2010 Search

22 reconstructed results for latin america in the 2010 exhibit.

1. hi5 - Big in Latin America and Portugal

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/hi5

   hi5 was one of the world's largest social networks in the mid-2000s, especially in Latin America, Portugal, Romania and Thailand. In 2010 it was pivoting toward social...

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2. Habbo Hotel - Pixel rooms and furni

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/habbo

   Habbo Hotel, the Finnish virtual hotel of isometric pixel rooms, was where teenagers hung out and traded "furni" in 2010. Its Shockwave client, guest rooms and games...

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3. friend / unfriend

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/slang-friend

   friend / unfriend: To add or remove someone on Facebook; "unfriend" was the New Oxford American Dictionary's 2009 word of the year. Example: "she unfriended me after the...

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4. app

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/slang-app

   app: A smartphone application; the American Dialect Society's 2010 word of the year. "There's an app for that." Example: "is there an app for that?"

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5. Spotify - The European streaming service Americans could not get

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/spotify

   In 2010 Spotify was available in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the UK, France, Spain and the Netherlands, often by invitation, with a free ad-supported tier and a premium...

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6. Rdio - Skype's founders try music streaming in America

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/rdio

   Rdio, from Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström, launched in the US and Canada in August 2010 as a subscription streaming service with a social feed of what...

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7. refudiate

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/slang-refudiate

   refudiate: Sarah Palin's accidental blend of refute and repudiate, tweeted in July 2010 and named New Oxford American Dictionary's word of the year. Example: "Peaceful...

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8. Kinect for Xbox 360 - You are the controller

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/kinect

   Kinect launched on 4 November 2010 in North America as a $149 camera bar that tracked your whole body and voice for the Xbox 360. Microsoft sold eight million units in...

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9. Home broadband in 2010 - DSL or cable, a few megabits, and a router with WEP

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/home-broadband-2010

   About two-thirds of American adults had home broadband in 2010, according to Pew, mostly DSL or cable at speeds of a few megabits per second; the FCC's National...

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10. Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar's western, the game of the year for many

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/red-dead-redemption

    Red Dead Redemption, released on 18 May 2010, put Rockstar's open-world design in the dying American West. It won many game-of-the-year awards, its Undead Nightmare...

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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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12. HTC Evo 4G - The first 4G phone in America, on Sprint's WiMAX

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/htc-evo-4g

    Released on 4 June 2010, the HTC Evo 4G was the first US phone sold as 4G, using Sprint's WiMAX network, which existed in only a few dozen cities. Its 4.3-inch screen...

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13. The App Store in 2010 - "There's an app for that": 300,000 apps and counting

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/app-store-2010

    Apple's App Store passed 300,000 apps in late 2010 and had served billions of downloads since opening in 2008; the American Dialect Society named "app" its word of the...

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14. 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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15. Lost: The End - The series finale the internet argued about for weeks

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/lost-finale

    Lost ended on 23 May 2010 with a two-and-a-half-hour finale watched by about 13.5 million Americans and dissected on forums, Twitter and recap blogs for weeks. The...

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16. The Walking Dead premieres - AMC's zombie drama arrives on Halloween 2010

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/walking-dead-premiere

    The Walking Dead premiered on AMC on 31 October 2010 to 5.3 million viewers, a cable record for a series premiere, and went on to become the most-watched drama on...

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17. Nintendo DSi XL - The big-screen DS, months before the 3DS was revealed

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/nintendo-dsi-xl

    The DSi XL launched in North America and Europe in March 2010 with larger screens and a wider stylus, aimed at older players of Brain Age and Pokémon HeartGold and...

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18. Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver - Johto remade, with a Pokéwalker pedometer in the box

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/pokemon-heartgold-soulsilver

    The DS remakes of Pokémon Gold and Silver reached North America and Europe in March 2010, bundled with the Pokéwalker pedometer. They sold more than 12 million copies...

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