Whether we like it or not, the fashion of the “selfie” (self-portraying with the mobile) is far from being something temporary. Proof of this is the latest study carried out by the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) and Yahoo Labs, in which it was found that the "selfie" type photos , in which basically the faces of people are seen focusing, have more than probabilities of receiving a positive vote than those without people's faces.
For the study, one of the first to examine the influence of the “selfie” in communities, 1.1 million photos from the popular social application Instagram were analyzed and scanned using face detection software. Analysis of the photos found that 38% of the “selfies” were more likely to receive a “like” than photos without faces or otherwise . They also had a 32% greater chance of being commented on. The people with the most followers on this mobile application were also the ones who received the most comments on their photos.
Another conclusion was that these results were not altered by age or gender . In any case, photos with children or adolescents turned out to be more popular than those of adults, which is not surprising if we take into account that Instagram is more famous among young people.
"Faces are powerful non-verbal communication channels in a wide variety of contexts, including attractiveness, emotions and identity," says study co-author Saeideh Bakhshi.
