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The Inventor of the Emoticon Tells All: ‘I’ve Created a Virus’
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Gene J. Puskar/AP
On World Emoji Day, emoticon inventor Scott Fahlman opens up about creating the progenitor of emoji and why he doesn’t use emoji himself.
Tarpley Hitt
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Published
Jul. 17 2020
4:06AM EDT
Tarpley Hitt
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