What’s the selfie capital of the world?
This week, London pipped New York to the post to be crowned with a new title, ‘Selfie Capital of the World’. Our home city was found to be the backdrop of more than 14 per cent of all selfie photos shared on social media channels. Sightseeing planner website, Suggestme.com has analysed 6.3 million posts across platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and London came out top in terms of the sheer number of people posting photos they’ve taken of themselves in front of iconic landmarks. London’s most popular ‘selfie spots’ were named as Big Ben, the London Eye, and Buckingham Palace. The individual sights that topped the list of selfie backdrops were the Colosseum and the Eiffel Tower.
Google has announced a new tool that will automatically create scrapbook of your travels. Google+ Stories is an Automatic Scrapbook that will "weave your photos, videos and the places you’ve visited into a beautiful travelogue." The stories will be created automatically when users photos are backed up, picking the best pictures you’ve taken, even adding in names of restaurants and hotels you’ve visited along the way.
Social media really is reaching all corners of society now. In a world first, Collins Dictionary is turning to Twitter to find Britain’s next new word. The publishers have asked Twitter users to vote for the latest addition. Collins has tracked down a number of words used on the social platform and are looking to uncover the phrases that are likely to make their way in to our everyday conversation. Our favourite on the shortlist – ‘Felfie’ – a farmer selfie.
And finally, one of our favourite things on the internet is discovering really cool and creative parents. Recently Russian photographer Andy Prokh has come into the spotlight with a whimsical photo series documenting his daughter growing up alongside her favourite cat companions. Beautiful art direction and muted sepia make this series a true work of art.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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