How the Selfie became a cultural phenomenon
The first recorded use of the term selfie dates back the year 2002.
In 2012, Time Magazine ranked the term selfie among the top 10 buzzwords of the year as it had become a common acronym to describe a self-portrait.
In November 2013, selfie defeated the two words twerk and bitcoin and was named the prestigious "Word of the Year" by the Oxford English Dictionary.
It is defined as: a photo taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam, to be uploaded to a social media website”.
The popularity of selfies is also explained by the fact that most people do not like to be photographed, but everyone wants to have a presentable picture of themselves to share with their friends and colleagues.
Self-portraits as photographic representations and the selfie boom as a means of sharing news, opinions, and feelings at any given moment have become a universal form of communication in which reality is blurred for a fleeting moment.
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