2010 Search

11 reconstructed results for bbm in the 2010 exhibit.

1. BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) - PINs, the D and the R, and free unlimited messaging

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/blackberry-messenger

   BBM let BlackBerry owners message each other free over the data plan, with delivered and read receipts, group chats and PIN-swapping as a social ritual. In 2010 it was a...

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2. Windows Live Messenger (MSN) - Nudges, winks and display names full of lyrics

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/windows-live-messenger

   Still called MSN by almost everyone, Windows Live Messenger was the dominant instant messenger outside the United States in 2010, with hundreds of millions of users. Its...

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3. BlackBerry Torch 9800 - A touchscreen slider running BlackBerry 6

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/blackberry-torch

   Launched in August 2010 on AT&T, the Torch combined a slide-out keyboard with a touchscreen and the new BlackBerry 6 operating system with a WebKit browser. It was RIM's...

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4. BlackBerry Bold 9700 - The keyboard phone of the business world and the school corridor

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/blackberry-bold-9700

   The Bold 9700 was the definitive 2010 BlackBerry: a compact QWERTY keyboard, an optical trackpad, the red blinking notification light, and BlackBerry Messenger....

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5. ttyl - Talk to you later; the sign-off of MSN Messenger and texting.

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/slang-ttyl

   ttyl: Talk to you later; the sign-off of MSN Messenger and texting. Example: "g2g ttyl"

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6. Mobile data in 2010: 3G, caps, and the first 4G - A megabit or two on a good day, and the end of unlimited

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/mobile-data-2010

   Most smartphones in 2010 used 3G networks that delivered a megabit or two in practice, enough for email, Facebook and a slow YouTube video. AT&T ended unlimited data for...

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7. Texting in 2010 - Trillions of SMS messages, unlimited plans, and T9 thumbs

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/sms-texting

   Text messaging peaked in the early 2010s: Americans sent well over a trillion texts a year, teenagers sent thousands a month, and unlimited texting was the must-have...

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8. Doodle Jump - Tilt to jump, on graph paper

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/doodle-jump

   Doodle Jump, released in 2009 by two brothers, was among the most-downloaded paid iPhone games of 2010, with its hand-drawn Doodler bouncing up endless platforms using...

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9. Qzone - China's biggest social network, built on QQ

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/qzone

   Tencent's Qzone, attached to the QQ messenger, was by most measures the largest social network in China in 2010, with hundreds of millions of active users decorating...

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10. Windows Live Hotmail - The world's biggest webmail, redesigned

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/hotmail

    Hotmail, by then branded Windows Live Hotmail, had hundreds of millions of accounts in 2010, many of them the first email address people ever created. A mid-2010 update...

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11. AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) - Buddy lists and away messages, fading fast

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/aim

    AIM had defined instant messaging in America for a decade, with its running-man icon, buddy lists, door-opening sounds and passive-aggressive away messages. By 2010 it...

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