In case you hadn't already realised, it's the year
of the selfie.

That's according to Twitter's top trends of 2014.
Ellen DeGeneres' star-stuffed Oscar photo was
retweeted more than three million times - a Twitter
record.

The generic term "selfie" was mentioned more
than 92 million times on Twitter - 12 times more
than last year.

Not to brag or anything, but BBC Trending - and
the Oxford English Dictionary - were ever so
slightly ahead of the curve. This time last year we
looked at the psychology of the selfie .

In 2014, we've covered (among others) a hair-
pulling video selfie , the rise of #nomakeupselfie,
and protesters in Egypt reacting to a selfie posted
by former president Hosni Mubarak.

Outside the world of front-facing camera lenses,
the World Cup was the biggest Twitter event of the
year - 672 million tweets were sent about this
year's finals in Brazil.

The World Cup also figured on Facebook's list of
top trends (for some reason top social media
companies seem to discount the last three weeks
of the year).

Feats like Robin van Persie's famous header
enthralled the social media world and resulted in
bizarre spectacles such as BBC Trending's Anne-
Marie Tomchak balancing on a traffic barrier in the
middle of London .

Hitting the second slot on Facebook was the Ebola
epidemic, despite the fact that a lot of online talk
in West Africa is happening on chat apps , rather
than on more public platforms.

Elections in Brazil , the charity " ice bucket
challenge " and the conflict in Gaza also reached
the top 10.

As a global trend, however, the selfie reigns
supreme. So if - like many others - you are
annoyed by the craze for self-photography, just
take a deep breath and wait for 2015.

Blog by Mike Wendling

Graphics by Ravin Sampat

You can follow BBC Trending on Twitter
@BBCtrendingIn case you hadn't already realised, it's the year
of the selfie.

That's according to Twitter's top trends of 2014.
Ellen DeGeneres' star-stuffed Oscar photo was
retweeted more than three million times - a Twitter
record.

The generic term "selfie" was mentioned more
than 92 million times on Twitter - 12 times more
than last year.

Not to brag or anything, but BBC Trending - and
the Oxford English Dictionary - were ever so
slightly ahead of the curve. This time last year we
looked at the psychology of the selfie .

In 2014, we've covered (among others) a hair-
pulling video selfie , the rise of #nomakeupselfie,
and protesters in Egypt reacting to a selfie posted
by former president Hosni Mubarak.

Outside the world of front-facing camera lenses,
the World Cup was the biggest Twitter event of the
year - 672 million tweets were sent about this
year's finals in Brazil.

The World Cup also figured on Facebook's list of
top trends (for some reason top social media
companies seem to discount the last three weeks
of the year).

Feats like Robin van Persie's famous header
enthralled the social media world and resulted in
bizarre spectacles such as BBC Trending's Anne-
Marie Tomchak balancing on a traffic barrier in the
middle of London .

Hitting the second slot on Facebook was the Ebola
epidemic, despite the fact that a lot of online talk
in West Africa is happening on chat apps , rather
than on more public platforms.

Elections in Brazil , the charity " ice bucket
challenge " and the conflict in Gaza also reached
the top 10.

As a global trend, however, the selfie reigns
supreme. So if - like many others - you are
annoyed by the craze for self-photography, just
take a deep breath and wait for 2015.

Blog by Mike Wendling

Graphics by Ravin Sampat

You can follow BBC Trending on Twitter
@BBCtrendingIn case you hadn't already realised, it's the year
of the selfie.

That's according to Twitter's top trends of 2014.
Ellen DeGeneres' star-stuffed Oscar photo was
retweeted more than three million times - a Twitter
record.

The generic term "selfie" was mentioned more
than 92 million times on Twitter - 12 times more
than last year.

Not to brag or anything, but BBC Trending - and
the Oxford English Dictionary - were ever so
slightly ahead of the curve. This time last year we
looked at the psychology of the selfie .

In 2014, we've covered (among others) a hair-
pulling video selfie , the rise of #nomakeupselfie,
and protesters in Egypt reacting to a selfie posted
by former president Hosni Mubarak.

Outside the world of front-facing camera lenses,
the World Cup was the biggest Twitter event of the
year - 672 million tweets were sent about this
year's finals in Brazil.

The World Cup also figured on Facebook's list of
top trends (for some reason top social media
companies seem to discount the last three weeks
of the year).

Feats like Robin van Persie's famous header
enthralled the social media world and resulted in
bizarre spectacles such as BBC Trending's Anne-
Marie Tomchak balancing on a traffic barrier in the
middle of London .

Hitting the second slot on Facebook was the Ebola
epidemic, despite the fact that a lot of online talk
in West Africa is happening on chat apps , rather
than on more public platforms.

Elections in Brazil , the charity " ice bucket
challenge " and the conflict in Gaza also reached
the top 10.

As a global trend, however, the selfie reigns
supreme. So if - like many others - you are
annoyed by the craze for self-photography, just
take a deep breath and wait for 2015.

Blog by Mike Wendling

Graphics by Ravin Sampat

You can follow BBC Trending on Twitter
@BBCtrending