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eHumor Central
Smilies and emoticons submitted by users. A few signature sized pictures too.
http://www.ehumorcentral.com/Directory/Jokes/756.html
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Online Smiley Faces and Emoticons
A collection of smiley faces used in Internet messages including the specific ones used in Yahoo messenger chat application.
http://www.anvari.org/cols/Online_Smiley_Faces_and_Emoticons/
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The Smileys Server
Live smiley gallery and collection.
http://smileys.antville.org/
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The First Smiley :-)
Smiley history, includes the original 1982 post introducing the smiley.
http://research.microsoft.com/~mbj/Smiley/Smiley.html
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Guardian Unlimited: Emoticons
Article by Sam Mohun. Published on the 20th anniversary of the smiley.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/netnotes/article/0,6729,795227,00.html
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Yahoo Groups: Emoticons
Email list about how emoticons are useful.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/emoticon/
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FastCompany: He Seconds That Emotion
Article about Scott Fahlman and emoticon use. Fahlman is the originator of the "emotional icon," or "emoticon".
http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2001/04/emoticon.html
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Fast Company: Wipe That Smile off Your Face
Linguist, Naomi Baron, predicts that abbreviations will replace emoticons and that electronic communication will grow increasingly cryptic as groups develop their own secret codes.
http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2001/04/emoticon_sidebar.html
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Smiley Dictionary: Emoticons
Vote for the top ten emoticons and check the database.
http://www.smileyworld.com/emoticons/
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Webopedia - emoticon
This page describes the term emoticon and lists other pages on the web where you can find additional information.
http://webopedia.com/TERM/e/emoticon.html
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