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Dec 2, 2007 | 1:16 pm

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As we all know, text is a cold medium. Smilies can warm it up, and the more nuances are available for emotional cues the warmer the medium becomes, IMHO. My favorite is the jaw-drop animated smiley even though it uses a lot of screen space.