pre2014

pre2014 refers to any period or context that precedes the year 2014, often used as a shorthand in discussions of technology, culture, and historical events. In the realm of technology, pre2014 is marked by the dominance of Windows 7 and early Android releases such as Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich.” Internet speed standards were largely defined by broadband rather than the 5G networks that would emerge later. The social media landscape was dominated by Facebook and Twitter, while platforms like Instagram were still young (founded in 2010 and acquired by Facebook in 2012). In the field of science, notable milestones include the launch of the Kepler space telescope in 2009, which set the stage for the discovery of exoplanets, and the release of the first editions of the Human Microbiome Project.

Politically, pre2014 encompassed the post-Cold War era, the 2008 global financial crisis, and the 2012 United States presidential election. In the cultural sphere, the early 2010s saw the rise of streaming services such as Netflix, which began to compete with traditional cable, and the proliferation of smartphones that integrated internet browsing, video calling, and mobile gaming.

The term pre2014 is thus used by researchers and analysts to distinguish data or phenomena that occurred before the extensive technological and societal changes that accelerated after 2014.