Using Emoticons in Blogging

August 13, 2009
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Sometimes, a blog post that contain words alone can sound plain or harsh without a wink or a smile to let readers know that you’re being friendly or humorous.

So, emoticons came to the rescue by giving us emotional cues in our writing.

There are two broad categories of emotional messages that an emoticon can carry: positive or negative. Each has its own use in blogging.

A more detailed classification would be:

emoticon1 Emotion “sharing” emoticons – positive/negative.

emoticon2 Cue emoticons

Ornamental emoticons (all custom/animated emoticons) like these:

http://www.emocutez.com
http://www.emocutez.com
http://www.emocutez.com

Well, emoticons are great in expressing your emotion in writing a blog post. But, consider not using it too many, especially the animated emoticons. Else, readers might find it annoying.

You see, standard emoticons are usually more effective. Because they are visually simple and have a direct relation to facial expressions of different kinds.

The non-standard emoticons have little emotional content and serve more as amusement elements, particularly the animated ones .

p/s You can get some cute animated emoticons like the above samples here. http://www.emocutez.com

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13 Responses to Using Emoticons in Blogging

  1. mama emma® on August 13, 2009 at 11:35 AM

    i’m one of those ppl yg suka benda2 cute dlm blog.. tambah2 lg emoticon

    tp sbb nnt spacing mcm x cun in between posting, maka i kurang pakai.. kalau pakai pun, i tempek lepas habis sentense tu…

    mcm la xleh alter spacing tu, tp saje je, sengal.. haha !!
    .-= mama emma®´s last blog post ..-HOW TO BACKUP ALL UR POST & COMMENTS IN BLOGSPOT- =-.

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    littlemama Reply:

    mama emma, memang spacing lari..tengok je la last sentence atas tu..ha..ha

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  2. sitisifir10 on August 13, 2009 at 11:37 AM

    Saya pernah install tapi dek sbb jd lembab makanya maleh nk letak…ha ha…so, org kene bayangkan sendri saya senyum sumbing gane, saya jerit mcm Tarzan gane…ahahahaha…

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    littlemama Reply:

    sitisifir, macam boleh imagine je u jerit macam Tarzan…muah..ha.ha

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    sitisifir10 Reply:

    Saya dah try…ahaha…idakle susah bebeno..apsal dulu kene ubah kod html lah..ape lah…kalau tau boleh kopipes gini kan sunang

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    littlemama Reply:

    sitisifir,

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  3. Mrs Imran on August 13, 2009 at 11:40 AM

    the screen scarf emoticon is soooo cute!! thanks to u ! i’m going to use it on my blog.

    for sure my readers akan lebih memahami i selepas ini..huhu

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    Mrs Imran Reply:

    oh to think again..yer lah..nnt spacing lari and load jadi lembab…hmmm

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    littlemama Reply:

    mrs imran, nak letak emoticon cam gitu boleh..tapi berpada-pada.. satu dua ok la kot… banyak sangat tu loading lembab tu

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  4. ummuilham on August 13, 2009 at 11:25 PM

    suke tgk emoticon tu gerak2..
    huhu tp dlm blog sendiri xde pown.. ;-)
    .-= ummuilham´s last blog post ..I nak menang iPhone 3G… u’ols nak?? =-.

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  5. Hanz on August 14, 2009 at 12:31 PM

    Itulah..memang nak sangat2 letak emoticons ni either kat posting or cmment box tapi bila fikir loading bakal jadi lembab, lupakan ajeler..lagipun me ni bukannya reti bab2 html ni…
    .-= Hanz´s last blog post ..MomBloggersPlanet Cutest Baby with TOYS Contest =-.

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  6. adianiez AIDA on August 25, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    bila free nanti da cuba gaks ni.
    nice & cute if ada.
    but, sikit-sikit jek la.
    loading lembab, nyampah!
    .-= adianiez AIDA´s last blog post ..KENANGAN TERINDAH =-.

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  7. mamaaerish on October 22, 2009 at 9:32 AM

    rasa nak letak gak… bila wat… slide show jadik static… pendamjer la niat… hu5
    .-= mamaaerish´s last blog post ..cover mag >>> =-.

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