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About
Selfie is an internet slang term short for “self-portrait” that is used online to describe self-taken photos of oneself. The term is commonly used as a hashtag on these types of photos.
Origin
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Spread
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Search Interest
External References
[1]Urban Dictionary – Definition for Selfie
[2]Wikipedia – Self-portrait
[3]Statigr.am – Photos tagged “selfie”
[4]Statigr.am – Photos tagged “selfy”
[5]InternetSlang.com – Selfie Definition
[6]Twitter – Search results for #selfie
[8]Tumblr – Posts tagged “selfie”
[9]Tumblr – Posts tagged “selfy”
[10]Mashable – The Social Psychology of the Selfie
[11]NASA– Opportunity’s Selfie
[12]NY Mag – Beyoncé’s Selfie Documentary, By the Numbers
[13]BetaBeat – The Selfie Goes to Washington: Sasha and Malia ‘Internet Face’ the Inauguration
[14]Vulture – One Direction Made a Selfie ‘One Way or Another’ Video for Charity
[15]Business Insider – Rihanna’s Tips For Taking The Perfect Instagram Selfie
[16]Tumblr – Art of the Selfie
[17]Tumblr – Posts tagged “selfie sunday”
[18]Read Write Web – #Me: Instagram Narcissism And The Scourge Of The Selfie
[19]Flickr – Group Pool: Selfie Shots
[20]Flickr – Photos tagged “Selfie”