How Do You Laugh Online? According to Facebook, ‘Haha’ Is The Most Popular E-Laughter

Are you a haha-er or hehe-er?

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As the saying goes, laughter is the best medicine. According to research, laughing regularly has its health benefits that range from boosting immune system to lower blood sugar level

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Everyone laughs differently in real life, though, so it would follow that the same applies to the expression of laughter in text, that's what a recent study by Facebook found

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According to a post by the Facebook research team, the social media giant has been monitoring how people have been 'laughing' online

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Based on the study, the most common expression of e-laughter is haha, followed by emoji and hehe, with lol coming in last

LOL is so yesterday, guys.

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The study was limited to only Facebook comments, excluding conversations in Facebook Messenger – and only English laughter and emoji were examined although the study was conducted around the world

In addition, the research team analyzed each common e-laughter, inferring that haha-ers are most likely to elongate the expression longer than hehe-ers

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The full report is pretty interesting, read it here.

Speaking of laughter, did you know it's contagious?

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