On: UI Guru Jakob Nielson's Site Is Unreadable

[DanielBMarkham]

emoticons, when used correctly, can convey non-verbal cues that are not obvious just by reading.

When used poorly the site degrades into a swampland.

In general, however, I like the idea of passing along my body language as I type, so a good (chuckle) (grin) or :) used sparingly is a good thing.