The Anatomy of a Selfie

By the time of Ellen’s Oscar selfie last March 2014, the word “selfie” was already on the global trends map. After all, it was named the Oxford Dictionaries 2013 word of the year, and before that, one of Time Magazine’s top buzzwords for 2012.

But if anything, Ellen’s world record-setting group selfie cemented “the act of taking a photo of oneself with the intent of sharing it online” onto its rightful place in pop culture.

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iPhone 6 Plus vs Galaxy Note 4

It was over dinner a few nights back that I was asked the question, “If you could keep either the iPhone 6 Plus or the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, which one would it be?”

Having to pick one smartphone over the other is always a tough question to answer, this one in particular requires a more lengthy and complicated answer, one that I wasn’t prepared to give.

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