On January 1, 2010, the world welcomed a new decade with a mix of optimism and uncertainty. The global economy was still reeling from the 2008 financial crisis, and many countries were struggling to recover. The healthcare reform debate was in full swing in the United States, with President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act (ACA) being implemented.

? 2010 wasn't just another year; it was a massive cultural pivot point that gave us the first iPad and saw the birth of the Instagram era Whether you were obsessed with the Chilean Miners' rescue

2010 was a year of "The Big and the Small." It featured the opening of the (the world’s tallest building) and the launch of the Pinterest beta. It was a year that showed us we could build giants, yet we were still at the mercy of a single volcano.

covers a transformative and often difficult year for Ireland, dominated by the economic crash and extreme weather.

: Cork defeated Down by a single point in the All-Ireland Football Final, while Tipperary denied Kilkenny a historic "five-in-a-row" in the Hurling Final.

However, while South Africa celebrated, the Gulf of Mexico was suffocating. The became the largest marine oil spill in history. For 87 days, oil spewed into the ocean, causing an environmental catastrophe that devastated wildlife and the local economy, forever staining the reputation of BP. The Rise of the App and the Social Web