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😍 New Emojis are Coming! Here’s What You Need to Know

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Paul Revere brushed a bead of sweat from his brow as his horse approached the first house.
“Emojis are coming,” he shouted earnestly. “New emojis are coming!”

Okay, maybe I’m paraphrasing, but that’s definitely the story I remember being taught in school. By now, you’ve heard all about the latest packet of emojis being released into the wild sometime this year; some notable additions will be a t-rex 🤘, a beard, a pair of chopsticks that looks suspiciously like a pair of Darth Vader’s lightsaber…

This all comes with the announcement of Emoji 5.0, the latest release from the Unicode Consortium, the all-powerful governing body of all-things emoji. This will coincide with the release of Unicode 10, the programming language that Emoji 5.0 references.

So what does it all mean? We get 69 funny new symbols to post on Facebook? Here are some important takeaways:
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Facebook Announces Direct, Stories, and Camera Effects

Facebook continues its recent onslaught against Snapchat, launching three new features today: Direct, Stories, and Camera Effects. All of these might look familiar, since they’re essentially being ported from one of Facebook Messenger’s more current releases, all of which was highly influenced by Snapchat.

By now, you should notice Facebook Stories at the very top of your mobile newsfeed. A familiar format by now, Facebook Stories offers a way to publish content that expires in 24 hours, offering a current look into your day.

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⚔️ Messenger Takes On Snapchat With Messenger Day

via Facebook
via Facebook

On Thursday, Facebook launched Messenger Day, a feature within Messenger that offers the ability to share disappearing photos and videos with Facebook Friends and followers. Coming right out of the gate with over 5,000 stickers, frames, and effects, Messenger Day is poised to snag market share from Snapchat, arguably the first and most-successful mainstream social network to build a platform around temporary content.

Within Messenger Day, a photo can be taken with face-mapped masks and filters, then shared to your “Day,” a special feed comprised of the shared, expiring content. This feature may be recognized by anyone who uses Instagram stories, as they share many similar interface elements.

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Snapchat’s Parent Company Files for a $3 Billion IPO

snap-ghost-yellowSnap Inc., the company behind Snapchat, went public on Thursday, filing for a $3 billion IPO. Initially priced at $17/share, the company currently has a cool $25 billion valuation.

In the 24 hours since $SNAP debuted on the market, shares have soared upward, first by 44%, then by another 10.6%, going for a price of approximately $27 per share at the time this was written.

Facebook attempted to buy out Snapchat in 2013 for $3 billion dollars, but Evan Spiegel, the then 23-year-old CEO of Snapchat, rejected it, calling it a “short-term gain.”

I guess he was right.

Interested in learning more about Snap Inc.? Check out our article about another one of their products, a wearabl camera called Spectacles.

sources: CNBC, Mashable

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