tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-08-10:436643 kitewithfish kitewithfish 2018-12-12T20:07:07Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-08-10:436643:395858 2018-12-12T20:07:07Z 2018-12-12T20:07:07Z public 5 Not in like any organized way, but it just seems like emoji have cross my datastream in a couple of oddly different ways, so here's a round up.<br /><br /><strong>The Organization for Transformative Works announces </strong><a href="http://www.transformativeworks.org/november-2018-newsletter-volume-130/"><strong>EMOJI FOR ALL!<br /></strong></a>In the November 2018 newsletter, they announced updates for AO3:<br /><blockquote> This month, Accessibility, Design &amp; Technology and Systems collaborated on a week-long process to update AO3&rsquo;s database encoding. This was a big project with a big result: the AO3 now allows for an extended character set in all languages and, including ALL THE EMOJI! We&rsquo;re delighted to have implemented the update and are looking forward to seeing new emoji-filled fanworks.</blockquote>Which generally sounds awesome - the fact that some languages had a limited character set must have been a real cramp in some writers' styles. <br /><br /><strong>Vox had a video on a new trend</strong> that creeps me the fuck out: <a href="https://youtu.be/RK1K78PyWDc">Advertisers can now send you ads based on your emotional state via your emoji</a>&nbsp;. I fear that they may have already discovered the eggplant.&nbsp;<br /><br /><br><br /><br type="_moz" /></br><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=kitewithfish&ditemid=395858" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments