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55% plastic surgery patients want to look better in selfies, study finds

March 2, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 8 Comments

The selfie has been a subject of many studies, and it’s often connected with a negative outcome. A recent paper shows another disturbing trend: people don’t like how they look in selfies, which makes them turn to plastic surgery.

The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (AAFPRS) has revealed in a recent poll the increasing trend of having nose jobs for the sake of better selfies. In 2017, plastic surgeons reported that 55% of their patients wanted surgeries to help them look better in selfies. For comparison, the number of such patients was 13% in 2016.

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Study shows Californians shoot the most #drivingselfies

August 12, 2016 by John Aldred 3 Comments

The general population seems to have got it through their head that texting while driving is a stupid idea. It seems, though, that when it comes to selfies, people quite gotten so smart yet.

A recent study by the Auto Insurance Center says that at any given moment during daylight hours in the USA, around 660,000 people are using cellphones or other electronic devices wile driving. This covers talking, texting, or playing games. It also includes those taking photos and uploading them to social media while operating a vehicle.

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New study suggests the more selfies you take of you and your partner, the more likely you are to break up

January 21, 2016 by GB Leave a Comment

If you and your significant other share images of yourselves across social media for the world to see, you might want to take a look at a recent study that suggests sharing selfies of you and partner might negatively impact your relationship.[Read More…]

Worldwide Study Analyzed 150,000 Photos; Finds Londoners Smile The Least In Selfies

December 9, 2015 by Liron Samuels 4 Comments

Investigating selfies and self-portraits using a mix of theoretic, artistic and quantitative methods, Selfiecity compared photos taken in five major cities around the world – Bangkok, Berlin, Moscow, New York and Sao Paulo.

The group recently added London to the mix, analyzing 152,462 Instagram photos, and the results are pretty cool.

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This algorithm is a new way to fix distortion in your wide-angle selfies

June 17, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment

More and more modern phones come with an ultra-wide-angle camera. When it’s a front camera, it lets you capture more people into a group selfie. However, those heads near the edges of the frame will get distorted. A group of researchers has come up with a new method for dealing with this problem. They have created an algorithm that makes your group portraits distortion-free and flattering for everyone in the photo.

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These are the most common ways people die while taking selfies

October 5, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 4 Comments

It’s sad but true that nowadays it’s hard to imagine our social media feeds without selfies. And what’s even sadder is that people get killed while trying to capture the most like-worthy snapshot of themselves.

The selfie as a phenomenon has already been a topic of studies, and a recently published one explores the issue of fatal selfies. A team of researchers has published the results, exploring the numbers of selfie-related deaths, as well as the main reasons behind these tragedies.

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India proclaims “no-selfie zones” to reduce selfie-related deaths at tourist spots

October 2, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments

Plenty of selfie-related accidents and deaths happen each year, and the majority of them occur in India. In an attempt to increase safety at popular tourist spots, the country is about to introduce “no-selfie zones,” where visitors, as you can guess, won’t be allowed to take selfies.

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More and more people have cosmetic surgery to look like their Snapchat selfies, doctors find

August 7, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment

A recent study has shown that a majority of plastic surgery patients wants to look better in selfies. But it’s not celebrities that serve as models any longer. Nowadays, people want to look like their own Snapchat selfies. Doctors have noticed this trend, and it has been discussed in an article recently published on JAMA Network.

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Man mauled to death shooting selfie with a bear on way home from a wedding

May 5, 2018 by John Aldred 20 Comments

I thought the wave of stupid selfie deaths had ended, although it seems you’re still more likely to die from a selfie than a shark attack. The latest in the long line of no-longer-with-us selfie shooters is Prabhu Bhatara. The Independent report that after stopping to go to the toilet on his way home from a wedding, Bhataru spotted an injured bear in the Nabarangpur district of Odisha in India.

They say that fellow passengers suggested it might not be the best idea for him to take a photo with the animal. But it seems that he knew better and tried anyway. After getting close to the bear, it struck out, which was followed by a struggle between the two. They also report that a stray dog came to the man’s defence and bit the bear, while onlookers, umm… looked on, but it failed to deter the bear.

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Taking too many selfies? You may be suffering from selfitis, an official mental disorder

December 28, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic 13 Comments

A few years ago, there was a story saying that taking too many selfies means you have a mental disorder named “selfitis”. It turned out to be a hoax, but now it’s actually confirmed – obsessive selfie-taking is a mental disorder and an addictive behavior. The fake news inspired psychologist to actually research the phenomenon, and they came to some interesting conclusions related to excessive selfie-taking.

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