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Contest to Create Your Own Emoticon on the Internet
Source: NBN/CP RadioWire
Apr 5, 2005, 13:40

What�s your favorite emoticon?  Those are those little round yellow faces of emotional expression that people use to add personality while they�re instant messaging.  Now you can create your own and enter the nationwide Emoti-Contest by Yahoo! Messenger.  From now till April 10th people can enter photos of their own favorite facial expressions.  Twenty finalists will be voted on and the top six vote getters will join the family of emoticons.  Frazier Miller, Director of Yahoo! Messenger:

�Emoticons in Yahoo! Messenger is one of the most popular features because they convey the important feelings and emotions that don�t necessarily come across in text messaging alone.  Because we know our users love emoticons, we�re giving them an opportunity to create their own and be the next famous face in Yahoo! Messenger.�

The top voted emoticon will be showcased in the next version of Yahoo! Messenger and will become the freshest new expression on the internet.  Go to messenger-dot-yahoo-dot-com, to enter.