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The selfie paradox: people like taking selfies, but hate looking at selfies of others

Feb 11, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic 16 Comments

Do you take selfies or they annoy you? We have recently reported about a study that shows people are ready to accept selfies as a tool. But another study shows an interesting twist when it comes to selfies. It seems many people are willing to take them, yet not so many want to look at selfies of others.

Sarah Diefenbach and Lara Christoforakos of Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich conducted a research, and the results were published in Frontiers in Pshychology. The paper explores what the researches have named “The Selfie Paradox”, and it really is interesting how “nobody likes selfies”, yet they take them regularly.

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Study shows Californians shoot the most #drivingselfies

Aug 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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Taking photos actually increases the enjoyment of an experience, research says

Jun 15, 2016 by John Aldred 4 Comments

Adele might disagree with this one, but a team of researchers at the American Psychological Association have published a study reporting that taking photographs of an experience can actually increase the enjoyment of that experience.

With several lab and field studies conducted, each of the over 2,000 participants were either banned from using or allowed to use a camera while on safari, at a concert, museum or restaurant.

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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

Jan 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

Dec 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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Study finds the average photojournalist is male, self-employed, earns little but happy

Sep 24, 2015 by Liron Samuels 7 Comments

Have you ever wondered how you compare to other news photographers? Perhaps you’ve felt that you’re earning less than your colleagues or that your occupation is especially dangerous?

A new study on the state of photojournalistic practice, conducted by the University of Stirling and the University of Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in association with World Press Photo, offers fascinating insights about “the world’s professional photographic community with a special focus on photojournalists”.

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