Since we have a couple "when did you first hear about" threads in the '90s system along with the fact that nearly everybody can remember the '00s unlike previous decade, I'd like for you to share when you first hear about the following trends usually associated with the '00s:

-Emo
-Ringtones
-Hipsters
-Triple Play multimedia deals
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s)
-Blogs
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows
-Blu-Ray
-Netflix
-Redbox
-Energy Drinks
-Wi-Fi

- Emo: 2006 I think (though I wondered before "what are they doing with their hair?")
- Ringtones: 2002 (Nokia..)
- Hipsters: 2011 (before I just thought it were eco-hippies)
- Triple Play multimedia deals: don't know what this is.
- Harry Potter: 1999 when I was given the first book to read (I was 7)
- Blogs: 2003?
- App: 2010
- Blu-Ray: 2007
- Netflix: 2012
- Redbox: is this American?
- Energy Drinks: before 2004.
- Wi-Fi: 2007?

-Emo
-Ringtones: Saw a commercial for the crazy frog ones on tv
-Hipsters: When a good majority of my stand up workshops colleagues had jokes about them
-Triple Play multimedia deals: Commercial on tv
-Harry Potter: Middle School english class had a few people reading the books
-Blogs: Heard about it on the news
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows
-Blu-Ray: Worked at a Gamestop and we eventually started taking in trade ins on Blu Rays and DVDs
-Netflix: Neighbor had an account and gave us a free trial voucher
-Redbox: saw one at a Wal Mart
-Energy Drinks: Saw one in a mini mart
-Wi-Fi: College offered free Wi Fi on campus.

-Emo: 2006
-Ringtones: 2002?
-Hipsters: 2008
-Triple Play multimedia deals: 2004
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s): 2001
-Blogs: 2004
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows: 2008
-Blu-Ray: 2006
-Netflix: As a DVD delivery, 2004, as a streaming program, 2010
-Redbox: 2005
-Energy Drinks: 2005
-Wi-Fi: 2004

Emo: late 2000's
-Ringtones: early 2000's
-Hipsters: early 2000's
Triple Play multimedia deals: late 2000's
-Harry Potter: early 2000's
Blogs: late 2000's
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows: late 2000's
-Blu-Ray: late 2000's
-Netflix: late 2000's
-Redbox: late 2000's
-Energy Drinks: mid 2000's
-Wi-Fi: late 2000's

-Emo 2006
-Ringtones 2002
-Hipsters Don't know
-Triple Play multimedia deals What?
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s) 2000
-Blogs Probably 2004 or 2005
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows Probably 2010 or 2011
-Blu-Ray Probably 2006 or 2007
-Netflix Don't know
-Redbox What?
-Energy Drinks Don't know
-Wi-Fi 2003

Since we have a couple "when did you first hear about" threads in the '90s system along with the fact that nearly everybody can remember the '00s unlike previous decade, I'd like for you to share when you first hear about the following trends usually associated with the '00s:

-Emo
-Ringtones
-Hipsters
-Triple Play multimedia deals
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s)
-Blogs
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows
-Blu-Ray
-Netflix
-Redbox
-Energy Drinks
-Wi-Fi

Emo-I heard the term first in 2001, but never knew what it was then.
Ringtones-Mid 2000's when people were using songs for their phone.
Hipsters-The people or the jeans? The jeans would be 2001, the people would be some time this decade. 2011-ish?
Triple Play-I don't know when that came about.
Harry Potter-I first heard of it in 1998 wen our teacher read it to us.
Blogs-I knew of them in the early 2000's with sites like Blogger. 2003-2005 were the height of my blogging days.
Apps-2009 maybe? Most people didn't have smart phones before that.
Blu Ray-Late 2000's.
Netflix-Mid-late 2000's.
Redbox-2010
Energy drinks-Late 90's. I used to get those Hansen's ones.
Wi Fi-This decade.

-Emo: 2004
-Ringtones: 2004
-Hipsters: 2006
-Triple Play multimedia deals: ?
-Harry Potter: 1999
-Blogs: early 2000s
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows: late 2000s
-Blu-Ray: 2006
-Netflix: late 2000s
-Redbox: 2015(first time hearing about it)
-Energy Drinks: early 2000s
-Wi-Fi: mid 2000s

-Emo -- Around September 2005, shortly after I started high school
-Ringtones -- Probably about 2004, maybe 2005 when I got my first cell phone
-Hipsters -- Maybe 2010? I'm trying to remember if I ever heard that term during high school in the late '00s
-Triple Play multimedia deals -- just now! lol
-Harry Potter -- 1998-99 when I was in 2nd grade
-Blogs -- 2003-ish when I started using the internet more
-An App referring to a mobile application -- late '00s...I recall mentioning them in a college paper I wrote in early 2010
-Blu-Ray -- 2006?
-Netflix -- Maybe around 2007
-Redbox -- 2009
-Energy Drinks -- Gosh I don't even know...early '00s at the latest, but I assume they've been around for a while before that
-Wi-Fi -- I'm gonna say mid-'00s sometime after we switched from AOL to Comcast. I think my brother probably used it for some PS2 games.

-Emo 2003
-Ringtones 2003
-Hipsters 2008
-Triple Play multimedia deals 2002
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s) 2001
-Blogs 2001
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows 2008
-Blu-Ray 2006
-Netflix 2004
-Redbox 2008
-Energy Drinks 2001
-Wi-Fi 2000

Since we have a couple "when did you first hear about" threads in the '90s system along with the fact that nearly everybody can remember the '00s unlike previous decade, I'd like for you to share when you first hear about the following trends usually associated with the '00s:

-Emo: Used to be called goth in the late-90s/ early-00s, but I've heard "emo" since the late-00s
-Ringtones: 2003
-Hipsters: 2011, actually. It seems to be a phenomenon of this decade rather than the last.
-Triple Play multimedia deals: Wha?
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s): My older sister had them in the late-90s, we watched the movie when it was fairly new on VHS in 2002-ish.
-Blogs: early-00s, back when they had flashy, sparkly gifs of brats-esque girls and played music.
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows: 2008 through the iphone commercials.
-Blu-Ray: 2008.
-Netflix: 2009
-Redbox: I've seen them for a while, didn't know what they were called, and can't remember when I first saw them.
-Energy Drinks: early-mid 00s, every kid had 'em.
-Wi-Fi: 2007, same with broadband.

Emo-2002
Ringtone- 2001
Hipsters- 2007
Harry Potter- late 1999
Blogs- late 2005/ early 2006.This is also when I first found out about Facebook and Myspace.
Apps- Can't recall
Blu-Ray- 2006
Netflix- 2008
Red Box-  Can't recall
Energy Drinks- 2004 

- Emo: 2006/07 ish
- Ringtones: 2004
- Hipsters: 2011
- Triple Play multimedia deals: no clue
- Harry Potter: about 2002/03
- Blogs: 2004
- App: 2009
- Blu-Ray: 2007
- Netflix: 2012
- Redbox: 2013
- Energy Drinks: 2005
- Wi-Fi: 2008

Now I'm going to chime with my thoughts. Thanks for your participation!

-Emo: 2007
-Ringtones: 2004
-Hipsters: 2008
-Triple Play multimedia deals: 2006 (this is basically cable/satellite/media companies that adervtise Internet, phone, and TV serivices for those who are wondering. Maybe I should have said digital cable instead, in this case would be 2002 for me.)
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s): 2001
-Blogs: 2004
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows: 2008
-Blu-Ray: 2005
-Netflix: 2007
-Redbox: 2006
-Energy Drinks: 2005
-Wi-Fi: 2003

- Emo: 2004
- Ringtones: 2004-ish
- Hipsters: 2007
- Triple Play multimedia deals: No idea
- Harry Potter: 2000
- Blogs: 2002 or 2003
- Mobile app: 2010
- Blu-Ray: 2005
- Netflix: mid-200s
- Redbox: 2007 or so
- Energy Drinks: mid-00s
- Wi-Fi: 2003 or 2004 maybe

-Emo 2003
-Ringtones 2005
-Hipsters 2003
-Triple Play multimedia deals 2007
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s) 1998
-Blogs 1999
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows
-Blu-Ray 2010
-Netflix 2009
-Redbox 2012
-Energy Drinks 1999
-Wi-Fi 2009

I am German:

Ringtones: 2001
Blogs: 2005?
Apps (for mobile phones): 2010
Blu-Ray: 2007/08
Netflix: 2014
Energy Drinks: 1998/99
Wi-fi (under this term): 2008. I think I first used it when I was on a trip through the US where nearly every motel offered Wi-Fi. In Germany we call it WLAN and I have heard about the concept probably a few years before 2008.

Some additional terms:

Smartphone: 2009/10 (I absolutely didn't care about cellphones until 2013/14)
Tablet computer: 2010
PDA: 2000
Personal Computer: 1991/92
Compact Disc: 1992
CD-Rom: 1997/98
Floppy disk: 1992
Internet: 1996
TV: 1989
External HDDs: 2006?
USB Flash Drives: ca. 2004
Cell phones: 1994/95
Digital cameras: 1999
Digital SLR cameras: 2001
Netbooks: 2009
LCD screens (for computers): ca. 2000
LCD screens (for TV): around 2002
VHS: 1992
DVD: 2000?
High Speed Internet: 2000
Wireless Phones: 1995

-Emo: Used to be called goth in the late-90s/ early-00s, but I've heard "emo" since the late-00s


I always saw goth and emo as separate subcultures and very different from each other.  The best way to sum it up is emo kids hate themselves and goth kids hate the world.

I always saw goth and emo as separate subcultures and very different from each other.  The best way to sum it up is emo kids hate themselves and goth kids hate the world.


So it would be considered the same thing?

-Emo: 2005
-Ringtones: 2005
-Hipsters: I never heard of these until 2013.
-Triple Play multimedia deals: 2008
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s): 2001. My older brother was a big fan.
-Blogs: Maybe 2005-06ish?
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows: 2010
-Blu-Ray: On one of my Disney DVDs in 2007 or 2008
-Netflix: It was a web banner ad that I had seen in 2007.
-Redbox: 2010
-Energy Drinks: 2011
-Wi-Fi: 2002

-Wi-Fi: 2002


Seriously, you were born in 1998 and have heard of Wi-Fi as early as 2002?

-Emo 2003
-Ringtones 2003
-Hipsters 2009 or 2010
-Triple Play multimedia deals No idea
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s) 2000
-Blogs 2004
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows 2008
-Blu-Ray 2006
-Netflix 2006
-Redbox 2010
-Energy Drinks 2001
-Wi-Fi 2003

Seriously, you were born in 1998 and have heard of Wi-Fi as early as 2002?


There's no way at 4 years old to know anything about Wi-Fi. ::)

-Emo: 2005/2006
-Ringtones: 2002
-Hipsters: 2012
-Triple Play multimedia deals: Don't know
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s): 2001
-Blogs: 2002/2003
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows: 2009/2010
-Blu-Ray: 2007/2008
-Netflix: 2010/2011
-Redbox: 2011
-Energy Drinks: early/mid 00's
-Wi-Fi: late 00's

Emo - I can't quite recall when I first heard the term, perhaps in 2008 when I had consistent access to the internet and social 'networking'.
Ringtones - 2005, I bought Rihanna's Pon de Replay song. That was my first ever ringtone!!
Hipsters - 2011, when every one starting wearing those hideously oversized geek glasses and walked around with professional cameras strapped to their necks. Man that sh*t was stupid.
Triple Play multimedia deals - No idea what that is.
Harry Potter - 2001 when I watched the first film and thought it was truly magical and almost... surreal.
Blogs - like 2010 - I know, I was late. I never really followed blogs and jumped on the Twitter bandwagon pretty early (Facebook prior to that)
An App - when I bought my first smartphone in 2009 - an iPhone 3GS! Smartphones were usually depicted as devices for the more sophisticated consumer but it was pretty cool to rebel against the Blackberry era. I can't actually believe people adored their Blackberries when Apple offered something a lot more progressive.
Blu-Ray - 2009. Nothing revolutionary.
Netflix - 2012 ish.
Redbox - No idea what that is.
Energy Drinks - all throughout high school!
Wi-Fi - 2009.

I started on Harry Potter only with the films, and then it as the films on television, not on general release in the cinemas. When I reflect on the films, I cannot say which scene came from which film, all have merged into one.

Emo - Emo first came into existence back in 1985 with the emocore scene and Rites of Spring, but was obscure, even more obscure than hardcore punk at this time. 1994 saw it get bigger with albums by Sunny Day Real Estate, but it was still rather obscure and mainly known among hipsters who were into indie rock (which was also not mainstream yet). However, 2001 saw the release of Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American, which really pushed it into the mainstream. 2004, however, was a massive explosion of popularity. This is when bands like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and Dashboard Confessional became massive and mainstream. Many of the kids who were formerly into nu metal jumped onto this, as did many pop punk kids (for fairly obvious reasons). I feel 2004 is when most people first became aware of emo, since it was pretty much inescapable in pop culture.
Ringtones - The first customizable ringtones for phones came out in 2004, and they instantly became huge. You had to hear them even if you didn't use a custom ringtone because EVERYONE would blare them out, often at awkward or embarrassing moments. Very popular for 2000s comedy.
Hipsters - More of an early 2010s thing honestly. They first got big in 2008 and especially 2009, quickly replacing emo as the biggest subculture in the world. By 2011, they were so inescapable that Glove and Boots made a video about them. 2009 is probably when it became a buzzword though.
Triple Play deals - They went mainstream around 2006 or so with Comcast and AT&T U-Verse (which the latter was actually new at the time). Can't say more about this.
Harry Potter - The first book came out in 1997, but only "geeks" knew what it was. But in 2001, the movie came out, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year, and EVERYONE was obsessed with it. It quickly became the new youth craze replacing the Poke-mania of 1998-2000.
Blogs - BlogSpot and LiveJournal first came out in 1999, and they quickly got big resulting in Xanga launching in 2000. 2000 in general was probably the year we transitioned from the GeoCities/Angelfire era to the BlogSpot and LiveJournal era.
Apps - The App Store launched in 2008, whilst Apple's famous "There's an App for that" ad campaign launched in 2009. The latter year probably made the term known by those who didn't have an iPhone (and may have convinced them to pick one up!)
Blu-Ray - First came out in 2006, and quickly became publicized due to the HD format war and PS3 including a Blu-Ray drive, making it quite known among gamers. When Blu-Ray won against HD DVD it became even more popular, and in 2009, companies began putting ads for Blu-Ray at the beginning of DVDs, so pretty much everyone buying them had to be aware of Blu-Ray. Basically, if they didn't become aware in 2006, they probably did in either 2008 or 2009.
Netflix - First started streaming in 2007. The hype was real, and they made the Roku player in 2008 and heavily advertised it as a Netflix player, and Xbox 360 had an update allowing you to watch Netflix.
Redbox - The first ones started in Denver in 2004, but they didn't become big until 2006-2007, with the latter year, they overtook Blockbuster in locations.
Energy drinks - More of a 90s/early 00s trend. Red Bull was launched in the US in 1997, and then Monster Energy came out in 2002 sparking a sort of rivalry. Early-mid 2000s is when they became trendy.
Wi-Fi - First emerged in 1998-1999, but didn't get big until the mid-2000s. I think the Nintendo DS and PSP in 2005 really made it worthwhile, especially the idea of playing Mario Kart DS online so long as I was near a Wi-Fi hotspot. The Wii had built-in Wi-Fi connection allowing you to connect it online without needing a long cord or even an adapter.

Emo - Emo first came into existence back in 1985 with the emocore scene and Rites of Spring, but was obscure, even more obscure than hardcore punk at this time. 1994 saw it get bigger with albums by Sunny Day Real Estate, but it was still rather obscure and mainly known among hipsters who were into indie rock (which was also not mainstream yet). However, 2001 saw the release of Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American, which really pushed it into the mainstream. 2004, however, was a massive explosion of popularity. This is when bands like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and Dashboard Confessional became massive and mainstream. Many of the kids who were formerly into nu metal jumped onto this, as did many pop punk kids (for fairly obvious reasons). I feel 2004 is when most people first became aware of emo, since it was pretty much inescapable in pop culture.
Ringtones - The first customizable ringtones for phones came out in 2004, and they instantly became huge. You had to hear them even if you didn't use a custom ringtone because EVERYONE would blare them out, often at awkward or embarrassing moments. Very popular for 2000s comedy.
Hipsters - More of an early 2010s thing honestly. They first got big in 2008 and especially 2009, quickly replacing emo as the biggest subculture in the world. By 2011, they were so inescapable that Glove and Boots made a video about them. 2009 is probably when it became a buzzword though.
Triple Play deals - They went mainstream around 2006 or so with Comcast and AT&T U-Verse (which the latter was actually new at the time). Can't say more about this.
Harry Potter - The first book came out in 1997, but only "geeks" knew what it was. But in 2001, the movie came out, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year, and EVERYONE was obsessed with it. It quickly became the new youth craze replacing the Poke-mania of 1998-2000.
Blogs - BlogSpot and LiveJournal first came out in 1999, and they quickly got big resulting in Xanga launching in 2000. 2000 in general was probably the year we transitioned from the GeoCities/Angelfire era to the BlogSpot and LiveJournal era.
Apps - The App Store launched in 2008, whilst Apple's famous "There's an App for that" ad campaign launched in 2009. The latter year probably made the term known by those who didn't have an iPhone (and may have convinced them to pick one up!)
Blu-Ray - First came out in 2006, and quickly became publicized due to the HD format war and PS3 including a Blu-Ray drive, making it quite known among gamers. When Blu-Ray won against HD DVD it became even more popular, and in 2009, companies began putting ads for Blu-Ray at the beginning of DVDs, so pretty much everyone buying them had to be aware of Blu-Ray. Basically, if they didn't become aware in 2006, they probably did in either 2008 or 2009.
Netflix - First started streaming in 2007. The hype was real, and they made the Roku player in 2008 and heavily advertised it as a Netflix player, and Xbox 360 had an update allowing you to watch Netflix.
Redbox - The first ones started in Denver in 2004, but they didn't become big until 2006-2007, with the latter year, they overtook Blockbuster in locations.
Energy drinks - More of a 90s/early 00s trend. Red Bull was launched in the US in 1997, and then Monster Energy came out in 2002 sparking a sort of rivalry. Early-mid 2000s is when they became trendy.
Wi-Fi - First emerged in 1998-1999, but didn't get big until the mid-2000s. I think the Nintendo DS and PSP in 2005 really made it worthwhile, especially the idea of playing Mario Kart DS online so long as I was near a Wi-Fi hotspot. The Wii had built-in Wi-Fi connection allowing you to connect it online without needing a long cord or even an adapter.

The majority of the first editions of the first Harry Potter books were given to school libraries, and many have found they way into the hands of book collectors at a high price in auctions.

-Emo: 2006
-Ringtones: 2009
-Hipsters: 2005
-Triple Play multimedia deals: ?
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s): 2002
-Blogs: 2009
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows: 2009
-Blu-Ray: 2009
-Netflix: ?
-Redbox: 2005
-Energy Drinks: 2005
-Wi-Fi: 2009

Emo - 2005 on MySpace
-Ringtones - 2000 with my first phone (Nokia)
-Hipsters - probably 2008/9-ish
-Triple Play multimedia deals - still never heard of those
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s) - 2001 (first film)
-Blogs - 2005 (MySpace)
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows - about 2009/10-ish when smartphones became popular
-Blu-Ray - 2006 (the Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD wars)
-Netflix - 2004-ish
-Redbox - probably 2013 when I returned from overseas (Blockbuster was still around when I left)
-Energy Drinks - probably about 2000-ish in my early clubbing days, particularly Redbull
-Wi-Fi - probably about 2003-ish

-Emo 2005
-Ringtones mid-2000s
-Hipsters 2009 or 2008
-Triple Play multimedia deals 2009
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s) late 1990s
-Blogs mid-2000s
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows 2009
-Blu-Ray 2006
-Netflix 2010 or 2011
-Redbox 2012
-Energy Drinks early 2000s
-Wi-Fi 2005 or the end of 2004

I'll do my best here

-Emo: My sister mentioned it while shopping and looking for clothes for my brother (she said something like don't get that it's emo). It was either late 2005 or early 2006
-Ringtones : Some time in the early '00s
-Hipsters : I think around 2011, I think this was this website where I first heard the term  :o
-Triple Play multimedia deals : Right now
-Harry Potter (started in the '90s, but many never heard of it until the '00s) : In 2001 when the second movie came out (I think..)
-Blogs : I believe in 2005
-An App referring to a mobile application as opposed to a software application as in Microsoft Windows : In 2007 when when those commercials were always on saying "There's an app for that"
-Blu-Ray : 2007 on the news when it first came out
-Netflix : Around 2010 I think or around the time when Blockbusters were closing down
-Redbox : Some time in the late '00s after seeing one in my grocery store
-Energy Drinks : Some time in the mid '00s probably
-Wi-Fi : Some time in the mid or late '00s