Beth Kanter
The photos look like they could have been taken at a bar, a bat mitzvah, or one of those swanky media parties with sponsored vodka. But they weren't. These photobooth shots were snapped at the New York Public Library as part of a new social media initiative to engage more with the library's selfie-loving patrons, and the live photostream is making our hearts melt.
thank you. great to see you. you posted a pretty good picture. you nailed the selfy, i think. >> we'll show that in a second. it was my first selfy. before we get to that, though, some congratulations. you just signed a book deal that will come out in a couple of weeks.
It's a question for the Internet ages: Do you have no social life because you post too many selfies on Facebook? Or do you post too many selfies to Facebook because you have no social life? A new study by three U.K. business schools might have the answer.
It's no surprise that the selfie has become a huge part of web culture - you need only scroll through your Facebook or Instagram to see that. Some have questioned their dignity, while others have risked their lives in search of the the perfect selfie. We're here to help.
Start with a decent camera(: basically anything besides your iPod camera if you can 😝 I find they add a lot of discoloration. I use my point and shoot Olympus as seen above and my canon XSI(:
A selfie is a type of self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or camera phone. In August 2013, the term selfie also made its debut in Oxford Dictionaries Online's quarterly update where it is defined as "a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website."
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Since 2010, Instagram, the social network that allows users to share photographs easily with their friends and followers has seen tremendous growth. The site now sees about 40 million photos posted daily and many of them are known as "selfies". A "selfie" is a self portrait that is usually taken at arms length and tends to follow these 5 rules.
Women wear many hats - as community leaders, mothers, workers, volunteers, and much more. To celebrate this, the We Belong Together campaign is using the fedora as a metaphor for the many hats that...
A new study from the U.K. confirms what we've long suspected: Oversharing of Facebook photos is more than just a nuisance, and uploading a hundred " selfies" per day could very well be damaging to your real-world relationships. The study found that both excessive photo sharing and sharing photos of a certain type makes almost everyone like you less.
No doubt you've taken a " selfie," a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Although selfies have been around for years, they have gained popularity recently.
Why are selfies so popular with teen mobile users? Graham Brown of mobileYouth breaks it down http://www.mobileYouth.org/presentation
Show your support of #GivingTuesday by taking a picture, tagging it #unselfie and #GivingTuesday, and sharing on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram until December 4!
If you still needed proof that selfies have taken over the Internet, here's a telling infographic about how brands went into pic-snapping overload in the past year. To help promote the upcoming deadline for entries (Feb.
No matter how you feel about selfies, they're here to stay. Powerhouse brands like KLM & Dunkin' Donuts use selfies for Facebook marketing and get tons of engagement from fans. But you don't have to be a household name to use selfies effectively on your business page.
The following post is a guest blog from Amy K. Williams. Amy is a journalist specializing in parenting, social issues and communication. She lives in Southern California, where she spends her time writing, cooking and volunteering.
23-year-old med student Sylwia Rajchel from Poland decided to take a break from her studies by vacationing in Spain. While on the ledge of the Puente de Triana, Rajchel tried to take a selfie. Unfortunately, she lost her footing and fell 15 feet, landing on concrete footing that is part of the bridge's support system, reports the New York Post.
These days, the "selfie" is not only a ubiquitous cultural phenomenon around the world, it's also become somewhat of a social necessity among certain groups. Especially with teenagers, there seems to be an incessant competition about who is taking the "best" selfie. And boy, can taking a selfie be difficult!
