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View from the Window at Le Gras, c. 1826
Joseph Nicephore Niepce used a wooden box camera (a camera obscura) to capture the first permanent photograph. The exposure took 8 hours. source: photography.nationalgeographic. com -
The First Selfie: Robert Cornelius 1839
Amatuer chemist, Robert Cornelius, took a daguerrotype of himself by taking off the lens cap, running into frame and sitting still for a few minutes. In the back of the picture he wrote "The first light Picture ever taken. 1839" source: publicdomainreview.org -
Russian Duchess takes selfie 1913.
Russian Duchess, Anastasia Nikoleavna captured a selfie in 1913, five years before her death. She was executed with her family. source: theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/1913-duchess-anastasi-takes-selfie
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Paul Macartney says he invented the selfie 1965
On "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon", Paul Macartney claims that this photograph proves that he invented the selfie. source: www.jigidi.com picture -
Sharp Corp. creates the J-SH04 cell phone.
The first cell phone with an intergrated camera was realeased initially in Japan by Sharp Corp in November of 2000. The camera had a photographic resolution of 0.11 mega pixels and a 256 - color display. source: www.gadgetizer.com -
First recorded usage of the word "selfie" 2002.
According to The Telegraph, a UK based news organization, the first recorded usage of the word "selfie" was by an Australian man that took a selfie of his injured lip after a drunken night. "I had a hole about 1 cm long through my bottom lip. And sorry about the focus, it was a selfie." source: www.theguardian.com -
Myspace launches in 2003
Myspace, a social media site that prompted the user to upload a "profile picture", caused the act of uploading a selfie on social media accounts to go viral in the ealry 2000s. source: www.thehuffingtonpost.com Myspace Timeline article -
First phone invented with a front-facing camera 2003.
The Sony Ericcson Z1010, claims to be the first and one of the few cell phones with front faced cameras to be released in 2003 causing a revolution of the mobile selfie. source: www.nerdeky,com -
Social networking service, Facebook, releases 2004.
Mark Zuckerberg and his college room mates launched a social networking site, Facebook, which also prompted the user to upload selfies on their profiles. Facebook ultimately caused the downfall of Myspace. source: www. wiki.org History of Facebook -
Steve Jobs launches the iPhone 2007.
Steve Jobs announces launch of iPhone at Macworld Convention and is released in June of 2007. The phone made it extremely easy for iPhone users to take selfies and automatically upload them to their social media accounts within minutes. source: www.nytimes.com -
Instagram: Mobile Photo Sharing App launches 2010.
Instagram lauches as one of the most popular mobile photo sharing apps in the world. It gained a popularity of over 100 million users within a timespan of two years. Source: wersm.com/the-complete-history-of-Instagram/ -
Oxford Word of the Year: Selfie 2013
The rapid rise of the selfie through out the 2000s and specifically 2013, inititaites the Oxford Dictionary to take the "almost unanimous" decision to make the word of the year 2013, "selfie". Source: blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2013/11/word-of-the-year-2013-winner/ -
The Most Famous Selfie Ever Taken, Oscars 2014.
Ellen DeGeneres initiates the "Most Famous Selfie Ever Taken" during the Oscars in 2014 including celebrities such as Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and many more. The photo broke a record of the most retweeted tweet which initially was held by President Obama. Source: www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/02/Ellen-degeneres-selfie-oscars -
Time Magazine's 25 Best Inventions for 2014: The Selfie Stick
Time magazine listed the "selfie stick" as one of the best inventions of 2014 and quoted a mobile tech analyst for Gartner, Van Baker, saying that the selfie stick adds more geniuine value to the selfie. Souce: time.com/3594971/the-best-inventions-of-2014/ -
Duck Face is added to OxfordDictionaries.com
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First study that examines selfies
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SnapChat Filters initiate people to take more selfies 2015.
SnapChat provided the ability to add interactive effects to their user's selfie, causing selfies to continue to tip in in the 2010's. Source: www.dailydot.com/technology/new-snapchat-selfie-lenses/ -
Kim Kardashian releases book "Selfish" 2015
Kim Kardashian is a celebrity known for taking selfies constantly. In 2015 she released, a book with nothing but her selfies. The book was called "Selfish". Source: www.usmagazine.com/celebnews
