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The Last Decade has enormous cultural trends, from the way our data is used, how we consume TV and music.

We talk with the People about some of the trends of The Last Decade and how their lives changed as a result.

'I found love on tinder'"My Life has changed completely because of the scale," says Alex Bell , from Fareham in Hampshire, who is now expecting a baby with her husband, she met on the app.

tinder into life on the back of The Boom in smartphone usage. was established in the year 2012 One of several dating apps that More Than 50 million users worldwide.

Neither the author, Mrs. Bell, 33, or her husband does not always show reluctant to, how they met, But she adds: "in General, People are quite surprised, perhaps, now. It is socially acceptable. "

"The dating apps were, for me, really convenient, Time -wise," says Science fiction author Alex Although online dating existed, before the 2010s, sociology lecturer Dr Róisín Ryan-says flood: "It used to be that People have it All secretly and embarrassing it was, But now it is so ubiquitous it is. "

However, while apps changed the way how to find, we love to have, "it is, as it is the creation of new types of couples," says Dr Ryan-flood, who is writing a book about online dating.

she says the research shows that People still go for the same type of person as you would conventionally, despite a larger pool.

"I would not say it is cool But it is less of a taboo," says Alex, about couples meeting on dating apps ", the People a lot about connection and dating talk-apps will destroy sent from The Devil to, marriage and families," adds Dr. Julia Carter, also a sociology lecturer.

"But in the end, if you talk to People about what you want, it is the same. "

Dr. Carter's feverish coverage of the celebrity says-high times in the 2010s, such as Prince William and Kate and Kim Kardashian and Kanye West , shows the company still sees marriage as the "gold-standard" clutch.

This is said, despite Dr Carter, alone too acceptable to be in The Last 10 years.

', I million on crypto-money' In 2010, The Price of a Bitcoin was less than $1. Seven years later, its value briefly reached an All -Time high of More Than $19,000. Now, The Price is around $7,000 (£5,488).

For those who invested and clued-up on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies the beginning of the Decade , a Time like No Other .

"I remember it was a really interesting concept," says Erica Stanford , 32, lives in London.

you first heard of crypto money on the radio in 2009, while studying invest in a Master's degree in Economics ("It is not at All helpful"), But until a few years later, after talking about it with a friend.

Bitcoin is incredibly safe, says the crypto-expert Erica. "You can not Bitcoin in a hack, there is enough computing power in The World ," "There was a lot of these different cryptocurrencies at the Time . There were about 500, now there are about 2500. I worked in an Excel spreadsheet and started researching All of them.

"I have the 200 € and have only played, and sent transactions to the value of 20 pounds," she says. "First of All , I was just playing. "

Ms Stanford and her friend Together £20m. She now runs a crypto-Curry Club, organized networking events for those involved in crypto-money.

"I was really lucky enough to do early enough, All the geeking, before Most People had heard of it. More and more People are now talk or hear about it and learning about it. The shaking is a variety of traditional payments. "

'I've changed how I do my job My workload "has certainly not reduced," jokes Mike Ward , the TV-Journalist for the Daily Express and Daily Star .

To be considered the beginning of the Decade , People still mostly TV at the same Time - with on-demand services such as Bbc Iplayer is still fairly new.

, That in the year 2012 with The Launch of Netflix and later rivals such as Apple TV and Amazon Prime.

Mr, the municipality says it is important for TV critics to see now to "The Role as a way to help People ", by "taxes" you in the direction of The Best content.

"I think it is much better and much more constructive to say 'there's a whole lot of stuff, I had the privilege of access to it, I will do my best to sift through it'. "

TV streaming "is about the freedom More Than Anything Else ," says the Lord, the municipality, as well as TV, music streaming services such as Spotify, Apple and Amazon music The Music industry in the 2010s.

For Aiden Hatfield , a professional musician and mental Health Advocate from Leeds streaming means "it's a lot easier" for him to get People listen to his Songs .

Putting music "seems to be a lot easier" now, says Mr. Hatfield , But Spotify only he about $0 earned. 003 per-stream "send them a link," he says. "You can listen, without having to pay All the More Than they do already. "

But Mr Hatfield , 31, adds: "Now, we are in the era of streaming, it means a lot more artists Out There , because it's music online, and The Competition will be easier for People , harder. "

in addition to their huge music libraries, multiple streaming services of the recommended Songs based on the listener data and an algorithm.

"Sometimes a song, if I says streaming and it will really Hit Me ," Mr Hatfield .

", The Algorithm does not always work, But if it does, it is a Beautiful Thing . "

'I was in a position to marry," The legalization of same-sex marriage in England, Wales and Scotland in 2014 was a great moment for LGBTQ rights.

Tamsin Omond, who campaigned for The Law change, it May MacDonald married by now partner, Melissa.

The couple exchanged vows in an extinction of the Rebellion rally earlier this year, But the marriage in a legal ceremony in May .

Tamsin , left, helped organize a party outside the Conservative Party HQ as part of The Campaign , to back David Cameron , which says same-sex marriage is Tamsin , 34,, she saw to change The Law as a "step towards equality".

"How has it changed My Life ? It has not really", they say. "It didn't make me more thoughtful, that the freedoms that I enjoy are accessible here for other People . "

Tamsin said, came in the moment of the change of The Law , was a moment to celebrate, in the midst of a long battle Professor Jacqui Gabb from the Open University, the research shows that more and more young LGBTQ People to think about it now, if you know children in The Future , as they Grow Up that they can Get Married .

"It's definitely an indication that there is a trend among LGBTQ couples, which is almost a domestication," she added, saying research shows an increase in dog ownership in the LGBTQ communities.

in the Meantime, Dr. Ryan-flood suggests that it was also "experiment with a greater openness to the" other gender in the 2010s, in addition to a rise of the People to embrace the idea of a "post-heterosexual".

In General, the 2010s a greater sense and awareness of diversity in the mainstream media and culture is"", a culture-sociology-professor Nick.

"Of Marvel characters, the MeToo movement, we have much more conscious of the ethics of representation, and why the visibility of the previously excluded population groups, such as the Belarusian population, LGBTQ+ communities and women, the questions," he says - But adds, "it is a game of space was".

', started I founded a feminist movement' In the year 2012, Laura Bates , a website, collect from The Daily experiences of women, of Gender Inequality .

at the end of The Following year, The Site had 50,000 entries. Now, these number in The Hundreds of thousands.

The Project was. in the schools to teach about sexual consent, 2,000 police officers and resulted in the United Nations

"Looking Back , I think that The Sheer volume of the response, the I dreamed of never, proves three things: the absolutely massive scale of the problem; the extent to which he previously hidden and silenced; and The Power of women, the collective voice to create change," says Ms Bates.

Laura Bates , the spread went on to write a book called Everyday sexism, has won a British Empire medal in the year 2015, Five years later, the MeToo campaign against sexual harassment and abuse around The World .

"I think that both movements are part of a vital form of self-experience, and builds on The Work and tradition of previous generations of feminists," she says and adds: "they are proof of The Power of a collective voice".

But she adds: "I would be careful against the instinct of the Everyday sexism or Me and say, 'here, look, the problem is solved. '

"I think these were vital movements with great significance and power, But they are The First step to The Solution of the problem, not The Solution . "

in retrospect, Ms Bates says she feels "very happy" to be able to work in a field that you feel passionate about, But adds The Level of abuse that she gets - up to 200 death and rape threats on A Day - had a "real impact" on her life.

scientists say the biggest trend of the 2010s was the "rise of data".

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Source of news: bbc.com