Pyong

Pyong (Poy-on-guh) is the name of an extreamly popular emoticon which was created mainly for the use in Windows Live Messenger. Pyong looks like a red fox. The fox is widly known around the world, but the creator them self, tiggerfactory is barley ever cited. The origin of the red fox, Pyong is highly searched for. It is very hard to find information about Pyong for many english computer users because it is used mainly in other cultural areas. Pyong is one of the most popular emoticons on the internet to date.

Notability
Pyong is notable because of the extream use it has had on the internet. It is a mascot to instant messaging culture.

Creator

Pyong was created by the user tiggerfactory from the website http://www.deviantart.com/ The creator decribes the idea of Pyong as someone who likes to dance. A flash video portraying Pyong dancing has surfaced in many places on the internet. The creator of Pyong warrants free use of the images as long as a citation is present.

Significance
Pyong is a significant part of forum and instant messaging culture, as the number of people who use, have been influenced, or exposed to the images of it is immense. Pyong is a recognizable face to many people around the globe. Many websites support the use of Pyong and make it readily avalible for use on forums and mesengers.

Appearance

Each emoticon depicts the character of the red fox, Pyong doing an action. Examples can be seen of Pyong in a confused state, to Pyong acting excited.

Pyong is used to display the feelings of a person. The images of Pyong are commonly set on keyboard shortcuts for easy access while in a conversation.

Other Places of Use
The emoticons of Pyong are used on countless forums across the internet, bundled as an expansion pack to basic forum emoticons. Pyong is popular in many countries and languages.

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