0:00:03 > 0:00:05Hi, I'm Martin.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08This is Newsround on Wednesday morning.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09Coming up in the next few minutes...
0:00:09 > 0:00:14We find out how emojis are chosen.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18We meet the boy who's designed this year's Christmas first class stamp.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20And who knew crocodiles could be cute!
0:00:30 > 0:00:34Here at Newsround we do love an emoji, but have you ever wondered
0:00:34 > 0:00:39who decides which ones you get to have on your phone or tablet?
0:00:39 > 0:00:43We went to meet one woman who's got that very job.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46My name is Jennifer.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48I am part of a group that helps to decide the
0:00:48 > 0:00:50world's emojis.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52What are the things in our world that are
0:00:52 > 0:00:54important enough to be an emoji?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56So, are dinosaurs important enough to be an emoji?
0:00:56 > 0:00:59What kind of dinosaurs?
0:00:59 > 0:01:03A certain emoji, like a mosquito emoji, is
0:01:03 > 0:01:07really important, because it allows you to communicate the idea of
0:01:07 > 0:01:09danger without having to learn every single language, because everybody
0:01:09 > 0:01:11recognises mosquitoes.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Some people think that people use an emoji
0:01:13 > 0:01:15because they are really lazy.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18But if you think about it, the reason people love emojis so
0:01:18 > 0:01:22much is that it's a really fast simple way to communicate ideas, and
0:01:22 > 0:01:24allows people who don't speak the same language
0:01:24 > 0:01:28to communicate using emojis.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Sometimes emoji are really clear.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33But sometimes it can be really confusing what the other
0:01:33 > 0:01:35person means. And some people don't like that.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39And other people think that's what makes emojis fun.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41In different cultures people can give
0:01:41 > 0:01:43the emoji their own meaning.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45In Japanese, this is how you say thank you.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48But in America, and sometimes the West, this looks like
0:01:48 > 0:01:50people praying.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53And some people actually think it looks like a high five.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55So you can actually have very different
0:01:55 > 0:02:00interpretations of the different emojis.
0:02:00 > 0:02:06Imagine having a picture you've drawn sent all around the world.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Pretty cool, right?
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Well, I met up with 10-year-old Ted, whose drawing got chosen to be
0:02:12 > 0:02:15a postage stamp by Prince Charles, and is ready for all
0:02:15 > 0:02:18your Christmas cards!
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Ted, this is a pretty important stamp, isn't it?
0:02:20 > 0:02:21This is my stamp design.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24It the first class stamp for this year.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Wait a minute - this Christmas stamp is going over the world?
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Hopefully, yeah.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31How do you feel about that?
0:02:31 > 0:02:32Well, it's pretty overwhelming.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Kind of weird to think this is going to be a stamp now,
0:02:35 > 0:02:36and people can buy this.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39How did you find out you had won the competition?
0:02:39 > 0:02:42The head teacher called me to her office.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45I was sort of wondering if I had done something
0:02:45 > 0:02:47wrong, although I couldn't think of anything.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50But when I got there, she was standing in the middle of the
0:02:50 > 0:02:52office smiling at me, and then she told me.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54And I didn't speak of approximately half an hour
0:02:54 > 0:02:55after that.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Prince Charles basically picked your stamp out of thousands
0:02:57 > 0:02:59of others. What was it like meeting him?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01He just doesn't seem to me like royalty.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04He seems like the kind of guy you'd just be friends with.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07He asked me how I came up with the design.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09How did you come with it? What were you thinking?
0:03:09 > 0:03:10What was your inspiration?
0:03:10 > 0:03:14I was kind of thinking about mainly what it would look like stamp size.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16If it was too detailed you wouldn't be able to
0:03:16 > 0:03:17make any of that out.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19So I tried to keep it pretty simple.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21I couldn't have several reindeer.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23I thought about Father Christmas, because he delivers
0:03:23 > 0:03:24presents to everyone, and Christmas is about sharing
0:03:24 > 0:03:29and being nice to other people.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Have you ever fancied walking on water?
0:03:31 > 0:03:37Well, check this out.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41This is the world's longest floating walkway.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44And it's just opened up in China.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48It's over three miles long and is made up of more than
0:03:48 > 0:03:52220,000 plastic blocks.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54They move up and down as you walk along it,
0:03:54 > 0:03:58making it feel like you're surfing.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01But don't worry, guys, you want to float away,
0:04:01 > 0:04:07as there are anchors under the water to keep the walkway in place.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10So, can you guess what shape it is supposed to be?
0:04:10 > 0:04:11Anyone?
0:04:11 > 0:04:14It's a butterfly!
0:04:14 > 0:04:18Pretty cool, hey?
0:04:18 > 0:04:23Check out these baby crocodiles hatching in America.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25They were born at San Diego Zoo in California.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28They're West African dwarf crocodiles -
0:04:28 > 0:04:38that's the smallest known species of crocodile.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43Three of them hatched on their own. A fourth one had to get help.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Thanks for watching. I'm back after eight.
0:04:45 > 0:04:53Enjoy your breakfast!
0:04:53 > 0:04:57You can always had to newsround online. Bye-bye.