Are we about to reach peak emoji?

Get the Full StoryIt had to happen: Emojis have gone so mainstream that Hollywood can’t resist. When Shakespearean-trained actor Patrick Stewart is willing to voice an emoji in the shape of swirled poop in multimillion-dollar box office flick, things have gotten out of hand.

As Stewart adds his talent to “The Emoji Movie,” it’s clear that emoji use is on the rise across the board—there’s even an emoji Bible translation, for goodness’ sake. Corporations are also getting into the act, increasing their usage during marketing campaigns by more than 600 percent to 800 million emoji-based messages between 2015 and 2016. Read more...More about Emojis, Business, and Web Culture

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