Emojli: Behind the Scenes and Why You Should Never Build An App

Why it was recommended

There is a wonderful talk by the founders of emoj.li about how it was all a joke which got out of hand.

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What it covers

Tom Scott and Matt Gray talk at Electromagnetic Field about making Emojli, an emoji-only messenger that began as a joke, how it was built and why they never want to do it. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Tom Scott

Length

30 min 58 sec

Year

2014

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