Emoticons :-) The first smiley emoticon was invented in 1982 by Scott Fahlman. Here is the original [PIC]

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Emoticons :-) The first smiley emoticon was invented in 1982 by Scott Fahlman. Here is the original bulletin board post. This was the start of a virtual Renaissance in emoticon and ASCII art. Hint: Respond to this post with examples.

Jonah Peretti 7 weeks ago

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l33t speak: Originally a slang popular with gamers, it's now all over t3h internet. The Japanese manga speak l33t? helped bring it into the mainstream.

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