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Selfies from São Paulo |
Using a mix of theoretic, artistic and quantitative methods,
a group of researchers this week released their findings on the internet phenomenon
of selfies (self-portraits). Studying 3200 selfies across 5 major cities the
research from the site Selfiecity.net gives us some interesting conclusions
about selfies in São Paulo.
To locate selfies, 120,000 photos were randomly selected
(20,000-30,000 photos per city) from a total of 656,000 images collected on
Instagram. Depending on the city, 3-5% of all images analysed were identified
as selfies giving us a sense of the prevalence of the so-called masturbation of
self image
In keeping with global trends 65% of selfies are in São
Paulo are taken by women.
Women also tend to take more extreme poses in selfies. Overall
the average amount of head tilt is 50% higher than for men: (12.3° vs. 8.2°), São
Paulo being the most extreme - here, the average head tilt for females is
16.9°!!
Selfies are also far more common among the young. The average
age for São Paulo selfie takers was found to be 22 for women and 25 for men.
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Selfies often mirror historical poses |
And if you want an even deeper analysis check out the rest of the demographics on São Paulo selfies:
2 comments:
Muito interessante Pierre! A ultima vez que estive em SP, pude perceber claramente como o "selfie" se tornou um fenômeno!
Adorei essa foto da Monalisa :)
Thanks Lidi! Is that a selfie on your profile pic? ;)
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