Webby
Awards
The birth
of Wikipedia, the death
of Napster, the iPhone,
Facebook, and Twitter were
named by the Webby Awards
on Wednesday as among the
top 10 Internet moments
of the decade.
Other events singled out
by the New York-based International
Academy of Digital Arts
and Sciences which bestows
the annual Webby Awards
were Iran’s election
protests, Craigslist’s
expansion and the launch
of Google AdWords.
Webby
Awards Internet Momnets
Of The Decade
The Internet
is the story of the decade
because it was the catalyst
for change in not just every
aspect of our everyday lives,
but in everything from commerce
and communication to politics
and pop culture,”
said David-Michel Davies,
the executive director of
the Webby Awards.
“The
recurring theme among all
of the milestones on our
list is the Internet’s
capacity to circumvent old
systems and put more power
into the hands of ordinary
people,” he said.
The Webby
Awards list of the 10 most
most influential Internet
moments of the decade:
(1) Craigslist
online classified site expands
outside San Francisco (2000)
(2) the launch
of Google AdWords (2000)
(3) the launch
of online encyclopedia Wikipedia
(2001)
(4) the shutdown
of file-sharing site Napster
(2001)
(5) Google’s
initial public offering
(2004)
(6) the online
video revolution led by
YouTube (2006)
(7) Facebook
opens to non-college students
and Twitter launches (2006)
(8) Apple’s
iPhone debuts (2007)
(9) the use
of the Internet in the US
presidential campaign (2008)
(10) the use
of Twitter during the Iranian
election protests (2009)
The 14th annual
Webby Awards are to be announced
in April 2010. They reward
excellence on the Internet
in a number of categories
including news and other
websites, interactive advertising
and online film and video.
