Molouk Y. Ba-Isa Saudi Gazette Selfies are a big Internet craze right now. Just hold out your mobile phone and snap a photo of yourself alone or with someone else. Then share your “selfie” with friends and family. It's really easy to do and everybody's doing it. But that doesn't mean there's no danger in snapping and sharing selfies. It's important not to forget where you are when shooting a selfie. This is a serious thing. During a recent bicycle race in the UK, people were so interested in taking a great selfie that they got in the way of the passing riders and one cyclist was hurt. Last month while taking selfies, a girl was killed falling down the stairs and another girl died after falling off a cliff. It's easy to see how a person could back into something or fall off something and be injured, or worse, while trying to get the perfect shot. After taking the photo, please carefully look at everything in the background of the picture. Maybe there are some personal items in the photo that shouldn't be on view to the world. There also could be some expensive things that a thief would like to know that you have at home. Or maybe there's a body part of another person that doesn't belong in your picture. If so, press delete and get rid of the photo. Don't take selfies everywhere. It would be disrespectful to take a selfie inside a place of worship. Don't even think of taking a selfie in an airport security line or at a police checkpoint. Schools, hairdressers and wedding halls may have posted signs that state, “No photos allowed,” and that includes selfies. It's also not the best idea to take a selfie in a public bathroom or a hospital. Look at yourself in your selfie. Once you share the photo it's there for anyone to see. Do you look silly or does someone else in your selfie look weird? Is that how you want to be remembered forever? If you take a selfie, it's best not to share it right away. Selfies that look great when first taken, often look like mistakes after a couple of hours.
