'Selfie' named by Oxford Dictionaries as word of 2013

The word has evolved from a niche social media tag into a mainstream term for a self-portrait photograph, the editors said. Research suggested its frequency in the English language had increased by 17,000% in the last year, they added. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24992393#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa