99. Emoji

<p>The market for gustatory pain is surprisingly competitive. Zachary Crockett feels the burn.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://puckerbuttpeppercompany.com/pages/our-roots">Ed Currie</a>, founder and president of the PuckerButt Pepper Company.< ... Show More

<p>How much does it cost to design and build a mini-golf course? And what’s it like to run one? Zachary Crockett putts things in perspective.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitlyn-conaboy-350136b1/">Katie Conaboy</a>, CEO ... Show More

<p>How do flavorists capture the essence of a fruit and put it in a can of sparkling water, or a tub of yogurt? Zachary Crockett takes a bite.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrymiesle/">Terry Miesle</a>, master flavorist ... Show More

In 1999, Japanese software developer Shigetaka Kurita created the first emoji. The umbrella was one of 176 original images, featuring weather, transport signs, numbers and emotions.He was inspired after noticing the popularity of a pager, aimed at teenagers, that used a heart sym ... Show More

<p>🙏 Is this emoji praying hands or a high five? </p> <p>🍚 What&#39;s the best present for celebrating a billion seconds? </p> <p>💼 For the first time we have Any Other Business WITH SPECIAL GUESTS!</p> <p>If you want a collectable (and mistake-ridden) copy of ‘Love Triangle’, ... Show More

Today, we’re talking about "emoji anxiety." It’s the modern day head-fuck we don’t talk about enough. LINKS  Read ‘Here's how much time it takes to find the right emojis’ from DeskTime Blog Read ‘Investigating the Potential for Miscommunication Using Emoji’ GroupLens Read ‘FOMO: ... Show More

Rerun: The first ever emoji set, including the earliest incarnations of 🍷, ❤️, and 💩, was released in Japan on 1st November, 1997. But the only users could send and receive them were owners of a now-forgotten ‘SkyWalker’ handset made by J-Phone. ☹️ Emoji didn’t truly transform ... Show More

<p>E389: How Morning Brew used repetition of the coffee cup emoji to get top-of-mind awareness in places like iMessage, Whatsapp, DMs, and more.</p> <p>How putting a product launch in the name of social profiles easily increases the efficacy of content marketing. "Bobby from Dupe ... Show More

While people may not point it out to you when you use the wrong word – they DO notice. This episode begins by setting the record straight on the right words to use that people commonly get wrong. For instance, when do you use take or bring, further or farther, ironic or coinciden ... Show More

<p>Emoji are those little images you can send in text messages to friends and family. Nine-year-old Leila in New Jersey wants to know how they were invented. So in this episode we find out with Jane Solomon, editor at<a href="https://emojipedia.org/"><strong> Emojipedia</strong>< ... Show More

<p><span>Twitter traffic keeps declining, while Meta’s challenger hits 100 million users. Why almost half of shoppers unsubscribe from your brand emails. Google’s Universal Analytics is still collecting data. And the court case over whether an emoji can indicate acceptance of a c ... Show More

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW246093594 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW246093594 BCX0"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">Candy fans unite! This episode is for you. Grab your favorite flavor of Nerds or indulge in some controversial candy corn and tune in to hear Annie Belgrade ... Show More

<p><span>Karo and Matt interview millennial workplace expert and man with best nickname ever Smiley Poswolsky. They discuss work besties, remote vs. hybrid, and office romances. Also, Producer Theo continues to insist he’s a millennial even though he has major Gen Z energy.</span ... Show More