selfies: have they reached their peak?
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SELFIES: HAVE THEY REACHED THEIR PEAK?
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Selfie Pronunciation: /ˈselfē/ NOUN (plural selfies) • informal A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website: “occasional selfies are acceptable, but posting a new picture of yourself everyday isn’t necessary”
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A survey of 929 Android and iOS smartphone owners in the UK, carried out by mobile sample and technology company On Device Research, reveals that 29% have taken a selfie within the last week. Fieldwork period: March 9-10, 2014
Source: On Device Research, March 2014 N=929, UK Android and iOS smartphone owners Photo: Rondungacaphotography
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R 9 our of 10 in the UK know what a “selfie” is
f k f f k Source: On Device Research, March 2014 N=929, UK Android and iOS smartphone owners
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Yes
No
Not sure
A week after the Oscars gala 70% of smartphone owners in the UK had seen the famous group selfie
Source: On Device Research, March 2014 N=929, UK Android and iOS smartphone owners Photo: Twitter/TheEllenShow
Have you seen the celebrity selfie from the Oscars gala?
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RETWEETS
3,387,039 FAVORITES
1,953,046
It is now the world’s most shared tweet
As of March 13, 2014
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Nearly 1 in 5 knew that Samsung sponsored the selfie at the Oscars Q: Do you know which brand sponsored taking of that famous selfie?
58%
17%
13%
Source: On Device Research, March 2014 N=929, UK Android and iOS smartphone owners
knew it was sponsored but not the brand
didn’t know it was sponsored
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Young women snap the most self portraits Q: Have you taken a selfie of yourself?
24% 22%
29% 25%
35%
20%
27%
18%
Yes, this past week Yes, this past month Longer time ago Never
Men
Women
Source: On Device Research, March 2014 N=929, UK Android and iOS smartphone owners
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35%
43% 40%
38%
22% 22%
11% 13%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-55
Snapchat
No, I didn't share it
Some other site or app
TwiMer
Google+
Facebook is most popular for sharing, Snapchat second overall Q: Have you shared your selfies in any way?
Source: On Device Research, March 2014 N=929, UK Android and iOS smartphone owners
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On Device Research uses the mobile internet to gain access to consumer opinions at any time, place or country
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15 million mobile surveys in 62 countries