Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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You sent a thumbs up in the work chat thinking you were being helpful. Half the office now thinks you're passive aggressive. That's digital body language gone wrong. Nearly half of all Americans have sent an emoji that got completely misread. Here are the worst offenders. That thumbs up, you meant great job. Gen Z reads it as low effort and being dismissive.
Like you couldn't be bothered to type an actual response. The upside down smiley, looks friendly, it's not. Online, it signals sarcasm or quiet suffering. A smile literally turned on his head. And if your kid texts you a skull, nobody's dying. It means something was so funny, they died laughing. So know your emojis before you hit send. Your reputation depends on it.
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Chapter 2: What are the surprising meanings behind common emojis?
So these are these AI apps. You put a selfie and it says like, this is going to be like your new hairstyle.
Yes, yes. It kind of helps you decide with the shape of your face and head and eyes and everything.
That's good. You know what? It looks like, yeah, it does all that. I mean, before you start pulling out the scissors or spend all kinds of money for hair dye, let's just see what it's going to look like, right? You know, there's tons of apps that will do this.
Chapter 3: Why is digital body language important in communication?
And Andrew, you've used quite a few of these, I can see.
Yes, absolutely. I actually have downloaded all of them. Some of them cost $100, I don't matter. My bald head needs to know what it's going to look like without hair.
And let me tell you, you know, you've seen bald men, Nancy.
Chapter 4: How do different generations interpret the thumbs-up emoji?
He's a bald guy.
Wait a minute. Before we get into trashing me, is there any concern, Nancy, that you have that when you upload your image to these AI apps that your face and likeness is going to be used by AI chatbots? Yes. Yeah, it could be. Because I was going to say, it's going to happen.
I mean, I don't know if anybody would want to look at this mug, but if they do, I don't know why they would.
But also, sometimes these apps, they'll grab a copy of all your contacts.
Chapter 5: What does the upside-down smiley emoji really signify?
Yeah. Your location.
They'll turn on your microphone.
And so you're giving away all these privacy features just to say, I'm going to look really hot with this. So what you can do is you can look at any type of reviews about this. Nobody's going to read the terms and conditions. If you see a random app with no reviews, stay away from it. What you can use is there is an app called YouCam, and that's YouCam.
Chapter 6: What does the skull emoji mean in texting culture?
It's free. It has a pretty solid privacy record, but you would upload a selfie and then it would show you different hairstyles. L'Oreal, the hair company, they have one called Style My Hair. And so that one has pretty solid privacy policies too. And so if you want to get away from the AI, this is fabulous, take a look at it. And then suddenly somebody in your contact list is going,
I just got an ad for this hairstyle. And, you know, Nancy, you know, you have a great glow up, but, you know, I'm not sure about all this.
I know you want bangs, but there's no reason to text me at two in the morning. Yes.
Chapter 7: What should you know before using AI hairstyle apps?
And let me tell you, they don't look good on you. Right? You know, bangs are for when you're 12. We're stopping that. You know, and for God's sake, you know, just remember, you know, my friend Joe in Santa Barbara, She has the most beautiful gray hair. She does. And it's, you know, she has gray hair down in the middle of her back and it is beautiful.
And we were hiking the other day and she's like, I think I'm going to cut it. I'm like, no, no, don't do that. UCAM makeup and also L'Oreal's Style My Hair. Both are free iOS and Android. Try those. Hey, want to stay in the tech now without wasting your time?
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