Why was “paying back” so social? Because we decided that everyone needs to see a public feed of us paying our roommates for “pizza and… Read More »2009 Legacy: The Launch of Venmo

 Why was everything a square? Because Notch created a world where you could punch trees and build castles, starting an addiction that would eventually consume… Read More »2009 Archive: Minecraft (Alpha) Release

 Why did it say “DROID” so loudly? Because Verizon and Google teamed up to make a phone that was the “anti-iPhone,” complete with a sliding… Read More »2009 Legacy: The Launch of the Motorola Droid

 Why were we “Mayors” of Starbucks? Because in 2009, “checking in” to a location was a badge of honor, before we realized that broadcasting our… Read More »2009 Classic: The Launch of Foursquare

 Why was she wearing a disco ball? Because Gaga arrived to tell us that pop music should be weird, theatrical, and have at least 15… Read More »2009 Archive: Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face”

 Why was the “Ribbon” everywhere? Because Microsoft decided that we needed more buttons and less space to actually type our essays. Part of the 34… Read More »2009 Classic: The Launch of “The Word” (Microsoft Office 2010 Beta)

 Why were we counting steps? Because 2009 was the year we started wearing a tiny plastic clip to prove that we walked to the fridge… Read More »2009 Vintage: The Launch of Fitbit (First Tracker)

 Why was January 3rd so quiet? Because Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first 50 coins, and while the world was busy crying over bank bailouts, the… Read More »2009 Vintage: The Launch of Bitcoin (Genesis Block)

 Why was the pit so deep? Because Amy Poehler and a bunch of lovable losers in Pawnee proved that local government is 90% bureaucracy and… Read More »2009 Legacy: Parks and Recreation Debut

 Why was everyone wearing plastic glasses? Because James Cameron spent 15 years and half the world’s money to prove that blue aliens in 3D were… Read More »2009 Archive: Avatar Premiere