Best Trends of 2019

From Minecraft being released earlier in the decade, gamers are definitely no stranger to the sandbox game. Though, with influences in social media, Minecraft has taken soar once again in 2019. “Minecraft” is a video game made by Swedish designer, Markus Persson. It one of the best-selling video games, selling more than 176 million copies over all stages by late 2019, with more than 250 million mon...

Girls everywhere want to find who they really are and with this new trend, it is bringing us together and showing us different ways to express ourselves. E-girls and soft girls originated from Tik Tok, an online app that takes videos of you being yourself. e-girl is short for emo girl, they typically dress in dark colors and try to look rebellious. They wear chains, big t-shirts, jeans, and many l...

Disney+ took the United States by storm when it launched Nov. 17, 2019. At only seven dollars a month, this easy-to-navigate application has something for everyone. From “Snow White” (1937) to the live-action “Lady and the Tramp” (2019), all Disney movies and shows are included for the cheapest rate out of its major competitors, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.  The ‘plus’ in the Disney+ app represents...

The “knockoff” Vine is what many call one of the most popular social media platforms, TikTok. The app was released in 2017 to the United States and other countries. TikTok didn’t become popular until fellow short video app, Musical.ly got shut down in mid-2018 and TikTok bought the rights. Many Musical.ly users kept their dancing and lip-syncing trends going on the app TikTok but starting near...

Trends within the past years have commonly covered more simplistic topics. In 2016, the world talked about the rise of mobile apps like Musical.ly and the dying age of Vine. While social media apps rose in popularity in 2019, they come with some significant differences. Instead of talking about the return of the Jonas Brothers, teenagers have started to actively take control of the effects of clima...