Apple recently came under fire for proposing a change to the 🍑 peach emoji that made it look more fruit-like and less butt-like. “What’s happening to emojis represents the worst kind of gentrification of the internet,” charged Buzzfeed. Mashable was even more dramatic, exclaiming: “Apple just ruined texting.” While Apple soon retreated, the episode demonstrated the … Continue reading How we really use the peach emoji
PRISMOJI featured in Motherboard – check out the interview!
"What can emojis tell you about celebrities and their fans? Data scientist Hamdan Azhar, founder of emoji analytics company PRISMOJI, pondered this age-old question in the wake of some fresh Taylor Swift and Kanye West drama."
Hearts, Snakes, and DJ Khaled: 6 ways emoji data science explains pop culture (and your world)
At Prismoji, we believe that emojis - as a “new type of language” - are a major key for understanding popular sentiment in a digital age.
