The Smiley face—we all know it. The universal yellow and black face with its signature upturned grin, a quintessential pop culture symbol, is officially 50 years old this year. Trademarked by French ...

Nordstrom has opened Smiley face themed shops in 10 of its department stores in honor or the 50th anniversary of the iconic image. It’s the face that has launched millions of licensed products. When ...

William Shakespeare and Mark Twain may never have needed emoticons, but textual smiley faces have grinned, smirked, and grimaced their way into today's e-mail and instant-message conversations. The ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Stargazers who turn their eyes skyward — and use a little bit of imagination — will have a chance to spot a rare "smiley face" in space later this month. Brenda Culbertson, a solar ...

In the early days of the internet, computer scientist Scott Fahlman ran into a problem on Carnegie Mellon University’s online bulletin boards. People used the bulletin boards — a kind of primitive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The celestial heavens will soon be smiling down on Earth...literally. At the end of the week, two planets and the moon will align ...

Whether you call it a happy face or a smiley face, the ubiquitous emoji — two dots and a curvy line tucked inside a circle — communicates a message that’s all about a happy vibe. The fact that this ...