Ten of the main Internet events according to Webby Awards

At the 13th annual Webby Awards , the major milestones in the history of the Internet over the past 10 years were identified.

As the executive director of the Webby Awards stated: “The Internet has been a catalyst for change not only in every aspect of our daily life, but in everything else: from trade and communication to politics and popular culture. The 14th award of the Webby Awards is scheduled for April 2010

Developments:

1. Expanding the scope of the Craigslist ad site beyond San Francisco (2000)
2. Running the Google AdWords advertising system (2000)
3. Launch of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia (2001)
4. Shutting down the Napster file sharing service (2001)
5. Initial public offerings of Google (2004)
6. The online video revolution led by YouTube (2006)
7. Moving Facebook out of the student community and launching Twitter (2006)
8. Release of Apple iPhone (2007)
9. Using the Internet in the US presidential campaign (2008)
10. The use of the social network Twitter during the protests in elections in Iran (2009)

And it is a little sad. Not a single Russian breakthrough in 10 years. Despite the fact that as written at the office. site "the main prize of the world Internet is waiting for Russian projects !" ...
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AFP