For the most part the 2010's and telecommunications was about improving upon the technology we have recently discovered.  New technology has been emerging for nearly 20 years at a record pace and Americans were still figuring out what to do with it all.  Americans had bought in heavily to the idea of instant access to information and multimedia and with that we saw the development of the smartphone and it's accompanying applications, more commonly known as apps.  The social network Facebook had exploded in the 2000's and created a way of digital social engagement that had never before been experienced and the idea of virtualization was a major theme of the 2010s.  

Social media platforms multiplied at a staggering rate with the creation of platforms like Instagram, Tik-Tok, Snapchat and others.  These platforms become the major source of social engagement for many Americans and leads to a deterioration of fact as Americans look to project an image they want rather than one based in fact or reality.  This spreads from entertainment into the news, education and politics and causes a major information disruption.  At a time with the most access to information than any other time in history it also becomes the most confusing as to what to believe and what to discredit.

With this need to stay connected we also see the development of tablet commuters that take the power of a full-size computer and condense it to the size of a picture frame.  Apple introduced this revolutionary technology with the iPad in the early 2010's and this development spawned a whole new world of computing on the go.

Technology is definitely changing, both Americans and our society in the 2010's.

After the iPhone became a hit, rumors swirled around tablet plans, with conflicting reports what a product would be called and what it might do. Finally, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the iPad on Jan. 27, 2010 at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco — immediately setting off waves of both anticipation and skepticism. 

Preorders began on March 12, 2010 ahead of an Apr. 3 U.S. release date at Apple's online and outlet stores. Initially, only Wi-Fi models were available — 3G-capable models had to wait until Apr. 30, and then could only be used with AT&T in either unlimited or 250-megabyte plans. It wouldn't be until May 28 that any iPad was available outside the U.S.

Thanks to the company's takeover of PA Semi, the iPad was the first product to use an Apple-designed processor, the A4. It also featured a 9.7-inch, 1024-by-768-pixel display, and options for 16, 32, or 64 gigabytes of storage.

The tablet's signature achievement was bringing the iPhone's multi-touch interface to a much larger display, allowing it behave more like a laptop. Though it still lacked an open filesystem or much customization, Apple developed a custom version of the iPhone OS for it, for instance letting people use apps and the homescreen in any orientation — unlike the iPhone, which at the time was strictly vertical.

The product also heralded the arrival of iBooks and the iBookstore, with the anticipation that people would want to read books, magazines, and newspapers in the new format. Apple's collusion with publishers to fight Amazon's dominance of e-books would eventually result in severe legal reprimands.

Sales of the iPad were strong out of the gate. More than 300,000 were sold at launch, and by May 3, 1 million. Towards the end of the year, iPads were outselling Macs on a quarterly basis. (https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/04/03/a-brief-history-of-the-ipad-apples-once-and-future-tablet )

Podcasting was developed in 2004 by former MTV video jockey Adam Curry and software developer Dave Winer. Curry wrote a program, called iPodder,that enabled him to automatically download Internet radio broadcasts to his iPod. Several developers improved upon his idea, and podcasting was officially born. Curry now hosts a show called The Daily Source Code, one of the most popular podcasts on the Internet.

Right now, podcasting is free from government regulation. Podcasters don't need to buy a license to broadcast their programming, as radio stations do, and they don't need to conform to the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) broadcast decency regulations. That means anything goes -- from four-letter words to sexually explicit content. Copyright law does apply to podcasting, though. Podcasters can copyright or license their work -- Creative Commons is just one online resource for copyrights and licenses.

Although several corporations and big broadcast companies have ventured into the medium, many podcasters are amateurs broadcasting from home studios. Because podcasters don't rely on ratings as radio broadcasters do, the subject matter of podcasts can range from the refined to the silly to the excruciatingly mundane. Podcasters typically cater to a niche group of listeners. By podcasting consistently on one subject, podcasters not only assert their expertise on the subject matter but also draw a loyal and devoted group of listeners. (https://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/podcasting1.htm#:~:text=Podcasting%20was%20developed%20in%202004,and%20podcasting%20was%20officially%20born. )