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Yahoo! invites entries for ‘emoticontest’

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Bangalore, July 6Yahoo! is inviting users of instant messengers to submit their favourite expressions for its Emoticontest. The winners’ emoticons will be featured on Yahoo! Messenger worldwide.

Nearly two-thirds (61 per cent) of 40,000 users of Yahoo!’s instant messenger service rely on emoticons to best express their feelings. The emoticon was first introduced in 1982 and is one of the most recognised symbols in digital communication.

Yahoo! Messenger will add six new animated emoticons to its service in the coming months. To enter the contest visit: http://messenger.yahoo.com/emoticontest.php and submit a photo of a signature look or favourite expression. The contest is running in the US, India and Vietnam until July 31.

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