{"id":2844,"date":"2002-09-13T08:54:04","date_gmt":"2002-09-13T13:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=2844"},"modified":"2002-09-13T08:54:04","modified_gmt":"2002-09-13T13:54:04","slug":"and_now_you_kno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/09\/13\/and_now_you_kno.html","title":{"rendered":"And now you know :-)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Researchers have tracked down the first use of a “smiley”<\/a> emoticon. <\/p>\n

19 September 1982. The inventor (or culprit, if you prefer) was one Scott E. Fahlman at Carnegie Mellon.<\/p>\n

Mark your calendars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Researchers have tracked down the first use of a “smiley” emoticon. 19 September 1982. The inventor (or culprit, if you prefer) was one Scott E. Fahlman at Carnegie Mellon. 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