Females on Instagram:

How to be “basic”

What is Instagram?

Definition:Instagram is a fun and quirky way to share your life with friends

through a series of pictures. Snap a photo with your mobile phone, then choose a filter to transform the image into a memory to keep

around forever.

Reality:A photo editing app that allows people to post an

outrageous amount of selfies to get “likes” and

feel a false sense of temporary acceptance. In

specifically, females.

What is a selfie?Definition: A selfie is a self-portrait photograph,

typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or

camera phone.

Reality: According to Urban Dictionary, a “selfie” is

a ridiculous practice of narcissism.

Russians Are Miserable And Brazilians Love To Smile: What Selfies Reveal About Cultural Stereotypes

According to SelfieCity's data, only 3% to 5% of the 300,000-plus images that they examined were actually selfies.

Women take more selfies than men.

Women strike more extreme poses in selfies

The younger a person is, the more likely he or she is to take selfies.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3026620/russians-are-miserable-and-brazilians-love-to-smile-what-selfies-reveal-about-cultural-stere?partner=newsletter

16 selfies that must end now

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mucinex/selfies-that-must-end-now

How to master being a female on

Instagram:Rule #1:

Every time you drink Starbucks, you have to post a selfie with it.

“Thank GOD for Starbucks this morning! #Starbucks

#Selfie #LetTheDayBegin”

How to master being a female on

Instagram:Rule #2:

When your outfit is on point, you have to document it with the hashtag:

#ootd. In other words, “outfit of the day.”

“Ready for the day! #ootd”

How to master being a female on

Instagram:

Rule #3:

Did you really workout at the gym if you didn’t post a selfie

of it?“Getting such a good workout in today! #FitFam #Workout

#GirlsWithMuscle #Motivation #GetStrong #GymTime”

How to master being a female on Instagram:

Rule #4:Is it really your best friend’s birthday if you don’t post an obnoxious collage of you two

being best friends?

Are you even best friends?

“Happy birthday to the girl who LITERALLY keeps me sane.

Can’t wait to get rowdy with you tonight! #BestFriend #Roomies

#LoveYou #20”

How to master being a female on Instagram:

Rule #5:Did you really go out last night if you didn’t post a picture?

“Club going up on a Tuesday! #GNO #MyPeople #LoveThem

#CrazyNights”

Girls in Real Life Vs. Instagram

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFrylnU1

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Works Cited

Buzzfeed. "Selfies That Must End Now." Buzzfeed. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2014.

"Instagram." N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014.

"Selfie." Urban Dictionary. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.

"Selfie." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 20 Nov. 2014. Web. 13 Nov. 2014.

Stefaner, Moritz. "Russians Are Miserable And Brazilians Love To Smile: What Selfies

Reveal About Cultural Stereotypes." N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2014.

"Things Instagram Girls Do Vs Real Life." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.