In instant messaging, positive emoticons were used at a higher frequency than negative emoticons and the use of emoticons strengthened the valence of the message (Lo, 2008). Emoticons were primarily used to express emotion, strengthen messages, and display humor or sarcasm.
The goal of this study was to understand how emoticons are used in IM on the smartphone and to investigate the inconsistent results of previous research.
This study explored the frequency and variety of emoticon usage as well as the user traits based on emoticon types, relationships between users, ...
Thus, this study explored the frequency and variety of emoti- con usage as well as the user traits based on emoticon types, relationships be- tween users, ...
Jan 1, 2014 · Abstract. Instant messaging (IM) has become one of the most popular modes of instantaneous electronic communication mediums throughout the ...
Another study based on SMS data confirmed that emoticon usages varied by the gender of users, while no relationship was found across different strengths of ...
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Our goal in the present study was to understand how emoticons are used in text messaging and, in particular, how genders differed in the frequency and ...
Our goal in the present study was to understand how emoticons are used in text messaging and, in particular, how genders differed in the frequency and ...
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