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Jul 2018
28m 28s

Selfies - disconnection from ICTs

Bbc Radio 4
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<p>'Selfies' - every day Facebook users upload 350million photos, Instagrammers share 95 million photos and there are 3 billion Snapchat snaps. A central element of visual sharing online involves 'selfies' -which often generate more comment than anything else. But why this fascination with images that can often be repetitive and unimaginative? Do they feed a ... Show More
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