How crazy has this world become? "Let me take another selfie"
“They say that the “HOME is where the heart is, but in today’s time, can that really be true?
It’s actually ironic, but it's the phone that’s WHERE the heart is! # Rachitha
Cabral Cell
Phones are SO “convenient”, that they are SUCH an “INCONVENIENCE”! #Haruki Murakami”.
What are we the best at doing?
Taking Selfies?
I guess so, YES!
Taking pictures of oneself- with others; anywhere, anytime; for some times
taken by a selfie stick (or without one) that are uploaded on social networking services such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, etc.
taken by a selfie stick (or without one) that are uploaded on social networking services such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, etc.
From a psychological perspective it means that one could take a selfie in a
self-oriented manner that meant that people could create photographs of
themselves with a webcam/ a smartphone –and share that via social media.
Attention is POWER and that's exactly what people WANT; IF you are SOMEONE people are interested in then, the selfie provides something very, very powerful powerful ,
from the MOST PRIVILEGED perspective ever, don't you think?
If you are a celebrity, than nothing is more important than being captured in a selfie!
Its ostensibly an intimate shot of someone whom there is a curiosity the public has about you; there is a great shot that the bloggers and magazine writers want because they will get high readers & of course viewership which means more more PROFITS. Social media has become a great way to look people directly in the eye and say “LOOK AT ME”!
Its ostensibly an intimate shot of someone whom there is a curiosity the public has about you; there is a great shot that the bloggers and magazine writers want because they will get high readers & of course viewership which means more more PROFITS. Social media has become a great way to look people directly in the eye and say “LOOK AT ME”!
It was in fact, identified as Oxford's Dictionaries word of the Year (2012) ! In fact, in Nov
20, 2012 the first selfie app went live: Shots of Me backed by Justin Bieber which is camera app that app that opens with the lens already facing its user. In fact, these days, the selfie and its main outlet Instagram has come in for much adult loathing.
They are usually uploaded for vanity or flattery sake or even for casual purposes. However, one factor, which remained constant and that is “people lived in this world of illusion where they needed to constantly upload their pictures to feel appreciated, even if it means for themselves.!”
What’s the reason,” for “Selfitis”? – (The obsessive compulsion to post Selfies which is a genuine mental disorder, as per psychologists and people to continually post pictures of themselves on social media who may need help, psychologists have warned.)
On March 31, 2014, a story appeared on a website called the Adobo Chronicles that
claimed that the American Psychiatric Association
(APA) had classed “selfitis” as a new mental disorder.
According to the author, the organisation had defined selfitis as “the obsessive compulsive desire to take photos of one’s self and post them on social media as a way to make up for the lack of self-esteem and to fill a gap in intimacy."
The same article also claimed there were three levels of the disorder—borderline (“taking photos of one’s self at least three times a day but not posting them on social media”), acute (“taking photos
of one’s self at least three times a day and posting each of the photos on
social media”), and chronic (“uncontrollable urge to take photos of one’s self
round the clock and posting the photos on social media more than six times a day”).
It was also mood modification (taking selfies to feel better), social competition (taking
selfies to get more ‘likes’ on social media), attention-seeking (taking selfies to gain attention from others), self-confidence (taking selfies to feel more positive about oneself), subjective conformity (taking selfies to fit in with one’s social group and peers).
Is this what our self-esteem confidence has been reduced to - Gaining respect and recognition through the eyes of other people who may or may not even matter to us?
While looking good in the public eye is important, it is far more important
to have self respect. Not money, not even designation or money. In addition to
your happiness, it's all about self respect. If you cannot respect yourself,
bottom line is that you can't be happy.
People confuse ego with self respect; when they are two completely separate identities. Ego is all about proving how superior you ARE to other people, whether you try to belittle them or try to prove how superior you are or even try to assert your power over them indirectly or directly.
Self respect is different and is just like looking in the mirror, being proud about yourself of who you ARE and NOT letting others treat you like a DOORMAT or that they can TRAMPLE upon you whenever they wish too or want to.
In fact, the whole saying ‘ an apple a day keeps the doctor away’ really needs to be replaced with ‘ a "click a day keeps the blues away and YES literally!" Social Media websites and networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google +, Pinterest, Tumblr
and Quora."
This year, there have been different social media networks that have helped ecommerce for advertising: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Snapchat and LinkedIn. This not only helps increase and grow your sales but also your fanbase. At the end, all you want is your customer generated content for ads to perform better and to target in a smarter fashion.
Have you ever thought why we NEED a selfie ?
OUR sense of SELF-LOVE is FAR too IMPORTANT!
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IT'S JUST for FUN!
IT'S JUST for FUN!
WE JUST WANT to show off!
We just want to caption the emotion of the moment and share it!
WE are just bringing people together!
People who take selfies also show behaviour connected to narcissism as they also want to look their best and edit their look and of course the photo. These people think very
highly of themselves, especially how they look. Social Media can be superficial, so it's a good place for people to satisfy their own vanity.
What’s been famous so far? Let’s Travel Back in Time & SEE!
The Famous
Ellen DeGeneres's tweet that was retweeted at the Oscars and attracted millions
of LIKES & RETWEETS!
It was held at the March 2014 Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles, host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres who posted this most-shared selfie in the history of Twitter! It had over 3.4 million retweets and 2.4 likes and until recently, the selfie was also the most retweeted post on the platform but is now the second!
In the celebrity-filled photo (from the left) there is Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence,
Channing Tatum, Meryl Streep, Ellen DeGeneres, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey,
Bradley Cooper (who physically took the photo), Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong’o,
Angelina Jolie, among others.
Obama’s best buds selfie
The FIRST selfie taken in SPACE!
The GEMINI 12 MISSION in 1966 demonstrating astronauts
ability to work outside a spacecraft in orbit. More importantly it has also
marked the FIRST SELFIE that has been TAKEN in space by future MOON landing
pioneer Buzz Aldrin.
Very few could possibly appreciate this, but it is believed to be the very first selfie ever
taken. Almost 180 years ago by Philadelphia photography enthusiast from named Robert
Cornelius.
By sitting perfectly still, for one whole minute before covering his
lense, he removed his camera’s lens cap and took the image by dashing the shot
by sitting perfectly still. On the back of the image he wrote “The first light
Picture ever taken-1839”.
Of course, there are many, many more selfie picture
worth mentioning!
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