Last Month: 1 This emoji is about to celebrate its 80th consecutive week atop our Power Rankings. This simple emoji perfectly reflects the human condition, both beautiful and terrible as it is.

Illustrating the power of emoji 06:14. Most of our communication online is typed – emails, text messages, Facebook and Twitter. But typing has no facial expressions, no tone of voice.

What it communicates, above all, is the hopeless unhipness of its sender. I use it anyway, mostly out of habit but also ...

Dr Karl reveals who holds the ultimate emoji power. We love our families and we love our friends — but many of us have a special love set aside for our smartphones.