Smiley is 26 years old
Scott E. Fahlman, a research professor at Carnegie Mellon University, proposed using three punctuation marks – a colon, a hyphen and a bracket – to indicate “a text smile” typed on a computer on September 19, 1982.
History has preserved his original post at the CMU CS general board, where he suggested the use of smileys. The board was a prototype of modern forums and was the main means of communication between university employees.
19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-) From: Scott E Fahlman I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: :-) Read it sideways.
Actually, it is probably more economical to mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use :-(
The historic message was preceded by a long discussion where participants tried to chose punctuation marks that could indicate humour in messages. Smileys have become an essential part of electronic relations over 26 years. They replace the things that chats and e-mails lack –intonation and mimicry. Smileys help us understand our interlocutors better and to feel their mood.
According to Calend.ru
History has preserved his original post at the CMU CS general board, where he suggested the use of smileys. The board was a prototype of modern forums and was the main means of communication between university employees.
19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-) From: Scott E Fahlman I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: :-) Read it sideways.
Actually, it is probably more economical to mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use :-(
The historic message was preceded by a long discussion where participants tried to chose punctuation marks that could indicate humour in messages. Smileys have become an essential part of electronic relations over 26 years. They replace the things that chats and e-mails lack –intonation and mimicry. Smileys help us understand our interlocutors better and to feel their mood.
According to Calend.ru
