Immigration to the US, 1820-2007

Fascinating Visualization of Immigration to the USA over the past 167 years.


Immigration to the US, 1820-2007 v2 from Ian Stevenson on Vimeo.

(from http://vimeo.com/2424744)

\(^_^)/ = Hurrah for Emoticons!

Emoticon: the combination of keyboard characters representing an emotion, such as : ) for "happy", : ( for "sad." The word is a combination of the words "emotion" and "icon."

I recently learned that, in Asia, ^^ equals :-). It was explained to me that ^^ represents the shape your eyes make when you are smiling. I love it! I now find myself using ^^ on a regular basis in emails, even to other Westerners who have no idea what it means.

Some of my favorites from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticons

d(^_^)b = thumbs up (not ears)


\(^_^)/ = cheers, hurrah

(*^^*) = shyness (*s represent blushing cheeks!)


(<.<) = shifty, suspicious

v(^_^)v = victory


(>^_^)> <(^_^<) = hugging each other

Please send me your favorites to post!