As a graduate student at the Rochester Institute of Technology. I'm
conducting a survey on emoticons uses(such as

and

). The survey
contains 20 multiple choice questions about motivations of emoticon
uses and the meanings of some emoticons along with several
demographical questions. It will take no more than 15 minutes.
The survey is available at
http://www.rit.edu/~yxw1204/survey/survey.php3.
If you have any questions, feel free to contace me.
Thanks a lot.