So, lately I have been fiddling with my mobile phone more than usual after being introduced to the efficiency and entertainment that WeChat provides. You see, before it was just my Instagram account that I was busy with aside from the usual calls and sms, but WeChat made my means of communication through mobile phone way interesting.
My Friend Rina of Rinasrainbow.net for one is also a WeChat user and since I created a WeChat account, we rarely send sms to each other because our conversation through WeChat is far more interesting with the use of WeChat Animated Stickers. These Stickers are the equivalent of your usual emoticons, only better.
I always believed that emotions can be translated through words, but the use of these cute little stickers on chat conversation adds life to virtual conversation, not to mention some flair of entertainment too.
WeChat’s 5.1 version upgrade brought a special section called “Sticker Shop” dedicated to variety of animated stickers that WeChat users can utilize other than the usual emoticons. Some stickers can be downloaded for free while the others can be purchased. Sticker Shop can be accessed through the ME tab section of your WeChat profile.
And as if their cute appearances aren’t cute enough, these stickers are provided with little blurbs about their characteristics. This would not just make WeChat users feel acquainted with the animated characters, but it will also make them feel somewhat relatable. Take for instance the faces of WeChat Philippines; Iya Villana, Drew Arellano, and Vice Ganda.
Australian-born Filipino TV personality Iya Villania exudes the persona of WeChat Sticker Shop’s Elise. Both cuties have talent for creating delicious dishes that could win people over. Not to mention, they are both adorable and sweet. American-born Filipino actor and TV host Drew Arellano’s known love for adventure on the other hand is comparable to the WeChat Sticker Shop’s Emoticats who are game for just about anything. Punchline is all we need for us to guess that Filipino comedian and TV personality Vice Ganda channels WeChat Sticker Shop’s Cynical Rabbit who has an opinion about everything.
Now I know I am not a celebrity, but WeChat is all about fun hence anyone may relate with the variety of Stickers on this smart phone application. So, I must say that of all the WeChat Stickers, I channel Mr. Egg's personality.
Mr. Egg, as described on his profile blurb is a loyal friend which I would like to believe I am (Friends, can you vouch for this, please?) It also says that although Mr. Egg's shell is hard to crack, once you get to know him, he will roll anywhere with you. Much like my personality, I may exude a snobbish persona at times, as I am not much of a talker especially when I am around people who I have just met or not really close to, but once I feel that I am in the company of my kind of people, then it is party all the way.
But then again, Mr. Egg is obviously a guy, and I am a girl, so I could only wish that the developer would come up with the girl version of Mr. Egg.
Like say for instance, Miss Egg.
Okay, that does not look good. It's scary actually. I don't have talent for creating stickers even just for blogging purposes! I guess, let's just leave it to the experts from WeChat perhaps? Good thing we can always rely on WeChat's Sticker Shop for our sticker needs.
How about you dear readers? What WeChat Sticker could you relate to?
About WeChat
WeChat is an innovative mobile social communications application designed for smartphone users. WeChat is free for download from app stores running on Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian and Windows Phone operating systems*. It is the most downloaded mobile social app in many markets with more than 100 million registered accounts in international markets.
WeChat users can add friends via a wide range of innovative actions and methods, including scanning QR codes, connecting users’ phone books and activating location-based functions such as “People Nearby” and “Shake”. The platform enhances social interaction by supporting exchanging of text, voice and video, stickers, and photos with their friends over data networks or under Wi-Fi environments. Users can choose to communicate one-on-one, or within their closed social network through “Moments”. WeChat also comes with comprehensive privacy setting functions, which enables user to tailor their security level as needed.
For more details and application download, please visit www.wechat.com
*Some features are limited to certain operating systems due to the product development cycle.
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