Software:Kimoji
Kimoji was a smartphone app with Kim Kardashian-themed pictograms. It was top seller on the Apple App Store and spawned a cottage industry of celebrity emoji apps.
Content
The Kimoji app gave users a custom selection of over 250[1] Kim Kardashian-themed emojis and animated GIFs to use in messaging apps. Many of the icons are sexual in nature, depicting Kardashian's breasts and butt,[2] but others include Kardashian crying, hearts, doughnuts, and kisses.[3] Later additions included sexualized images such as an animated handprint slapped on a butt and an intimate couple in a shower.[4]
Development
Kardashian promoted the app on Instagram and Twitter the day of its launch, December 21, 2015.[5] Kardashian said the project was in development for almost two years.[6]
Reception and legacy
At its launch, the app had 9,000 downloads each second. The app earned $1 million per minute[7] despite having mediocre initial App Store ratings.[8][9] The Kimoji trademark led to a merchandise campaign selling products including pool floats, Post-it notes shaped like Kardashian's butt,[10] fragrances, and smartphone accessories.[11]
Kimoji spawned a cottage industry of celebrity emoji apps in 2016, including Steph Curry's StephMoji, Justin Bieber's Justmoji, Amber Rose's MuvaMoji,[2] and Hillary Clinton's Hillarymoji. Like Kimoji, StephMoji was a top-selling app on the Apple App Store.[7] A web developer who considered Kimoji a societal ill created parody emoji based on North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.[12] Some of its illustrations mock Kimoji.[3]
References
- ↑ Fingas, Jon (2015-12-21). "Kim Kardashian cashes in with her own emoji app" (in en-US). Engadget. https://www.engadget.com/2015-12-21-kim-kardashian-emoji.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hess, Amanda (2016-06-20). "Hands Off My Smiley Face: Emoji Become Corporate Tools" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/arts/design/hands-off-my-smiley-face-emoji-become-corporate-tools.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Olivennes, Hannah (2016-02-12). "Emoji Maker Finds Muse in a Kim: Jong-un, Not Kardashian West" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/13/world/asia/kimoji-kimunji-app.html.
- ↑ "Kimoji Update: See the NSWF New Entries" (in en). People. 2016-06-01. https://people.com/tv/kimoji-update-see-the-nswf-new-entries/.
- ↑ Gallagher, Danny (2015-12-21). "You can now use Kim Kardashian's butt to express your soul's yearnings" (in en). CNET. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/you-can-now-use-kim-kardashians-butt-to-express-your-souls-yearnings/.
- ↑ Kardashian, Kim. "The Making of My Kimojis". Kim Kardashian West. https://www.kimkardashianwest.com/behind-the-scenes/523-kim-kardashian-making-my-kimojis/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Reisinger, Don (2016-07-01). "Forget the Kimoji and Buy Some Hillarymoji for Your iPhone" (in en). Fortune. https://fortune.com/2016/07/01/hillarymoji-app/.
- ↑ Knibbs, Kate (2015-12-23). "Kim Kardashian Says Her App Broke the App Store, Apple Disagrees" (in en-us). Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/kim-kardashian-says-her-app-broke-the-app-store-apple-1749477405.
- ↑ Olanoff, Drew (2015-12-22). "Kim Kardashian's Buttmoji Owns The App Store" (in en-US). TechCrunch. https://social.techcrunch.com/2015/12/22/kim-kardashians-buttmoji-owns-the-app-store/.
- ↑ Caramanica, Jon (2018-04-17). "You Won't Have to Wait in Line for Micromerch" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/style/micromerch-niche-fandom.html.
- ↑ "Kardashian West sued in OKC court over use of Kimoji images, merchandise" (in en-US). Oklahoman.com. 2019-02-13. https://oklahoman.com/article/5622806/kardashian-west-sued-in-okc-court-over-use-of-kimoji-images-merchandise/.
- ↑ "Kim Jong-un emojis take on Kim Kardashian Kimoji" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2016-02-12. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35557192.
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