What Is Smiley Central?

Personalize your emails with emoticons.

Many people use the Internet for business and personal reasons. PC users can use plug-in or add-on utilities to enhance and personalize their Internet experience. Smiley Central is one such utility.

Definition

Smiley Central is a plug-in utility designed for use with instant messaging and email. Smiley Central is part of a specific suite of utilities called Fun Web Products, which includes such plug-ins as Popular Screensavers, Popswatter and the My Way Website portal.

Function

Smiley Central allows users to attach emoticons to emails or instant messages. An emoticon, or smiley, is a textual expression used to represent the sender's mood and improve the interpretation of the text.

Warning

Smiley Central uses cookies, or text items stored in the user's browser, to track identifiable information about the user. Cookies can impede a computer's function and slow down some or all of its operations. Smiley Central does not claim to be spyware, but it can be detected and removed by most spyware removal tools.

References

• Emoticons.smileycentral.com: Smiley Central
• "Absolute Beginner's Guide to Security, Spam, Spyware & Viruses"; Andy Walker; 2005

Resources

• "Blocking Spam and Spyware For Dummies"; Peter H. Gregory; 2005