#
social
media
f
The Selfie
Stick
Kerry Hu
What has been the most popular Christmas present to give loved ones this past holiday season? The selfie stick.
Opinions on the “Wand of Narcissist” are often on extreme ends of the spectrum. Some love it while many others despise the very concept of an extended arm to boost up your “selfie” game.
Surprisingly, this “selfie stick” originates way back as an idea of sorts. Since the invention of photography, being able to photograph oneself independently has been
desired by many.
The first ever
documented use
of the stick is
seen through a 1926
photo of a young
couple’s portrait,
where a visible
stick is found. Upon
then, a model has
been made in 1983 before making an appearance in the 1995, 101 Un-Useless Japanese Inventions. Not many had foreseen the outrageous popularity the selfie stick would gain from late 2014.
Aside from the fact that cameras can now capture ourselves with ease and with more control using the selfie stick, the stick also allows the user to show off where they are. It captures more than just the face of