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11th Dec 2017

This List Of Things That Didn’t Exist At Christmas 10 Years Ago Is Bonkers

Sarah

Cast your mind back to Christmas 10 years ago… A time where you probably still talked to your friends on the house phone and sent ‘Can You Call Me’s’ like there was no tomorrow.

A simpler time, some might say. Unilad has put together a little list of some things that we all use without a second thought now that didn’t even exist this time 10 years ago, and it’s really quite mind boggling.

How did we live our lives without Tinder on Christmas day?

  1. Uber – Launched in 2009
  2. Airbnb – Established in 2008
  3. Instagram – Launched in 2010
  4. Snapchat – Launched in 2011
  5. Bitcoin – Established in 2009
  6. iPad – Launched in 2010
  7. Facebook Messenger App – Launched 2011
  8. Kickstarter – Founded in 2009
  9. Pinterest – Launched in 2010
  10. App Store – Released in 2008
  11. Angry Birds – First game released in 2009
  12. Google Chrome – Released in 2008
  13. WhatsApp – Released in 2009
  14. Candy Crush – Released in 2012
  15. Alexa – Released in 2014
  16. Tinder – Released in 2012
  17. Apple Watch – Introduced in 2015
  18. Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes – First brewed in 2015

Madness.

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