Biggest Trends of the Decade
Writers: Sydney Fox, Emily Taylor, Bradley Friedrich, and Mat Fluker
Editor: Lauren Cohn
2010: Kik, Wii, Angry Birds, Silly Bandz
2011: Call Me Maybe, Temple Run
2012: Vine, Candy Crush, Gangnam Style, Snapchat Filters
2013: Selfie, Dumb ways to Die
2014: ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Frozen, Black and Blue Dress
2015: The Dab, Hoverboard, Whip Nae Nae
2016: Mannequin Challenge, Pokemon Go
2017: The Fidget Spinner, HQ
2018: God’s Plan, Fortnite, Juuls, Tide Pods
2019: Tik Tok, Vsco Girl + E-boy
Citations:
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“Fidget Spinner.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Dec. 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidget_spinner.
“God’s Plan Starts Playing.” Know Your Meme, 22 Nov. 2019, https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gods-plan-starts-playing.
Hamburger, Ellis. “Indie Smash Hit ‘Flappy Bird’ Racks up $50K per Day in Ad Revenue.” The Verge, The Verge, 5 Feb. 2014, https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/5/5383708/flappy-bird-revenue-50-k-per-day-dong-nguyen-interview.
Jones, Gary. “Pokemon Go: How to Get Smeargle Catching Tips Revealed with Warning.” Express.co.uk, Express.co.uk, 28 Feb. 2019, https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/1093575/Pokemon-Go-How-to-get-Smeargle-easy-tips.
lee23j. “Some YouTube Commenters Argue PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’ Is Japanese.” Soompi, Soompi, 13 Aug. 2012, https://www.soompi.com/article/415986wpp/some-youtube-commenters-argue-psys-gangnam-style-is-japanese.
Litman, Laken, and Like. “Cam Newton Says It’s Time to Let the Dab Go.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 9 June 2016, https://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/06/cam-newton-says-its-time-to-let-the-dab-go.
Mahler, Jonathan. “The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 27 Feb. 2015, https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/28/business/a-simple-question-about-a-dress-and-the-world-weighs-in.html.
Mix. “TikTok Is Testing a WhatsApp Shortcut to Share Videos with Close Friends.” The Next Web, 18 July 2019, https://thenextweb.com/apps/2019/07/18/tiktok-whatsapp-instagram-youtube-snapchat/.
