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You can now search Yelp for emojis

Kai thinks the Internet has gone too far.

You can now search the online review site Yelp using emojis — those little cartoon-ish characters you can create with a certain set of keystrokes.  

 

So…you search on a pair of scissors, you get listings for hair salons. A high heel gets you shoe stores. You get the picture(s).

 

I don’t even want to search on a smiley face or a wink. Pretty sure the Internet has taken things one step too far.

 

We, of course, had to try it:

 

Some results were just… the usual for Yelp.

 

 

 

Others were pretty literal.

 

 

 

But seriously: Could this be a useful search tool?

 

 

 

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