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Don’t be so selfie confident: Study finds the social media images make us appear less likable

by Kurt Schlosser on August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 at 11:27 amComment

If you’re a frequent taker of images of yourself — “selfies” — you may not click “like” on this story. Scientists at Washington State University have taken a closer look… Read More

I used the Facetune app to try to make my selfie look as smooth as Newt and Callista Gingrich’s

by Kurt Schlosser on August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 at 11:19 amComment

I shaved over the weekend to achieve a youthful and presentable appearance. But I’ve never been as smooth as Callista Gingrich, the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, and her… Read More

Seattle police selfie

Forget Officer Friendly, Seattle’s Officer Selfie steps in to help woman get her purse back

by Kurt Schlosser on February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 at 10:07 amComment

It’s one thing to call the police. It’s quite another to have them call you — and then send a selfie to prove it’s really them. A California woman visiting… Read More

Barbara Kinney Clinton photo

Back up a minute: Photo captures Hillary Clinton and the selfie generation, but there’s more to it

by Kurt Schlosser on September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 at 3:26 pm1 Comment

As Chris Berman would say on ESPN, “Back back back back back.” Who knew his familiar call for baseball home runs could also be used to describe people trying to capture a… Read More

Angrify me

Eyebrow-raising ‘Angry Birds’ website helps you show how thrilled you are for new movie

by Kurt Schlosser on May 17, 2016May 17, 2016 at 10:32 amComment

If you want to show how happy you are about the upcoming “Angry Birds” movie, you’re going to need to get angry. A new website tied to the release of… Read More

Login with a selfie? Amazon has a snappy idea to replace online passwords

by Monica Nickelsburg on March 14, 2016March 14, 2016 at 12:37 pm 6 Comments

Amazon thinks passwords are on the outs, and the company has a vision for the future of authentication: Selfies. The e-commerce giant recently filed a patent application for a two-step photo verification… Read More

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Ultimate selfie stick: UW cherry blossoms know they’re beautiful, use Twitter feed to show off

by Kurt Schlosser on March 8, 2016March 8, 2016 at 1:35 pm1 Comment

The prettiest selfie shared on Twitter this week wasn’t taken by Kim Kardashian, standing naked in front of a mirror. It was taken by a tree. The cherry blossoms are… Read More

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Man taking selfies with his girlfriend and a gun dies after accidentally shooting himself in the face

Microsoft Selfie: Latest iOS app from Redmond does only one thing, but it does it pretty well

by James Risley on December 30, 2015December 30, 2015 at 11:15 amComment

Microsoft has been on a roll this year with its iOS and Android development game, and is finishing the year out with an iOS-only app that does just one thing: take… Read More

Video: New Mariners commercials feature selfies, heavy metal, and invisible arrows

by Taylor Soper on March 18, 2015April 8, 2015 at 11:02 am1 Comment

It’s nearly April and that means one thing — a new set of Mariners commercials are here. In what’s become an annual tradition, Seattle’s professional baseball club is out with four new… Read More

Ashamed of my selfie stick: Hating on a hot new trend

by Mónica Guzmán on January 8, 2015November 12, 2015 at 8:08 pm 8 Comments

When I showed my brother my new extendable Bluetooth-enabled smartphone camera pole thingy over the holidays, I hoped he’d think it was cool. “Oh, you mean a selfie stick?” he… Read More

Screw selfies: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is ‘science’

by Taylor Soper on December 3, 2013March 23, 2014 at 8:18 amComment

When Oxford University Press announced last month that the 2013 word of the year was “selfie,” I was actually a little concerned about our future. Thankfully, though, Merriam-Webster has come to… Read More

Tech terms ‘selfie,’ ‘phablet,’ ’emoji,’ added to Oxford Dictionaries

by Taylor Soper on August 28, 2013August 28, 2013 at 3:18 pm 2 Comments

The next time your parents or grandparents ask what the heck “selfie,” or “emoji” means, you can simply open up the Oxford Dictionaries webpage and show them official definitions. Oxford… Read More

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