2013
Early twenty-tens
2013 is the year between 2012 and 2014.
Like other year numbers, it functions as a noun or adjective: the 2013 election, back in 2013.
Years are often shorthand for their defining events or cultural moments: That song is so 2013.
Sony gaming console
- Xbox OneMicrosoft gaming console
- Google GlassHead-mounted optical computer
- SnapchatDisappearing multimedia messenger
- BitcoinPeer-to-peer electronic cash
fingerprint sensor · 4G LTE · Chromecast · smartwatch · 3D printing
Turning to crime
- VineExpired micro-video platform
- twerkingDance emphasizing buttock movement
- Harlem ShakeSpasmodic internet dance craze
- selfiePhoto of oneself
Blurred Lines · Miley Cyrus · Daft Punk · Lorde · Game of Thrones · Gravity · twerk
Third millennium's second decade
- streaming eraPeriod of internet-delivered media
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- InstagramPhoto-sharing social platform
- hashtagsMetadata labels for posts
Annual Massachusetts footrace
- Edward SnowdenLeaked surveillance secrets
- NSA surveillanceIntelligence agency data collection
- Pope FrancisCurrent head of Catholicism
- government shutdownCessation of federal operations
Nelson Mandela · same-sex marriage · Affordable Care Act · Malala Yousafzai · Baltimore Ravens
Forty-fourth president's family name
- Pope FrancisCurrent head of Catholicism
- Edward SnowdenLeaked surveillance secrets
- Vladimir PutinRussian strongman today
- Kim Jong-unNorth Korean dictator
Malala Yousafzai · Nelson Mandela · Miley Cyrus · Beyoncé · Francis · Paul Walker · Margaret Thatcher · Hugo Chávez
PS4
Sony gaming console
- Xbox OneMicrosoft gaming console
- Google GlassHead-mounted optical computer
- SnapchatDisappearing multimedia messenger
Bitcoin · fingerprint sensor · 4G LTE · Chromecast · smartwatch · 3D printing
Breaking Bad
Turning to crime
- VineExpired micro-video platform
- twerkingDance emphasizing buttock movement
- Harlem ShakeSpasmodic internet dance craze
selfie · Blurred Lines · Miley Cyrus · Daft Punk · Lorde · Game of Thrones · Gravity · twerk
2010s
Third millennium's second decade
- streaming eraPeriod of internet-delivered media
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- InstagramPhoto-sharing social platform
Boston Marathon
Annual Massachusetts footrace
- Edward SnowdenLeaked surveillance secrets
- NSA surveillanceIntelligence agency data collection
- Pope FrancisCurrent head of Catholicism
Nelson Mandela · government shutdown · same-sex marriage · Affordable Care Act · Malala Yousafzai · Baltimore Ravens
Obama
Forty-fourth president's family name
- Pope FrancisCurrent head of Catholicism
- Edward SnowdenLeaked surveillance secrets
- Vladimir PutinRussian strongman today
Malala Yousafzai · Nelson Mandela · Miley Cyrus · Beyoncé · Kim Jong-un · Francis · Paul Walker · Margaret Thatcher · Hugo Chávez · Elon Musk