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I'm sorry, but he did not invent emoji - DoCoMo did. I'd say the BBC need better fact checkers, but they're no longer in the business of facts, just paid PR li

I'm sorry, but he did not invent emoji - DoCoMo did. I'd say the BBC need better fact checkers, but they're no longer in the business of facts, just paid PR like this, and state mouthpiecing. Edit: the "fingerprint scanner" they tout is not what it appears to be either. This guy doesn't make money from apps directly, rather from book and course sales - I.e. Selling false hope. http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?162014-Chad-Mureta-App-Empire http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?162014-Chad-Mureta-App-Em... Kinda thing that gives those of us who do have useful products a bad name.

scintill76 11y ago
He invented emoji, and the stock photo[1] of emoticons they included in the article proves it! /s Apparently this is one of his apps[2] (via his Wikipedia page's link to an app store charting site.) And the fingerprint app pivoted to a password safe[3]. [1] http://www.thinkstockphotos.ca/image/stock-illustration-collection-of-vector-smilies-with/185194947/popup?sq=undefined http://www.thinkstockphotos.ca/image/stock-illustration-coll... [2] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emoji-2-emoticons-art-app-free/id444304133 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emoji-2-emoticons-art-app-fr... [3] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fingerprint-security-pro/id312912865?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fingerprint-security-pro/id3...
- pan69 11y ago
  Seriously, there is this thing called Google and Wikipedia, you might want to try it some time. This guy made a glossy version of something that had already been there for almost a decade. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji
  - dang 11y ago
    > Seriously, there is this thing called Google and Wikipedia, you might want to try it some time. Please don't make acerbic swipes on HN. This comment would be just fine without the first sentence.
    - pan69 11y ago
      OK boss.
  - madaxe_again 11y ago
    Seriously, there is this thing called Google... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%2Fs http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%2Fs ;)

scintill76 11y ago

He invented emoji, and the stock photo[1] of emoticons they included in the article proves it! /s Apparently this is one of his apps[2] (via his Wikipedia page's link to an app store charting site.) And the fingerprint app pivoted to a password safe[3]. [1] http://www.thinkstockphotos.ca/image/stock-illustration-collection-of-vector-smilies-with/185194947/popup?sq=undefined http://www.thinkstockphotos.ca/image/stock-illustration-coll... [2] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emoji-2-emoticons-art-app-free/id444304133 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emoji-2-emoticons-art-app-fr... [3] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fingerprint-security-pro/id312912865?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fingerprint-security-pro/id3...

pan69 11y ago
Seriously, there is this thing called Google and Wikipedia, you might want to try it some time. This guy made a glossy version of something that had already been there for almost a decade. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji
- dang 11y ago
  > Seriously, there is this thing called Google and Wikipedia, you might want to try it some time. Please don't make acerbic swipes on HN. This comment would be just fine without the first sentence.
  - pan69 11y ago
    OK boss.
- madaxe_again 11y ago
  Seriously, there is this thing called Google... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%2Fs http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%2Fs ;)