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The top 10 most influential online moments of the 00s

And it's all about social networking and elections.

The most influential Internet moments of the decade have been decided on by the Webby Awards committee.

These events have 'shaped the world', according to the committee, and included such landmark moments as the birth of Wikipedia, the demise of Napster and the launch of the Iphone.

The Top 10 chronological listing was released by New York's International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences' Webby Awards, which annually honours people for their work online.

The 2008 US presidential election and the Iranian elections this year were noted for the impact of online activity and support, especially on websites such as Youtube, Twitter and Facebook.

And if you were wondering which year was the most important of the decade, it was of course judged to be 2006, with Youtube and Twitter both launching and Facebook being opened to the public that year.

The Webby Awards list of the 10 most influential Internet moments of the decade:

- Craigslist online classified site expands outside San Francisco (2000)
- The launch of Google AdWords (2000)
- The launch of online encyclopedia Wikipedia (2001)
- The shutdown of file-sharing site Napster (2001)
- Google's initial public offering (2004)
- The online video revolution led by Youtube (2006)
- Facebook opens to non-college students and Twitter launches (2006)
- Apple's Iphone debuts (2007)
- The use of the Internet in the US presidential campaign (2008)
- The use of Twitter during the Iranian election protests (2009).

So there you have it.

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wlayton27 Nov 20, 2009 11:52 AM	Huh. The only one of these that I personally felt that I had witnessed was the effect of Twitter on the Iranian election protests .. and I can't stand Twitter. But if it hinders tyranny and dictatorship, more power to it.
A Hitman Nov 20, 2009 12:20 PM	WTF has the iphone done?
Hawkeye Nov 20, 2009 12:28 PM	Sold like frakking hotcakes and brought many more people online in a mobile sense? Not to mention the App Store.
LordBug Nov 20, 2009 12:42 PM	I'd agree with all of that.
thesorehead Nov 20, 2009 1:10 PM	Youtube launching in 2006? Really? I thought it was around before that, and was bought by Google in '06. ... but yeah, pretty much agree with that list.
Metasynaptic Nov 20, 2009 1:11 PM	Agree with hawkeye. Iphone has put mobile computing in the hands of the masses.
robzy Nov 20, 2009 2:22 PM	I think that list is pretty spot on. And the iPhone definitely deserves a place on that list, it brought internet to mobile users in a major way. Although, youTube was actually launched in 2005 according to wikipedia. Rob.
MagnumXY Nov 20, 2009 4:18 PM	"Google Ads, ruining YouTube since '06"
tantryl Nov 22, 2009 4:35 PM	I like how they jammed in 11 things in a top 10 list.
ColonelSanders Nov 23, 2009 3:12 PM	What about internet/online technologies? In the 90s things like Java/Flash were developed...
sirtrancealot Nov 23, 2009 4:44 PM	I prefer my web top 10 for the last 10 years.. 1)Downloading more on a $20 dialup connection than people were on Bigpond 3Gb Cable Cap ($180+) 2) Seeing Morpheus/Kazaa and the like replace Napster almost seamlessly, when it was shut down 3) First ADSL Connection in 2003 4) Counterstrike Source goes live 2004 5) VoIP finally decent enough to use 2004 6) Pirate Bay is launched in 2004 7) World of Warcraft goes live 8) ADSL2+ Connection tops out at 2Mb/sec =) 9) Internet & Bit-torrent replaces TV 10) First Copyright infringement notice.... LAW
hazarama Nov 23, 2009 11:47 PM	I'd like to see the moments that didn't make the cut. Skype's waaay bigger than Twitter and generally more useful. The day Bit Torrent was released was a little more influential than when Napster went down.
Fuzzy Nov 24, 2009 12:28 AM	@thehitman It only revolutionised smartphones.
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