How The Smiley Face Became A $500m Business
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2024
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You’ve probably seen the smiley face thousands of times. But you may not know that this famous icon - the yellow circle, the two dots, the curvy smile - was invented by one man in 1963. And today, it’s a thriving, $500m/year business.
In this video, we’ll explore the history of the smiley face and its relationship to the hippies of the ’60s, the ravers of the ’80s and ’90s, and the emojis we see today.
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As always, you guys have delivered another fantastic story 👍
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Yes, that is in fact a sad story. Hard to imagine why the larger company doesn't reach out and make some effort to help the originator.
Have a nice day everyone!
Nice story!!
great video! keep it up guys:)
Shady company that sues small business owners. Sad. Won't be buying any of their stuff.
you got it wrong,
he got his idea from forest gump