You need to know them in person: top-15 most influential sites
The British newspaper The Observer has compiled a list of the 15 most influential sites today:
1. eBay.com - shopping and auction site, 168 million users, founder Pierre Omidyar, 1995, USA.
2. wikipedia.org - online encyclopedia, 912 thousand visitors per day, founder Jimmy Wales, 2001, USA.
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3. napster.com - file sharing site, 500 thousand paid subscribers, founder Sean Fanning, 1999, USA.
4. youtube.com - video sharing site, 100 million clips viewed daily, founders: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jod Karim, 2005, USA.
5. blogger.com - blog posting system (online diaries), 18.5 million personal users, founder Evan Williams, 1999, USA.
6. friendsreunited.com - search site for former classmates, 15 million users, founders Steve and Julie Pankhurst, 1999, United Kingdom.
7. drudgereport.com - information site, 8–10 million page views per day, founder Matt Drudge, 1994, USA.
8. myspace.com - social networking site, 100 million users, founders Tom Anderson, Chris Devolf, 2003, USA.
9. amazon.com is an online store specializing mainly in books, CDs and DVDs, more than 35 million customers in 250 countries, founder Jeff Bezos, 1994, USA.
10. slashdot.org - website and online forum dedicated to technology news, 5.5 million visitors per month, founder Rob Malda, 1997, USA.
11. salon.com - an online magazine and media company, from 2.5 to 3.5 million personal visitors per month, founder David Talbot, 1995, USA.
12. craigslist.org - a centralized network of urban online communities with free ads and forums, 4 billion views per month, founder Craig Newmark, 1995, USA.
13. google.com - search engine and media corporation, billion requests per day, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, 1998, USA.
14. yahoo.com - Internet portal and media corporation, 400 million users, founders David Filelo, Jerry Yang, 1994, USA.
15. easyjet.com - low-cost airline, 30 million passengers last year, founder Stelios Haji-John, 1995, United Kingdom.
1. eBay.com - shopping and auction site, 168 million users, founder Pierre Omidyar, 1995, USA.
2. wikipedia.org - online encyclopedia, 912 thousand visitors per day, founder Jimmy Wales, 2001, USA.
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3. napster.com - file sharing site, 500 thousand paid subscribers, founder Sean Fanning, 1999, USA.
4. youtube.com - video sharing site, 100 million clips viewed daily, founders: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jod Karim, 2005, USA.
5. blogger.com - blog posting system (online diaries), 18.5 million personal users, founder Evan Williams, 1999, USA.
6. friendsreunited.com - search site for former classmates, 15 million users, founders Steve and Julie Pankhurst, 1999, United Kingdom.
7. drudgereport.com - information site, 8–10 million page views per day, founder Matt Drudge, 1994, USA.
8. myspace.com - social networking site, 100 million users, founders Tom Anderson, Chris Devolf, 2003, USA.
9. amazon.com is an online store specializing mainly in books, CDs and DVDs, more than 35 million customers in 250 countries, founder Jeff Bezos, 1994, USA.
10. slashdot.org - website and online forum dedicated to technology news, 5.5 million visitors per month, founder Rob Malda, 1997, USA.
11. salon.com - an online magazine and media company, from 2.5 to 3.5 million personal visitors per month, founder David Talbot, 1995, USA.
12. craigslist.org - a centralized network of urban online communities with free ads and forums, 4 billion views per month, founder Craig Newmark, 1995, USA.
13. google.com - search engine and media corporation, billion requests per day, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, 1998, USA.
14. yahoo.com - Internet portal and media corporation, 400 million users, founders David Filelo, Jerry Yang, 1994, USA.
15. easyjet.com - low-cost airline, 30 million passengers last year, founder Stelios Haji-John, 1995, United Kingdom.
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