That evening, computer scientist Howard Gayle responded with a facetious message titled “WARNING!” He claimed that an ...

A Microsoft researcher has apparently rediscovered the first known computerized instance of a "smiley," the combination of characters used to signify a smile in e-mail and on bulletin boards. The ...

A smiley face says something to the viewer: happy, good, yes, positive. You can find the playful design printed on bouncy balls, T-shirts, bumper stickers, socks. You ...