Worldwide fads and trends in the 2000s

The 2000s have ultimately been a continuation of the same issues of the 1980s and 1990s; such as ever-increasing globalization in a post-Cold War era. However, many fads and trends in the decade have been influenced by a more global pop culture than in previous decades. The Pokemon phenomenon was seen as well as major protests over the War in Iraq. The 2000s has been a decade full of new technological and social advances such as the rise of MP3 Player, and the increased use of CD Burners which are on the way to replacing prerecorded CDs. Socially, the decade has seen a strong influence in pop culture, from the internet with sites such as MySpace, Facebook, MyYearbook, Xanga, Wikipedia, Blogger and YouTube, and with some people becoming celebrities through flash mobs and internet memes like Numa Numa or pillow fight flash mobs.

In North America (United States and Canada)

In North America early in the decade, before the September 11th attacks, a late 1990s lifestyle was the average with many American and Canadians caught in the Pokemon boom, Spongebob merchandise, and music from their favorite Bubblegum Pop and Alternative Rock bands. But by 2002 patriotic clothing was worn by many in light of the September 11, 2001 attacks. In urban areas across North America the wearing of a beanie or tuque become common as well as the tendency for men to Sag their jeans to expose their boxer shorts.

By the mid-2000s around 2003, the United States started to come out of the recession created in the aftermath, but entered a war. In 2003, many Americans fiddled with their Bungee Ball, which would disappear from store shelves by year's end and Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. In 2004 the Punk subculture saw a resurgence and as a result the Emo subculture grew as well. By 2005 Nu Metal Rock music started a decline in popularity as a new Pop-Punk and Snap music boom was seen that continues on today. 2006 may be remembered most for the Web 2.0 boom and the emergence of a participatory culture, popularized by websites such as YouTube, Flickr, Google, MySpace, Facebook, Second Life, and Wikipedia.[1908] A summer fad in 2006 were the Crocs slippers. 2007 is a year where such shows such as On the Lot, Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?, and Hannah Montana are prominent and when dance/electronica music continues to rise in popularity. Fads for the 2000s also include reality television and Spinners.

As we are still in the decade there cannot be a paragraph for the Late 2000s because the Late 2000s include the years from 2007 to 2009. If there was a paragraph on the late 2000s, the paragraph will be unreasonably short because fads are usually determined in hindsight, and often are unrecognizable in their early stages.

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In Europe

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In Mexico