the first 10 years of the new millennium
saw some strange horrific and wonderful
things spreading the news I’m leaving
today
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
trends of the 2000s 3:10 Mahan – come
with me because you look so fine that I
really wanna make you one for our series
of the top 10 trends per decade we’re
taking a look at the fashions films
music and more that were popular in a
certain era whoa hey it’s our take no
more no more it can
wait these are those famous trends that
have come to represent that decade and
have since been parodied to death you
remember of course Numa Numa my
today we’re looking into the not so
distant past when newer was always
better and technology changed the world
mm like Waze I’m like you know what
Snooki you’re a real cool girl I’m like
thank you like finally number 10
file-sharing
mp3s changed the way we listen to music
but on top of being able to carry
thousands of songs in your pocket
listeners wanted open access to their
favorite tunes we weren’t quite prepared
for the shitstorm that’s sort of that we
became engulfed in thus the ability to
share your files between peers whether
it was popular music movies or TV shows
became the wave of the future it was
very exciting
we knew we were building something that
was very big starting with Napster in
the late 90s the trend continued
throughout the 2000s with services like
LimeWire and sites like Pirate Bay Wow
gallery music for free is awesome many
criticized illegal file sharing and its
effect on the music industry but those
in search of free media shouted them
down basically each time you shut the
Pirate Bay down we will multiply number
9
UFC like we said second to none
no one’s saying that UFC in any way
pioneered televised fighting but you
could make the argument that the company
did perfect it starting in the early 90s
and seeing huge popularity throughout
the 2000s the Ultimate Fighting
Championship allowed mixed martial arts
fighters to use a variety of techniques
and fighting styles
ranging from boxing and wrestling to
Muay Thai and karate to basically just
kick some ass inside the Octagon
Oh
spawning a new generation of fighters
UFC continues to dominate popular
fighting competitions today
number eight energy drinks hey do you
want to feel so energetic tripower
thirst energy drinks for people who need
gratuitous amounts of energy coffee
culture rose to prominence in the 90s
but there came a time in the aughts when
a cup of joe just didn’t do the trick
anymore for those with the always
on-the-go lifestyle yo Carl hitting the
club’s got a case of Red Bull gonna pull
an all-nighter get down and so the era
of the energy drink was ushered in viral
marketing and product placement led
energy drinks like rockstar monster and
redbull to gain huge popularity
particularly among youth and those
involved in teen culture despite their
alleged negative health effects sound
the alarm
you’re gonna be uncomfortably energetic
just remember Red Bull may have a
formula one team but it doesn’t actually
give you wings number seven Texas
Hold’em No Limit Texas Hold’em is the
Cadillac of poker
who doesn’t love finding new ways to
gamble away your hard-earned cash each
player is dealt two cards facedown five
cards are then dealt face-up across the
middle these are community cards
everyone can use to make the best
five-card hand although standard poker
has always been popular
Texas Hold’em rose to popularity due to
its relative simplicity its expansion
online and its use in popular media
that’s it hmm anyone want to play poker
huh someone’s in a hurry even enticing
James Bond to take a seat at the table
in 2006’s casino royale’ five in seven
of spades
is great +48 now a staple on TV thanks
to the World Series of Poker and World
Poker Tour Texas Hold’em is the go-to
game of strategy and psychology for
friends to casually play over a few
beers seven and a four gives a taxi rule
you go did give Z takes he’s not a rule
in Texas Hold’em hi we made a really
successful thing on the internet and
we’d like to collect our money number
six
user-generated content you’re lucky she
even performed for you bastard as the
quality of consumer based technology
increased over the decades the 2000s
site reach a point where users could
create content from home and upload it
onto the internet for mass viewing
this meant gifs flash animations comedic
home videos and many more pieces of
online media were viewable to anyone
with a web connection with the launch of
YouTube in 2005 it wasn’t long before
users were able to find a large viewer
base and we gotta say thanks for that
he’s climbing in your windows he’s
snatchin your people up tryna rape em so
y’all need to hide your kids hide your
wife hide your kids hide your wife so
lose that girl then I wonder what went
wrong so that shouts her on the street
number five the rise of indie pop and
rock
the lowdown
though the term Indy had been around
since at least the 80s the internet and
new digital technologies that rose to
prominence in the 2000s gave bands the
chance to not only record on their own
but also to get their music to a wider
audience on their own with MySpace and
later iTunes providing especially vital
platforms for many groups
because of this the 2000s saw a huge
rise in independent music meaning
artists could not only avoid
conventional means of distribution but
also style choices
Wow
this allowed the alternative music genre
to flourish and mainstream music to be
affected by new sounds
number four emo
emo originally started as a style of
music known as emotional hardcore where
artists expressed dark and emotional
ideas through their work
not only did that jar of music gain
mainstream recognition in the early
2000s it also transformed from a type of
music into much more where fashion
choices and even behavior were
influenced
I heard you already emo culture allowed
those who saw themselves as social
outcasts to own what made them different
in conjunction with the music emo style
sometimes and stereotypically meant dyed
hair heavy makeup sharp contrasting
colors and lots of black plus a few
piercings didn’t hurt dude are you
taking annoying selfies again no why
would you think I’d be doing something
like that number three the metrosexual
back in the day male grooming and style
consciousness wear traits exhibited
almost exclusively by the gay community
at least out in the open after I remove
the ice pack I use a deep Pore Cleanser
lotion in the shower I use a water
activated gel cleanser nano honey almond
body scrub though the definition of a
metrosexual was also similar to that of
the 80s yuppie males the 2000s saw the
rise of the metrosexual no one
appreciates clothes here Barbie noble as
straight men began taking fashion advice
and putting an abundance of effort and
funds into grooming a trend popularized
by the fashion show Queer Eye for the
straight guy we inaugurate you into the
new phase of your life at the rebirth of
the artist the term metrosexual itself
is a combination of the words
Metropolitan and heterosexual and it’s
since shifted the constantly changing
idea of modern masculinity number two
reality TV I love you all I love you
more than life itself you don’t fucking
man the misnomer that is reality TV
began with the idea that hidden cameras
would follow people through a series of
unscripted events juxtaposed with
talking head interviews with the
subjects discussing their thoughts and
feelings on those events the hardest
part is hanging around all young kids I
don’t even know what MTV means do those
survivor the various idols and Big
Brother are a few pioneers of the genre
celebrities began to exploit the trend
as this chicken what I have are is this
fish I know it’s tune of it it says
chicken by the sea with shows like
newlyweds Nick and Jessica The Osbournes
and Keeping Up with the Kardashians
making the personalities even more
household names than they already were
what do you freaks doing if you guys are
humping each other again I’m embarrassed
for you
some say this marked the fall of
intelligent television all we can say is
that Jersey Shore is many folks number
one guilty pleasure
before we move on to our top trend here
are a few honorable mentions keeping a
straight
in the night I him talk the cold story
ever
join me Lance Armstrong by wearing this
band to show your support for the Lance
Armstrong Foundation
number one social networking is Mark
Zuckerberg in over his hoodie out of all
the things that technology changed
during this decade its greatest impact
was on how humans connect with each
other Internet archaeologist dr. Maxwell
fry stumbled upon the perfectly
preserved ruins of an online community
called Friendster early networks like
Friendster and myspace gave way to
titans like Facebook and Twitter hashtag
9/11 never forget it’s a fine tweet it’s
just a little weird that it came from
and this is true
fleshlight the famous purveyors of fake
vaginas on a stick the draw of
expressing yourself keeping in touch
with friends and sharing social lives
has encouraged millions of users to log
on to these sites whether you like them
or not
they are a huge part of our lives and
have changed the way people talk to each
other in that great I have so many
friends on the computer what are you
doing tonight I’ll be on the computer
that’s what I do do you agree with our
list no way Robin what trends from the
2000s are you still trying to buck for
more pop culture top 10s from all the
decades published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
saw some strange horrific and wonderful
things spreading the news I’m leaving
today
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
trends of the 2000s 3:10 Mahan – come
with me because you look so fine that I
really wanna make you one for our series
of the top 10 trends per decade we’re
taking a look at the fashions films
music and more that were popular in a
certain era whoa hey it’s our take no
more no more it can
wait these are those famous trends that
have come to represent that decade and
have since been parodied to death you
remember of course Numa Numa my
today we’re looking into the not so
distant past when newer was always
better and technology changed the world
mm like Waze I’m like you know what
Snooki you’re a real cool girl I’m like
thank you like finally number 10
file-sharing
mp3s changed the way we listen to music
but on top of being able to carry
thousands of songs in your pocket
listeners wanted open access to their
favorite tunes we weren’t quite prepared
for the shitstorm that’s sort of that we
became engulfed in thus the ability to
share your files between peers whether
it was popular music movies or TV shows
became the wave of the future it was
very exciting
we knew we were building something that
was very big starting with Napster in
the late 90s the trend continued
throughout the 2000s with services like
LimeWire and sites like Pirate Bay Wow
gallery music for free is awesome many
criticized illegal file sharing and its
effect on the music industry but those
in search of free media shouted them
down basically each time you shut the
Pirate Bay down we will multiply number
9
UFC like we said second to none
no one’s saying that UFC in any way
pioneered televised fighting but you
could make the argument that the company
did perfect it starting in the early 90s
and seeing huge popularity throughout
the 2000s the Ultimate Fighting
Championship allowed mixed martial arts
fighters to use a variety of techniques
and fighting styles
ranging from boxing and wrestling to
Muay Thai and karate to basically just
kick some ass inside the Octagon
Oh
spawning a new generation of fighters
UFC continues to dominate popular
fighting competitions today
number eight energy drinks hey do you
want to feel so energetic tripower
thirst energy drinks for people who need
gratuitous amounts of energy coffee
culture rose to prominence in the 90s
but there came a time in the aughts when
a cup of joe just didn’t do the trick
anymore for those with the always
on-the-go lifestyle yo Carl hitting the
club’s got a case of Red Bull gonna pull
an all-nighter get down and so the era
of the energy drink was ushered in viral
marketing and product placement led
energy drinks like rockstar monster and
redbull to gain huge popularity
particularly among youth and those
involved in teen culture despite their
alleged negative health effects sound
the alarm
you’re gonna be uncomfortably energetic
just remember Red Bull may have a
formula one team but it doesn’t actually
give you wings number seven Texas
Hold’em No Limit Texas Hold’em is the
Cadillac of poker
who doesn’t love finding new ways to
gamble away your hard-earned cash each
player is dealt two cards facedown five
cards are then dealt face-up across the
middle these are community cards
everyone can use to make the best
five-card hand although standard poker
has always been popular
Texas Hold’em rose to popularity due to
its relative simplicity its expansion
online and its use in popular media
that’s it hmm anyone want to play poker
huh someone’s in a hurry even enticing
James Bond to take a seat at the table
in 2006’s casino royale’ five in seven
of spades
is great +48 now a staple on TV thanks
to the World Series of Poker and World
Poker Tour Texas Hold’em is the go-to
game of strategy and psychology for
friends to casually play over a few
beers seven and a four gives a taxi rule
you go did give Z takes he’s not a rule
in Texas Hold’em hi we made a really
successful thing on the internet and
we’d like to collect our money number
six
user-generated content you’re lucky she
even performed for you bastard as the
quality of consumer based technology
increased over the decades the 2000s
site reach a point where users could
create content from home and upload it
onto the internet for mass viewing
this meant gifs flash animations comedic
home videos and many more pieces of
online media were viewable to anyone
with a web connection with the launch of
YouTube in 2005 it wasn’t long before
users were able to find a large viewer
base and we gotta say thanks for that
he’s climbing in your windows he’s
snatchin your people up tryna rape em so
y’all need to hide your kids hide your
wife hide your kids hide your wife so
lose that girl then I wonder what went
wrong so that shouts her on the street
number five the rise of indie pop and
rock
the lowdown
though the term Indy had been around
since at least the 80s the internet and
new digital technologies that rose to
prominence in the 2000s gave bands the
chance to not only record on their own
but also to get their music to a wider
audience on their own with MySpace and
later iTunes providing especially vital
platforms for many groups
because of this the 2000s saw a huge
rise in independent music meaning
artists could not only avoid
conventional means of distribution but
also style choices
Wow
this allowed the alternative music genre
to flourish and mainstream music to be
affected by new sounds
number four emo
emo originally started as a style of
music known as emotional hardcore where
artists expressed dark and emotional
ideas through their work
not only did that jar of music gain
mainstream recognition in the early
2000s it also transformed from a type of
music into much more where fashion
choices and even behavior were
influenced
I heard you already emo culture allowed
those who saw themselves as social
outcasts to own what made them different
in conjunction with the music emo style
sometimes and stereotypically meant dyed
hair heavy makeup sharp contrasting
colors and lots of black plus a few
piercings didn’t hurt dude are you
taking annoying selfies again no why
would you think I’d be doing something
like that number three the metrosexual
back in the day male grooming and style
consciousness wear traits exhibited
almost exclusively by the gay community
at least out in the open after I remove
the ice pack I use a deep Pore Cleanser
lotion in the shower I use a water
activated gel cleanser nano honey almond
body scrub though the definition of a
metrosexual was also similar to that of
the 80s yuppie males the 2000s saw the
rise of the metrosexual no one
appreciates clothes here Barbie noble as
straight men began taking fashion advice
and putting an abundance of effort and
funds into grooming a trend popularized
by the fashion show Queer Eye for the
straight guy we inaugurate you into the
new phase of your life at the rebirth of
the artist the term metrosexual itself
is a combination of the words
Metropolitan and heterosexual and it’s
since shifted the constantly changing
idea of modern masculinity number two
reality TV I love you all I love you
more than life itself you don’t fucking
man the misnomer that is reality TV
began with the idea that hidden cameras
would follow people through a series of
unscripted events juxtaposed with
talking head interviews with the
subjects discussing their thoughts and
feelings on those events the hardest
part is hanging around all young kids I
don’t even know what MTV means do those
survivor the various idols and Big
Brother are a few pioneers of the genre
celebrities began to exploit the trend
as this chicken what I have are is this
fish I know it’s tune of it it says
chicken by the sea with shows like
newlyweds Nick and Jessica The Osbournes
and Keeping Up with the Kardashians
making the personalities even more
household names than they already were
what do you freaks doing if you guys are
humping each other again I’m embarrassed
for you
some say this marked the fall of
intelligent television all we can say is
that Jersey Shore is many folks number
one guilty pleasure
before we move on to our top trend here
are a few honorable mentions keeping a
straight
in the night I him talk the cold story
ever
join me Lance Armstrong by wearing this
band to show your support for the Lance
Armstrong Foundation
number one social networking is Mark
Zuckerberg in over his hoodie out of all
the things that technology changed
during this decade its greatest impact
was on how humans connect with each
other Internet archaeologist dr. Maxwell
fry stumbled upon the perfectly
preserved ruins of an online community
called Friendster early networks like
Friendster and myspace gave way to
titans like Facebook and Twitter hashtag
9/11 never forget it’s a fine tweet it’s
just a little weird that it came from
and this is true
fleshlight the famous purveyors of fake
vaginas on a stick the draw of
expressing yourself keeping in touch
with friends and sharing social lives
has encouraged millions of users to log
on to these sites whether you like them
or not
they are a huge part of our lives and
have changed the way people talk to each
other in that great I have so many
friends on the computer what are you
doing tonight I’ll be on the computer
that’s what I do do you agree with our
list no way Robin what trends from the
2000s are you still trying to buck for
more pop culture top 10s from all the
decades published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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