Google turns emoji into a verbal language

Many pundits decry the use of emoji as contributing to the decline of advanced communications. While I understand that view, the criticism is quite overblown. Actually, one of the biggest pain points of text-based communication is a lack of context and emotion. In other words, emails and text messages can often be misinterpreted, potentially leading to arguments and misunderstandings. Emoji can remedy that, by improving upon modern language. How? Well, for example, a wink 😉 can help show when a person is joking. Today, Google introduces a new way to insert emoji using its Gboard keyboard -- with voice dictation. While it's cool to… [Continue Reading]