September 13, 2002
The First Smiley :-)
The First Smiley :-)
The smiley :-) and its many variants are an important (and fun!) part of the worldwide online social culture -- allowing emotions to be conveyed in plain text. It has been in widespread use since the early '80s, when it was first proposed.
Posted by rshah at September 13, 2002 12:00 PM