2.2 Expression
In the early days of communication over the Internet, messages were made solely of texts. Many messages quite often were misunderstood due to the lack of gestures and expressions. Then, in 1999 Japanese artist Shigetaka Kurita created “emojis” to add emotional nuance and concise information to digital messaging. Without facial expressions or vocal tone, digital messages sometimes felt cold. Emojis, such as smilies,...