Showing posts with label Facebook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Facebook. Show all posts

Thursday, November 4

What Zuckerberg Never Said About the iPad

Facebook held a press conference about its new mobile strategy on Wednesday. In a nutshell, Facebook is updating apps for Android and iOS, and it is not building a Facebook phone. Instead, it’s going to be platform agnostic and try to treat all platforms equally.

Ho-hum. Sounds pretty dull, right? I mean, no hardware announcement. No shiny phone to handle and photograph. The big news is that you’ll be able to log onto your favorite poker app with your Facebook ID. Oh, and Facebook is going to start offering local coupons, based on location. You could practically see the crowd falling asleep.




Jaded tech journalists, they could hardly believe Facebook had dragged them out to California for this apparent non-announcement. In fact, this was a much bigger deal for programmers and third-party app makers who are involved with Facebook, or with location-based services. But that doesn’t make for exciting headlines.

Know what does make for an exciting headline? When Mark Zuckerberg totally dissed the iPad. When asked about a Facebook app for iPad, Zuckerberg curtly replied: “It’s not mobile.” The person asking the question interjects: “I think Apple would disagree with you,” and, in his famously Zuckerberg way, the Facebook CEO blows this off by saying “Sorry.”

Finally, tech blogs had a story. Zuckerberg disrespects the iPad and Apple. Zuckerberg attacks Apple’s tablet. The iPad has been riding a wave of popularity for so long, it’s about time for that wave to crest and come crashing down, and finally tech journalists had the quote they needed to tell the story they had already decided to tell. The iPad is going down because it sucks. Zuckerberg said so.

Except, that’s not exactly what happened. In fact, that’s not even close. Business Insider has the exchange on video and you can see it here. They open this post with the line: “Is the iPad a mobile device? Not according to Mark Zuckerberg.”

They couldn’t have gotten it more wrong. First of all, Zuckerberg never says the word “device.” He just says “mobile.” Now, are we to believe that Mark Zuckerberg does not think the iPad is mobile? Does Zuckerberg really believe that you can’t take the iPad with you? You can’t bring it to a coffeeshop, or take it on a plane ride? Of course not. But that’s what Jay Yarow at Business Insider implies.

First, here’s what I think Zuckerberg was really saying. The event was called a Facebook Mobile event. The company wanted to talk about the future of Facebook on mobile phones. That’s all mobile phones, including phones with simpler mobile browsers, not just the big heavyweight smartphones.

At the end of the long session, a journalist stands up during the question and answer period and asks about a Facebook iPad app. It’s a legitimate question for sure, because there has been a lot of curiosity about how Facebook might scale to the iPad’s screen. Currently, if you want to use Facebook on the iPad, you have to blow up the iPhone version to double size, which is not a good looking solution, or you have to use Safari to browse to Facebook.

But Zuckerberg didn’t want to talk about the iPad. He was focused on mobile, and that’s the word that came out when he dismissed the iPad question. “The iPad is not ‘mobile’” is what he was saying. He was probably using the familiar terminology they’ve been throwing around to describe this event.

He was not saying that the iPad is not a mobile device. He was not saying that Facebook was not interested in supporting the iPad. He was not being blunt, as Jason Kincaid says on TechCrunch. He was being dismissive. He was only talking about the iPad tangentially, not addressing any real concerns Facebook has about developing an app for the iPad and tablet devices.

Second, here’s my problem with the coverage this has gotten. Engadget used this line as part of their ongoing “CE-Oh No He Didn’t” series. Dozens of blogs picked up on the line, with headlines saying “Zuckerberg Says the iPad Is Not Mobile.”

If you watch the entire exchange, that is not his meaning at all. He’s not being misquoted, but he is being taken out of context in a big way. His little gaffe is being sensationalized as an important criticism from the CEO of the largest Web site in the world.

Erick Tseng, head of Facebook’s mobile products division, stepped in to clarify the statement, perhaps realizing exactly how Zuckerberg would be misinterpreted. A couple minutes later, Zuckerberg himself clarifies what he meant, and it’s actually fairly interesting.

It really boils down to this: they are still thinking about it. There is clearly a new category of machine hitting the market, and Facebook is not ready to commit to one platform, or one interface concept. Zuckerberg gave the impression that Facebook is still trying to decide how to best serve Facebook’s content on a tablet-style device. It’s a good question, considering the two most interesting consumer tablets on the market are drastically different devices. The iPad is almost twice the size of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and both have different levels of openness and connectivity on board. Clearly the same app wouldn’t work for both, but perhaps there is some common ground to be found in the tablet space.

But that’s not how the tech media reported this non-event. The media likes to tell a story, and will fit events into the round holes of the story even if they happen to be square pegs. The story about Mark Zuckerberg is that he’s rash, youthful and impulsive. When the media heard his line about the iPad, they wanted this to be a moment of true honesty from a CEO who is actually relatable and perhaps open enough to be candid with the press. This may be the case, but it doesn’t describe the Zuckerberg I saw in the press conference. I saw a guy who was completely likeable and thoughtful. Not someone who is impulsive and ready to do battle.

The second story the media wants to tell is the fall of the iPad. The iPad has been incredibly popular, but in order to tell the story, it needs a denouement. It’s time for the iPad to go down. The same thing happened with the iPhone, and the same thing happens for every product that catches fire and proves remarkably popular. After a while, it gets boring telling the same old: “The iPad is great and everybody loves it” stories, whether or not those are true in the first place. It’s time to bring the iPad down, and the media stands Zuckerberg up as a straw man and lights his comments on fire.


(source:slashgear.com)

Facebook Places debuts location-based deals

Facebook has introduced a new ‘Deals’ service that will allow local business to promote special offers to customers through Facebook’s Places location feature.

Deals is currently a new application within Facebook’s freshly updated iPhone application and is available to Android users via a mobile web page.

Using Places, users can find deals via a yellow icon that’s placed next to the name of a business or retail outlet in the iPhone app’s ‘Nearby Places’ list. When they tap on the icon a coupon appears on their phone which they can show at the outlet to claim the deal.

There will be four types of deals available. Individual Deals will encompass discounts and other rewards, Friend Deals will require getting friends involved to claim discounts, Loyalty Deals will apply to regular customers and Charity Deals will allow users to donate to a cause.

Facebook will not charge businesses to list coupons and deals through its mobile app, but will encourage businesses to buy online advertising on Facebook to publicise their offerings.

Facebook’s Deals service in influenced by other location-based services such as Foursquare, but its 500 million-strong user-base gives it a clear advantage over similar social media services.

According to Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, over 200 million people now access Facebook through their mobile – triple the number doing so last year.

The move to add Deals to Places also steps up Facebook’s competition with Google, as both companies seek to tap into the growing market for mobile advertising. Google has recently taken steps to help bring small businesses online and help them be found more easily.

For the meantime Deals will only be available in the US, but Facebook plans to roll it out more widely in future.



(source:coastdigital.co.uk)

Friday, September 24

Zuckerberg

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg,

Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg at South by Southwest in 2008.
BornMark Elliot Zuckerberg
May 14, 1984 (age 26)
White Plains, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationPhillips Exeter Academy
attended Harvard College
OccupationCo-founder, CEO & President ofFacebook
Net worth▲ US$6.9 billion (2010)


The Mark Elliot Zuckerberg
 (born May 14, 1984) is an American entrepreneur who co-founded the social networking site Facebook. Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook with fellow classmates Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, and Chris Hughes while attending Harvard. He is a billionaire due to his 24% share of Facebook.

Personal life

Zuckerberg was born in White Plains, New York and raised in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Zuckerberg's parents are Jewish,but he considers himself an atheist. He started programming when he was in middle school. Early on, Zuckerberg enjoyed developing computer programs, especially communication tools and games. Before attending Phillips Exeter Academy beginning in his junior year of high school, he went to school at Ardsley High School.
He transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy where he immersed himself in Latin. He also built a program to help the workers in his father's office communicate; he built a version of the game Risk, and under the company name Intelligent Media Group, he built a music player named the Synapse Media Player that used artificial intelligence to learn the user's listening habits, which was posted to Slashdot and received a rating of 3 out of 5 from PC Magazine.Microsoft and AOL tried to purchase Synapse and recruit Zuckerberg, but he decided to attend Harvard College instead, which he attended in September 2002, and where he joined Alpha Epsilon Pi, a Jewish fraternity. In college, he was known for reciting lines from epic poems such as The Iliad.
Facebook



Zuckerberg (right) with Robert Scoble in 2008.
Founding
Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dormitory room on February 4, 2004. The idea for Facebook came from his days at Phillips Exeter Academy, which, like most colleges and prep schools, had a long-standing tradition of publishing an annual student directory with headshot photos of students, faculty and staff known as the "Facebook". Once at college, Zuckerberg's Facebook started off as just a "Harvard thing" until Zuckerberg decided to spread Facebook to other schools, enlisting the help of roommate Dustin Moskovitz. They first spread it to Stanford, Dartmouth, Columbia, New York University, Cornell, Brown and Yale, and then to other schools with social contacts with Harvard.
Zuckerberg moved to Palo Alto, California, with Moskovitz and some friends. They leased a small house that served as an office. Over the summer, Zuckerberg met Peter Thiel who invested in the company. They got their first office during the summer of 2004. According to Zuckerberg, the group planned to return to Harvard in the fall but eventually decided to remain in California.


Wirehog
A month after Facebook launched in February 2004, i2hub, another campus-only service, created by Wayne Chang, was launched. i2hub focused on peer-to-peer file sharing. At the time, both i2hub and Facebook were gaining the attention of the press and growing rapidly in users and publicity. In August 2004, Zuckerberg, Andrew McCollum, Adam D'Angelo, and Sean Parker launched a competing peer-to-peer file sharing service called Wirehog. It was a precursor to Facebook Platform applications. Traction was low compared to i2hub and Facebook ultimately shut Wirehog down the following summer.
Platform and Beacon
On May 24, 2007, Zuckerberg announced Facebook Platform, a development platform for programmers to create social applications within Facebook. Within weeks, many applications had been built and some already had millions of users. It grew to more than 800,000 developers around the world building applications for Facebook Platform. On July 23, 2008, Zuckerberg announced Facebook Connect, a version of Facebook Platform for users.
On November 6, 2007, Zuckerberg announced a new social advertising system called Beacon, which enabled people to share information with their Facebook friends based on their browsing activities on other sites. For example, eBay sellers could let friends know automatically what they have for sale via the Facebook news feed as they list items for sale. The program came under scrutiny because of privacy concerns from groups and individual users. Zuckerberg and Facebook failed to respond to the concerns quickly, and on December 5, 2007, Zuckerberg wrote a blog post on Facebook taking responsibility for the concerns about Beacon and offering an easier way for users to opt out of the service.


ConnectU lawsuits
ConnectU
Harvard students Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss, and Divya Narendra accused Zuckerberg of intentionally making them believe he would help them build a social network called HarvardConnection.com (later called ConnectU). They filed a lawsuit in 2004 but it was dismissed on a technicality on March 28, 2007. It was refiled soon thereafter in federal court in Boston, and a hearing was scheduled for July 25, 2007, to address Zuckerberg's motion to dismiss. At the hearing the judge told ConnectU that parts of complaint were deficient and gave them leave to file an amended complaint. Facebook countersued in regards to Social Butterfly, a project put out by The Winklevoss Chang Group, an alleged partnership between ConnectU and i2hub. It named among the defendants ConnectU, Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss, Divya Narendra, and Wayne Chang, founder of i2hub. The parties reached a confidential settlement agreement in February 2008. On June 25, 2008, the case settled and Facebook agreed to transfer over 1.2 million common shares and pay $20 million in cash. In May 2010, it was reported that the ConnectU founders were accusing Zuckerberg of securities fraud for misrepresenting the value of the shares. The founders were under the impression they were worth $45 million. However, that understanding was based on a valuation of preferred shares, whereas the founders had only received common shares. The effect was that the shares given to the founders as part of the settlement were worth 75% less than Facebook had led them to believe, and the overall cash-and-stock deal worth 50% less.
In November 2007, confidential court documents were posted on the website of Harvard alumni magazine 02138. They included Zuckerberg's social security number, his parents' home address, and his girlfriend's address. Facebook filed to have the documents removed, but the judge ruled in favor of 02138.


Pakistan criminal investigation
In June 2010, Deputy Attorney General Muhammad Azhar Sidiqque of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan launched a criminal investigation into Zuckerberg and Facebook co-founders Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes after a "Draw Muhammad" contest was hosted on Facebook. The investigation also named the anonymous German woman who created the contest. Sidiqque asked the country's police to contact Interpol to have Zuckerberg and the three others arrested for blasphemy. On May 19, 2010, Facebook's website was temporarily blocked in Pakistan until Facebook removed the contest from its website at the end of May. Sidiqque also asked its United Nations representative to raise the issue with the United Nations General Assembly. No formal charges have been filed against Zuckerberg.


Paul Ceglia
On June 30, 2010, Paul Ceglia, the owner of a wood pellet fuel company in Allegany County, New York, filed a lawsuit against Zuckerberg, claiming 84% ownership of Facebook and seeking monetary damages. According to Ceglia, he and Zuckerberg signed a contract on April 28, 2003 that for an initial fee of $1,000 entitled Ceglia to 50% of the website's revenue, as well as an additional 1% interest in the business per day after January 1, 2004, until website completion. Zuckerberg was developing other projects at the time, among which was Facemash, the predecessor of Facebook, but did not register the domain name thefacebook.com until January 1, 2004. Facebook management dismissed the lawsuit as "completely frivolous". Facebook spokesman Barry Schnitt told a reporter that Ceglia's counsel had unsuccessfully attempted to seek an out-of-court settlement. In an interview with ABC World News, Zuckerberg stated he was confident of never signing such an agreement. At the time, Zuckerberg worked for Ceglia as a code developer on a project named "StreetFax". Judge Thomas Brown issued a restraining order on all financial transfers concerning ownership of Facebook until further notice; in response, Facebook removed the case to federal court and asked that the state court injunction be dissolved. According to Facebook, the injunction would not affect their business but lacked any legal basis.
Depictions in media

A movie based on Zuckerberg and the founding years of Facebook, called The Social Network, will be released on October 1, 2010, and stars Jesse Eisenberg as Zuckerberg. After Zuckerberg was told about the film, he responded, "I just wished that nobody made a movie of me while I was still alive." Also, after the film's script was leaked on the Internet and it was apparent that the film would not portray Zuckerberg in a wholly positive light, he stated that he wanted to establish himself as a "good guy".
The Social Network is based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich, which the book's publicist once described as "big juicy fun" rather than "reportage." The film's screenwriter Aaron Sorkin told New York magazine, "I don’t want my fidelity to be to the truth; I want it to be to storytelling," adding, "What is the big deal about accuracy purely for accuracy’s sake, and can we not have the true be the enemy of the good?"
According to Sorkin's script, Zuckerberg created Facebook to elevate his stature after not getting into any of the elite final clubs at Harvard. Yet Zuckerberg told The New Yorker he had no interest in joining the final clubs.
An episode of The Simpsons in which Zuckerberg plays himself is expected to air in fall 2010. In the episode, "Loan-A Lisa," Lisa Simpson and her friend Nelson encounter Zuckerberg at an entrepreneurs' convention.
Philanthropy

On September 22, 2010, it was reported that Zuckerberg had arranged to donate $100 million to the Newark, New Jersey, school system.





(source:wikipeia)

Monday, September 20

YouTube Play, Facebook Phone

YouTube Play Facebook,
YOUTUBE,com PLAY: Some of the web's greatest hits will soon be on display at the Guggenheim. The museum is teaming up with YouTube to showcase artists who work in online video. YouTube Play features 125 videos picked from more than 23,000 submissions from all over the world. A jury will narrow the selections down to just 20 which will be presented next month at the Guggenheim's museums. The Guggenheim Foundation says it is fascinated by the idea of looking at how online video is emerging as an art form in its own right.
FACEBOOK PHONE?: Facebook says it has no plans to build its own phone. The social networking site is denying an internet report claiming the company is secretly building software for a phone and working with a third party to build the hardware. Facebook's denial comes after Google dismissed reports last year about its plans to build a phone but later came out with the Nexus One.





(source:myfoxny.com)

Friday, August 20

French Girls

French Girls,
Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy was an interview series shown on BBC Four. In the series, Dawn French interviewed some of the most prolific comedians of the century from Phyllis Diller to Catherine Tate and asked about life, love, family and comedy. The series was shown as 3 episodes featuring clips from French's various interviews with different comedians, however, from December 25 - December 30 in 2006 BBC Four showed six full interviews of 20–30 minutes. They are: (in order of re-broadcast on BBC Four) Whoopi Goldberg, Catherine Tate, Kathy Burke, Julie Walters, Victoria Wood and Joan Rivers. This is one of the last interviews done with the late comedienne, Linda Smith. Each episode ends with a tribute to Linda Smith.
It was followed in 2007 by Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy.
Comediennes featured

Catherine Tate
Julie Walters
Whoopi Goldberg
Victoria Wood
Kathy Burke
Joan Rivers
Jennifer Saunders
Linda Smith
Wanda Sykes
Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney
Helen Lederer
Denise Coffey
Phyllis Diller
Jessica Stevenson
Ruby Wax
Penny Marshall (only seen in one clip in Episode 1)
Eleanor Bron
Sarah Silverman
Morwenna Banks
Miriam Margolyes
Sheila Hancock
Miss Piggy
Gina Yashere
Rita Rudner
Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins
Margaret Cho
Tracey Ullman
Liza Tarbuck
Sandra Bernhard
Jenny Eclair
Laura Solon
Meera Syal
Jo Brand
Jo Caulfield (Episodes 2-3)



(source:wikipedia)

Tuesday, August 17

Fashion trends 2010

Fashion in 2010,2010 Fashion,
The 2010s in fashion is what is commonly in style for clothing and accessories in the 2010s decade. Some fashions are leftover from the mid to late 2000s, (even some trends that started in 2002 or 2003 still exist) while other fashion are considered out of style in the 2010s. With the late 2000s and early 2010s recession, designer clothing is consider not as popular along with a more uniform look. While the 2000s had emphasis on the anti-fashion of the 1990s, the 2010s is known more for the aesthetic value of fashion as it was before the 1990s. Casual clothing still exist but is in a sense of style and retro elements are still used, along with many original new trends.
The '10s have been called the "Teal Decade"  because of the popularity of teal in clothing, car and home design starting in 2010.
The 2010s has seen many elements of the 1950s and the 1980s. Fashions such as mini skirts with leggings and perms are common with women, along with buddy holly style glasses and plaid shirts. Crop-tops have also come back in style for younger women.
The raver is a common look in the 2000s. Although raver fashion was used exclusively for clubs, raver style fashion has hit the racks and is worn out the club. That is most likely the result of the popularity of dance and electronic music that is popular on the current pop charts such as Ke$ha and Lady Gaga, along with pure dance acts such as David Guetta. Bright and exotic colors, especially in neon colours, bright coloured sunglasses, graphic tees, beaded necklaces, and the like are common in rave fashion. Raver fashion has influenced other stereotypes such as the declining scene fad and hipster. Nu-rave style from the United Kingdom becomes popular in the United States and Canada. Even the gangsta subculture is influenced by the raver subculture, as the New Boyz starting the jerkin' movement.
Another trend in the 2010s is the return of elements from traditional American fashions from before the 1960s. Western and rural inspired fashions has been part of the preppy look for teenagers and young adults throughout the United States even in urban areas, which was a slight fad in the late 1970s and 1980s as well. This includes the comeback of plaid and lumberjack, cowboy boots, Daisy duke shorts, Levis and Wrangler jeans, and denim jackets. Even hip-hop and emo fashion began to see an increase in plaid shirts, which was not a general staple of the cultures fashion before. Teenage girls begin wearing dresses for casual wear in school, which was a fad that was not prominent since the 1960s.
The early 2010s



European teenage girl wearing skinny jeans and thin-strapped tank top, both popular fashions in 2008. Tank tops have got tighter fitting since 2009.


A woman in a tank top, during 2009. Lycra led to closer fitting tank tops in the late 2000s.
Funnel Neck tops and Polo neck jumpers are very popular during winter. Polo shirts are popular alone or as layered under long sleeved tee and layered t-shirts are popular.
Crop tops teamed with high waisted trousers, shorts or skirts are common for young women and teenagers. While exposing the midriff is not common, it is worn with a solid colour shirt underneath the crop top and is tied together. Playsuits and jumpsuits are in fashion once again, usually teamed with a denim jacket (also popular in late '90s and early 2000s). Brogues are worn by both women and men.
Skinny and wide belts of all colours and have been popular to wear with dresses and long tops since 2007 and still hold out as a popular fashion .
Also, layering is very popular during this period. Camis are worn under t-shirts and other shirts.. Layered tees, shirts, polos 3/4 length sleeved blouses, plaid short or falling sleeved or rolled buttoned sleeve shirts are popular for both men, women, and kids since 2007. Striped polo shirts seemed to die out around 2008 and where replaced by more solid polo shirts, but they are generally not as popular as they were in the 2000s.
Blazer jackets have became rather popular with men. Leather jackets remain popular. Military style bomber jackets seem to be becoming a common fashion as of 2010.
The classic "nerd" look has became more popular in the 2010s as opposed to the "geeky" gamer clothes in the 2000s. This includes suspenders, thick rimmed glasses, and pocket protectors.
Tunics and camisoles are very common in the 2010s with many styles. Ruffles and beads are very common in clothing in women.
Tank tops are also commonplace worn alone or as a layering piece with off the shoulder tops. The 2fer a short sleeeved t-shirt, polo shirt, etc. worn over a long sleeved shirt is common with women and men from kids to tweens, teens, college students and beyond in the 2010s.
Both shortalls and skirtalls became popular again in 2007.
Shorter lengths of skirts and dresses were in from 2007. Longer lengths are also mixing in now with the shorter lengths. Knee length skirts are common in fall 2010. Skirts with lace trimmedbike shorts underneath are also in.
Short skirts and short dresses are popular with opaque tights and leggings in many colors especially black and gray and with capri and knee length leggings in the summer. Some wear bike shorts with the short dresses.
Jeggings which are jeans with the comfy feel of leggings are popular with girls and women of all ages from kids, tweens, teens, college students and beyond.
Cropped (¾ length legged) and knee length women's trousers capris are in with all ages of girls and women from kids, tweens, teens, college students and beyond.
Plaid is popular with both men and women in the 2010s decade. Western shirts, flannel and lumberjack shirts are common. Layering a long sleeved tee under a plaid short sleeved shirt is popular. Plaid skirts and dresses are popular worn with lace trimmed bike shorts, leggings and opaque tights.
Camisoles are very popular with women as are Shorts of all kinds are popular. Styles in now include plaid short shorts and plaid Bermuda shorts, khaki short shorts, button tab shorts for females, cargo shorts, and short jean shorts. Nike Tempo shorts are worn a lot as well. Shorts are even worn in the winter with opaque tights or leggings in black especially. Some females, especially teens and college-age girls wear shorts with the tights or leggings and Uggs. Nike Tempo shorts became very popular in 2009 and 2010 with both sexes, especially girls, although they are worn by all ages from kids through teens and college students not only as shorts for athletic and exercise wear but also as shorts for everyday wear.
Dark and light colours of jeans have continued popularity. Jeans with include rips and holes in them are still seen. Patches in jeans have become popular in 2010. Jeans are often cuffed or rolled at the legs in women. High-waisted jeans are commonplace for men and women.
College students wearing low cut tops has become less common, along with pull over hoodies. Hoodies with university logos have come out of style while newer clothing trends are found on college campuses. College logo t-shirts are still seen on many students. Bermuda shorts, cargo shorts, gym shorts, high-waist jeans, and layered tees and polos are commonplace for college men. Short shorts, Bermuda shorts, Nike Tempo shorts, 3/4 length and knee length capris, sweatpants, leggings or opaque tights with skirts, short dresses, short shorts, and long tops, lace trimmed bike shorts with skirts and short dresses, skinny and wide belts of all colours worn with dresses, layered tees and polos, shirts with a cami underneath and jeggings are popular with females. Skinny and relaxed fit and rolled or cuffed are popular styles of jeans Keds, Sperry's, Uggs, Converse All Stars, and ballet flats are popular shoes with college students. Headbands and bangles are in as are side ponytails and bangs.
Military style Oxford shirts become popular in men.
Opaque tights footed or footless and leggings are popular since 2008. Typically worn with skirts and dresses. Worn with ballet flats a lot. Also worn with short shorts and Uggs.
Keffiyehs have become popular with children and adults alike.
Preadolescent character ware including (Hello Kitty), (Buffy the vampire slayer), etc., have faded from popularity in 2010, while younger children see continued character ware (Thomas the tank engine) and (Dora the explorer) during 2010. Clothes lines from Hannah Montana, Selena Gomez and iCarly are popular with tweens and teens.
Graphic tees with advertisements and cartoon characters are common, along with vintage items since 2009. Animals such as tigers and monkeys are used in the design of the shirts. Clothing with brand name labels had been replaced by more funky designs starting around 2008 and continuing into 2010. Common cartoon characters on t shirts include Popeye, Winnie The Pooh, Mighty Mouse, Sesame Street, Mickey Mouse, Lizzie McGuire, Gummy, Tom and Jerry, Ninja Turtles, The Smurfs, Scooby Doo, Family Guy, and The Simpsons. Many of them are dated from the 1940s and 1950s, and the 1980s.
Cardigans, loose hoodies and v-neck sweaters are all worn by people of all ages.
In the business world, the business casual style of the early to mid 2000s had changed to a more modest, formal and sophisticated look, especially after the economic crash of 2008.
Overalls have seemingly made a comeback in 2010. Short-skirts similar to those worn in the 1990s comeback as well. Shirts tied in a knot above the belly button, exposing the midriff, become popular again for females.
1950s inspired clothes made a comeback for men in the summer of 2010. Letterman jackets, Hawaiian shirts and cuffed dark blue straight-leg jeans became popular. This trend was kickstarted by the successful rockabilly/pop group The Baseballs.,
Hats in the 2010s,

Baseball caps, are popular for casual wear among teenagers and college students. Once confined to the gangsta and redneck subculture, these caps are popular among many different groups and became more mainstream. They also are called "fitted caps" which are caps that don't bend and stay completely stiff.Many wearers kept the adhesive label on the peak to show others their hat was brand new. Some hats also have small reflective strips stitched on to the underside of the peak.
Children's Baseball caps, bucket hats and boonie hats are still in trend, but declining across the UK and girl's mob caps seem to be on the decline for most age groups other than babies.,
Jewelery and baggage in the 2010s,

Bracelets and Bangles are often used to accessorize a woman's or girl's outfit. They became more bulky in the UK as 2010 went on in the Handbags became bigger and heaver too, while sports holdalls became lighter and were even being made out of recycled plastic bottles in some cases across the UK, Ireland and USA.,
Glasses in the 2010s,

Generally speaking, both Ray-Ban aviators and Wayfarers have become very fashionable. Sunglasses among women have been common since 2006. Larger sunglasses on women are common in the 2010 while smaller sunglasses came back in style with men around 2010. Thick rimmed glasses are common in the 2010s, while cats eyed glasses are becoming popular again. Buddy Holly-styled glasses became popular with men as well. On the other hand, Rimless glasses seem to be dying out of contemporary fashion. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, shaded rim sunglasses are common. In the UK, men's glasses became smaller and rectangular during 2009, which became a major trend by 2010, as were the out sized sunglasses worn by women in the UK and Ireland.,
Hairstyles in the 2010s,

Many boys and men still seem to support the Beatles-inspired hairstyle. The now ubiquitous look of pop singer Justin Bieber does not appear popular for most men beyond their teen years, as many college-age students and upper high school students are reverting to shorter hair styles. This parallels an apparent rise in spiked hair styles. The fluffy hairdo of the 1980s is back in style for upper high school and college men. The 1990s, grunge-inspired hairdos in men seem to be making a comeback, replacing the emo style of the 2000s. The buzz cut is well in fashion as well. For women, long-straight hair has became less popular, instead with long curly hair replacing it. The Rachel haircut has made a comeback of sorts but is different from the original by having more apparent volume to it. The side braid and the side ponytail are common 2010 hairstyles with young women. Others have the bob haircut. Some, however, are starting to grow their hair back out due to the perceived decline. Bangs are another popular hair style. The thin slick straight hair of the 2000s has began to lose popularity with women, as hair with more volume becomes more popular.,
Shoes in the 2010‘s,



Ugg boots became popular in the mid 2000s amongst men and women alike in the UK, USA, and Ireland.
Also from the 2004 through to today Uggs became popular especially with males and females alike across the Western world, but began to decline during 2010. Usually worn with jeans tucked in boots or leggings tucked in boots with a skirt, pair of shorts or short dress over the leggings. Also seen worn with shorts. Today they come in a variety of colours, including black, pink, blue, chestnut, and fuchsia.They are available in both slip-on and lace-up varieties and their height can range from just above the ankle to above the knee. Uggs come in short and tall, but over the knee varieties, of variosue tan and brown colours in the UK.
Cowboy boots begin to be common in men and women in 2010 merged with non western attire.
In the UK Boat shoes and mixed rubber/plastic flip flops took off in 2008.
Sperry Top-Siders are popular in the US with younger generations. Everyone from elementary school kids through teens in middle school and high school, and college students. Students in American preparatory schools are also seen wearing them. Worn with everything from jeans, shorts, capris, dresses, and skirts.
In the United States TOMS are taking off due to the philanthropic nature of the company giving away a free pair with every purchase to a needy child.
Gladiator sandals are still a favoured choice of footwear for women in summer 2010.
Sandals with rhinestones are popular with women in 2010.
Keds black champions canvas, white champions canvas, and navy blue champions canvas are very popular styles now especially with kids and teens. And seen a lot around college campuses with students.
Ballet flats are poular with every age group from kids, tweens, teens, college students and beyond. Worn with everything from skinny jeans, skirts and dresses with opaque tights or leggings to shorts of all lengths and capris.
In 2009, British men’s shoes got longer, more pointed, square tipped toes, in invitation of a pare that David Beckham wore that year. They became a trend with all males, except for the elderly and children. they, along with both moccasin style loafers and Trainers (A.K.A.- 'sneakers' in the USA and 'trekkis' in South Africa) were still in vogue to, as were climbing boots for every day street ware. Court shoes and Oxford shoes declined as Karrimor hiking trainers and conventional trainers took an even stronger hold in the UK during 2010.
British kid's velcro-lock strap Plimsoll shoes were the new vogue for children's shoes in 2009 and continued in to 2010.
Converse All Stars are still popular amongst kids, tweens, teens, college students and beyond. All shapes and sizes are worn no matter what time of season in many different colors. Black, different shades of blue, and pink are a few of the top colors seen. The low cut variety are allowed in some schools that have uniforms.
Desert boots have made a big comeback for men in 2010.
Recycling

With the rise of environmentally friendly clothes came trainers and flip flops made of old car tyres, and rain coats and sports holdalls made of old plastic bottles occurred regularly in the UK and Ireland.


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