According to Wikipedia, a 'selfie' is a self - portrait photograph, typically taken with a digital camera or camera phone held in the hand or supported by a 'selfie stick'. Selfies are often shared on social networking services such as Facebook, Instagram, twitter. Sony Ericsson Z1010 mobile phone released in late 2003 introduced the concept of front-facing cameras.
But first, let me take a selfie.
By the end of 2012, Time magazine considered selfie on the 'Top 10 buzzwords' of that year; although selfies had existed long before, it was in 2012 that the term "really hit by the time." A poll commissioned BG smartphone and camera maker SAMSUNG found that selfies make up 30% of the photos taken by people aged 18-24. In November 2013, the word "selfie" was announced as being the "word of the year" by the Oxford English Dictionary. Instagram has over 53 million photos tagged with the hashtag #selfie. The word "selfie" was mentioned in Facebook status updates over 3,68,000 times during a one week period. The selfie is taken by many celebrities also and there are some songs in which word selfie is used, such as 'But first, let me take a selfie' and 'Chal beta Selfie le le re'.
I swear we won't forget how you look if you will stop posting your selfies every second on Facebook.
A British male teenager tried to commit suicide after he failed to take the perfect selfie. Danny Bowman became so obsessed with capturing the perfect shot that he spent 10 hours a day taking up to 200 selfies. The 19-year-old lost nearly 30 pounds, dropped out of school and did not leave the house for six months in his quest to get the right picture. He would take 10 pictures immediately after waking up. Frustrated at his attempts to take the one image he wanted, Bowman eventually tried to take his own life by overdosing, but was saved by his mom. Selfie addiction is not just famous in foreign but in India too. Specially among girls. Selfie addiction causes narcissism. Narcissism is excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one's physical appearance.
India led the world in selfie-related deaths in 2015, according to Washington Post. Citing reports, the Washington Post says that India accounted for about half of the selfie-related deaths globally. The Post says at least 27 people across the world died taking selfies last year. Hence, it is advised to be safe and not risk your life for a short term fame.
