The World of Selfie s Photo by Ignatius Adhitya (Flickr)
Jan 27, 2015
TheWorld
of Selfies
Photo by Ignatius Adhitya (Flickr)
Selfies are a digital self portrait
“I Share Therefore
I am”
Selfies are a way of documenting and keeping track of our lives
Photo by Visual Diary (Flickr)
There is a primal human urge to stand outside of ourselves and look at ourselves
We leave them as traces for others to find
Photo by Clever Cupcakes (Flickr)
Our faces act as the caption to what we try to say in a Selfie
The Selfie acts as the medium and we are the message
Dopamine Squirt…
We get excited when someone “likes” or “shares” our Selfies
We have grown to enjoy the world more by inserting ourselves into it
Photo by Alec Couros (Flickr)
We prefer online conversations that revolve around images and photos
Snapchat, Facetime, and Skype all gives us the ability to see our own faces
Photo by Vishal Kandpur (Flickr)
Selfies are also popular because they allow for users to change their appearance
This gives people the opportunity to chose how they are perceived by others
Phones and other digital devices all allow us to take Selfies
Selfies appear everywhere in our media
Photo by Lee Traupel (Flickr)
Photo by Steven Truong (Flickr)
There are songs inspired by the Selfie phenomenon
#SELFIE is a popular song by the DJ due The Chainsmokers
Photo by Daniel Go (Flickr)
Selfies have even inspired TV shows such as ABC’s Selfie which will premiere in 2015
Photo by Twitter Vine App (Flickr)
Vine originally didn’t have the front facing camera…
Once they added it, users loved it and made more creative vines with their faces
Photo by ONE-BH (Flickr)
More than 50 million snaps are sent everyday
Majority of these snaps are selfies
There are some negative effects caused by Selfies
Photo by Donncha O Caoimh (Flickr)
We interrupt experience to mark the moment
We put those around us on pause
Photo by Eric Verdaasdonk (Flickr)
Selfies can be linked to narcissism and obsession with beauty and body image
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Photo by Christian Bueno (Flickr)
We rely on others’ perceptions, judgments, and appraisals to develop our social self
We become obsessed with this connected world…
We end up alone together
Photo by Moyan Brenn (Flickr)
Sources
Digital Overload: How we are seduced by distractionBy Erin Anderssen, Globe and Mail, Mar 29th 2014
The Flight From ConversationBy Sherry Turkle, The New York Times, April 21st
The Documented LifeBy Sherry Turkle, The New York Times, Dec 13th, 2013
My Selfie, MyselfBy Jenna Wortham, The New York Times, Oct 19th 2013
Why Snapchat is Valuable: It’s All About AttentionBy: Danah Boyd, LinkedIn,
The Social Psychology of the SelfieBy: Christine Erikson, Mashable