Decome (デコメ, Dekome, short for decoration mail) is an email feature available on Japanese mobile phone services that allows users to use an online rich-text editor so that they can include decorative images (such as emoji), animations, and backgrounds in their email messages, which are encoded as HTML emails. The feature was first created by NTT Docomo as Deco Mail (デコメール, Deco Mēru), later being adopted by other Japanese mobile phone services under different brand names. Decome is a part of Japanese mobile phone culture and was widely used in the 2000s.
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History
editNTT Docomo first introduced Deco Mail as a feature to send emails on mobile phones with an online rich-text editor, which allowed users to customize and add decorative images, emojis, and backgrounds to their emails. The emails are encoded in and sent as HTML emails.[1] Decome emoji are often used simply as an image or as a replacement for words.[2]: 38 Decome emoji are 20 × 20 pixels in size.[3] The emoji can be customized and downloaded from other websites.[2]: 34
The feature was later adopted by other Japanese mobile phone services under different brand names, such as Decoration Mail (Au),[4] Decore Mail (SoftBank),[5] and Decorative Mail (Willcom).[6] To the public, It became colloquially known as "decoration mail," or decome for short.[2]: 34 When NTT Docomo introduced their FOMA 906i model, users were able to embed Adobe Flash videos in their messages, known as decome-anime (デコメアニメ, lit. "decoration mail animation).[7]: 17
In a 2010 study, 4.3% of all emails sent by women consisted of decome emoji, while men used it in 2.0% of their emails.[2]: 37 In 2012, social media and messaging apps became popular with decome users, particularly Line,[8] which allow users to use stickers and emoji.[2] Since then, decome has largely declined from the widespread adoption of smartphones and messaging apps.[2]
References
edit- ^ Matsukawa, Saki (December 2009). "JAPANESE CONSUMERS AS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATORS" (PDF) (Thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
Deco-mail is an abbreviation of "decoration mail" and was first introduced by NTT DoCoMo
- ^ a b c d e f Sakai, Noboru (March 22, 2018). "The Language of a Computer-Mediated Communication in Japan: Mobile-Phone E-Mail". Modern Applied Science. 12 (5): 34. doi:10.5539/mas.v12n5p34. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ Kato, Saichi; Sato, Tomonori (September 1, 2009). Web制作の基本がわかる本 ~ホームページ制作担当者が必ず知っておくべきこと~ [A book that understands the basics of web production: What homepage creators must know]. Japan: Mainichi Communications. p. 188. ISBN 9784839930547.
- ^ "デコレーションメール" [Decoration Mail]. Au (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "デコレメール・写メール" [Decore Mail, E-mails with Image Attachments]. SoftBank (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "デコラティブメールについて" [About Decorative Mail]. Ymobile (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ Tagaya, Masashi; Orii, Takayuki; Yamane, Kei; Kariya, Tomoko. "Technology Reports" (PDF). NTT Docomo Technical Journal. 10 (3). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ Akimoto, Akky (December 19, 2012). "2012 has been a big year on the Japanese social-media scene". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
External links
edit- "NTT DOCOMO". July 22, 2011.