Where did the selfie term come from?

Selfie is a self-portrait photograph, which can be taken by using a phone camera or any type of camera, especially when the camera is placed at an arm's length. The increasing rate at which smartphones with excellent cameras are being produced can be said to be the reason why selfie is still trending until today. The advent of social media has also contributed to the huge popularity of selfie-taking. However, the term 'selfie' actually emanated from Australia. The term 'selfie' was first used on a particular website created by some Australians.

The website was designed for people to be pasting their pictures. However, the term was used to describe a set of pictures taken by some Australians on 13 September 2002. The name of the person that posted the first-ever documented use of the word 'selfie' is Hope. And since this period, people have been using the word