Saturday, March 19, 2022

9 Facts About Your Favorite Hashtag, #Selfie

 


9 Facts About Your Favorite Hashtag, #Selfie - amazingfacts.live


Over the past few years, the phenomenon has captured not just social media, but the mainstream. Here are a few facts on one favorite thing you do with your cell phone taking selfies.






1
The word selfie in the English language has skyrocketed in use. It has increased by 17,000% since 2012.





2

Selfie was officially added to OxfordDictinaries.com in August 2013.

3

During Myspace's heyday (around 2006-09) self-portraits, known as Myspace pics, were common. The switch to Facebook created a decline in amateur self-portraits.

4

The release of the iPhone 4 and its front facing camera lead to a resurgence of the self portrait in 2010-11.

5

Designer/photographer Jim Krause claims to have coined the term "selfie" sometime in 2005.

6

Selfies are most popular in Australia, followed by the U.S. and Canada.

7

The word selfie first appeared in September 13, 2002 on the ABC online forum in Australia.

8

The first time that #selfie was used was in 2004 on Flickr.
9
Ellen DeGeneres Took the Most Epic Selfie of All Time at the Oscars in 2014 with more than 1 million retweets in just 45 minutes.

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