16 March,2014 11:17 AM IST | | Agencies
The Sharing Selfies’ section, which will feature 11 apps on the Apple iTunes store, includes Snapchat as well as Picr, a selfie diary app
Washington: Apple has reportedly added a new section to the iTunes store for Selfie fans to find related apps to show more of self-love.
Ellen Degeneres, who hosted the Oscars this year, took a selfie with Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Channing Tatum, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong'O, Peter N'yongO and Angelina Jolie at the event
The Sharing Selfies' section on the Apple iTunes store would be home to dedicated apps such as Snapchat as well as Picr, a selfie diary app. Selfies, a picture of oneself, like a self-portrait, has become a rage on the social media, while the word Selfie in itself has been named as Oxford dictionary's "word of the year" in 2013.
CEO of TechnoBuffalo. com, Jon Rettinger, said that the selfie section features 11 apps that are linked to social networks and Apple is putting them in front of people who are interested in taking self-portraits, and they want to sell apps that improve the overall experience.
Rettinger further said that app stores such as Google Play and Windows would follow suit with similar offerings, the report added.
