of words. In additional cases they eliminate confusion which may arise when persons engage in written communication; emoticons impart the visual to the conversation’s tone.

While some persons are permitted to access ready-to-use emoticons in some applications, there is the preference to personalize and customize your emoticon library. Emoticons can be accessed by means of a number of online websites which display thousands of illustrations for users to choose from. The better thing is that a wide assortment can be downloaded free of cost.

Some sites customize their emoticons for specific applications or services. Services such as Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger carry their own selection of emoticons specifically displayed by online sites. Add.emoticonsl.com is one such site that specializes in free emoticons for specific applications. The site gives an assortment that accounts for just about every mood or expression a person may want to convey.

Topbits.com is another gratuitous website offering a collection of greater than six thousand free emotions. The site promotes animated emoticons,Smiley Emoticons, funny emoticons, and naughty emoticons, along with a assemblage of other emoticon picks. These emoticons are befitting for MSN, MSN Messenger, Hotmail, Outlook, Yahoo, and other online systems.

Free.emoticons.co.uk gives free emoticons especially for social networking sites like Facebook, and MySpace, and blogs and forums. So if you want to improve your profile page or forum post these emoticons are perfect.

]]> http://www.grgp.org/where-to-get-the-best-free-emoticons.html/feed 0 Free Emoticons List http://www.grgp.org/free-emoticons-list.html http://www.grgp.org/free-emoticons-list.html#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:48:45 +0000 admin http://www.grgp.org/?p=376 Emoticons are typically text-based faces and objects that help provide the reader a feel of the writer’s feelings behind the text. For example, the classic =) face demonstrates that the writer is joyous about something or that his message is in good amusement. The =P face is used to show frustration or to say “Whatever…” Emoticons can in addition be used to develop real-world objects. For example, a @–>–>— represents a long-stemmed rose, used to show affection.

Emoticons can also be utilized to represent people or objects adaptingonly text characters. For example, |_P could be a cup of coffee, while (_8^ (1) might be used to portray Homer Simpson. Because it is often hard to express feelings when communicating by text, emoticons help convey your real feelings. However, when you use unique or uncommon emoticons, you run the risk of the other person not understanding the emoticon and therefore incorporating more chaos to the message. For this cause, it is usually a wise choice to adhere to commonly used emoticons.

An emoticon list allows users to search for specific emoticons by typing in a key word or by browsing through a list of emoticons. The emoticon list is assorted as different symbols may represent similar things. The abnormality pertains to the different applications that use emoticons as well as the imaginative keyboard shortcuts that people devise to convey expressions. Wikipedia offers a list of notable and customarily used emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer’s mood or facial expression in the form of icons. The list divulges two styles, the Western and the Eastern. The Western use of emoticons is much different than the Eastern use, and Internet forums, such as 2channel, show expressions in their own ways. In current times, graphic representations, both static and animated, have acquired the place of traditional emoticons.

The emoticons included in the Sharpened Emoticons list go from very popular to rather uncommon. Therefore, some will be accepted by your instant messaging program, while others will not. Sharpened.net offers alternate lists distinct to instant messaging applications. These combine AOL Instant Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger and ICQ Instant Messenger. For example the keyboard shortcut for Angel in AOL O :-) is different from the one used in Windows (a).

]]> http://www.grgp.org/free-emoticons-list.html/feed 0 Download Free Emoticons http://www.grgp.org/download-free-emoticons.html http://www.grgp.org/download-free-emoticons.html#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:37:38 +0000 admin http://www.grgp.org/?p=358 Emoticons can be retrieved for many applications including Yahoo messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Facebook, Skype, MAC and for Blackberry Messenger to name a few. The general consensus is that the emoticons download is reasonably easy to maneuver and can be accomplished free of cost on a great many available websites!

Traced as far back as the nineteenth century in which they were traditionally used in casual/humorous writing; emoticons have developed into one of the most accepted and fun internet applications worldwide. One of the most popular emoticons typeset is the smiley face which was designed in 1963 by freelance artist Harvey Ball. The smiley face was the founding basis for all different emoticons that came after.

Emoticons are symbols used to show emotional connotations in a written format. A combination of the words emotion and icon, emoticons show meaning by using symbols or icons. They are often used in online communication, and more routinely in messaging applications such as MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. These applications also come with original emoticons but users are able to grow their selection by downloading emoticons from online websites.

The first move to downloading emoticons is to do an internet scan for online sites that offer them. There are sites that will offer this service for free, so state this in your search engine. Free emoticons can be acquired on websites suchas addemoticons.com and smileycentral.com, which typically give emoticon downloads for free; check through a number of sites and pick the service that best represents your needs.

Once you choose your emoticon site, check over the emoticons accessible and choose the ones you elect to download to your computer. A great deal of sites should feature a “Download” button. Select the button and you can then save the file to your computer. Display your new emoticons in the messenger or email program of your choice.

Exercise caution when downloading anything online. You should have a functioning anti-virus program on your computer in the event of any possible virus downloads.

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