Southeast Asia: Emoji & Work

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June 4, 2024

During this time of remote work, emojis has shown to play an important role in conveying emotions online to build rapport with colleagues and people at work. We surveyed N=6000 employees across Southeast Asia to find out how emojis facilitate workplace communication and how they are used differently across cultures.

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