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Showing posts with label 2010s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2010s. Show all posts

Friday, March 13, 2020

Things That Are Since 2010: Siri to Tiger Mother


From the December 15, 2019, Chicago Tribune "From Airbnb to TikTok, the things that have risen onto our radar screen in the 2010s" by Eric Zorn

A very interesting look at new words we picked up in the last decade.

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2010

JULY 19, 2010--  "Siri" is the name of Apple's digital assistant.

AUGUST 13, 2010--   "Angry Birds"

SEPTEMBER 10--  "catfish" as a verb to describe creating a fake online persona to scam a would-be romantic partner.

OCTOBER 18--  Instagram

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2011

JANUARY 15, 2011--  "tiger mother"  as a term for aggressive parenting.

JANUARY 20, 2011--  Venmo  (Sorry, I haven'tn heard this one.)  (mobile wallet, I looked it up)

Now, ask me how many of these I have used.

Siri.  Put On the Drive, 97.1 FM.  --RoadDog

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