If you’re happy and you know it show it with Smiley’s! Since the first time I signed online to my internet provider there was so much to learn. I had no idea what was going on and the first time someone sent me an instant message; there was an odd looking smiling face only it was sideways. It took quite a while to catch on to the whole world of emoticons and smiley’s. While learning this new craft I came across SmileyCentral. This is amazing they have turned the slight tilt of the head into a smiley face you can just look straight ahead and view! What is a smiley? It is the use of keystrokes to make any kind of face.

 

 

 

Be it a smile, frown, surprised, or scared face. In order to view this face you must tilt your head a little to the left to see the face the way it is meant to be seen. For example =) is a very delighted face. Whereas =O is a little shocked. Of course there are a select few to which you can view straight forward such as <>–<> which looks more like an alien face than anything I’ve ever encountered. The use of smiley’s or emoticons is a very upbeat and fun way to express yourself over the internet. They are becoming more accepted through use on blogs, websites, web journals, and anywhere else you can express your feelings and thoughts on the world wide web.

 

Don’t think you’re hip enough to express yourself with sideways smiles? That’s crazy! The first time my mother used a smiley on the internet I was shocked that she even knew how! I gained a new respect for my mom that day. As she turned on her computer and connected to the internet and searched online for expressions and came across a site that had internet lingo. While searching this site, she came across the abbreviations that are commonly used in moments of hurry. The part of this website that caught her attention the most was the section on expressions. There were faces on there I never knew existed. Imagine this in a time where the computer and internet are directed towards a younger crowd my mother was able to teach me something about this sideways smile.

 

Now the computer and internet is used to run a business, share deep moments with family and friends, network across America. Every now and then we just throw in a little sideways face to let the person on the receiving end of this face know just what is going on in our thoughts. The most common of all smiling faces would of course been the ever so delighted smile of excitement. =0) when you tilt your head and view this face what do you feel? I always feel happy and delighted. This person is expressing a warm, happy feeling and choosing to share this feeling with me. Of course the minute I see =0( I feel extremely saddened. Such a depressing face this is. His eyes are long with dread and his lips are turned downward in such pity and hurt. I can’t stand to see a frowning face.

 

Take that frown and turn it into a smile. Show the world you can conquer it all! The next time you connect to the world wide web and you post a blog on about your day on your favorite blog site. Thinking to yourself that you want to express yourself through a face rather than words and you click on your mouse to view the selection of smiley’s they have to offer. You can’t seem to find the perfect one just remember to look down at your keyboard. “Why?” you ask? You can choose a sideways smile :0) .