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iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments

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The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of US President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.

Other events singled out by the New York-based International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which has presented the annual Webby awards since 1996, were the Iranian election in 2009 when protests demonstrated the power of Twitter and other social networking websites.

"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, in a statement.

"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."

Here is the Webby's list of the 10 most influential Internet moments of the decade:

Craigslist, the free classified ads site, expands outside San Francisco in 2000, impacting newspaper publishers everywhere.

Google AdWords launched in 2000 allowing advertisers to target their customers with laser-sharp precision.

Wikipedia, the free open-source encyclopedia, launches in 2001 and today boasts more than 14 million articles in 271 different languages,bringing strangers together on projects.

Napster shutdown in 2001, leading to other file-sharing floodgates.

Google's IPO in 2004 put the search engine on the path to powering countless aspects of our lives.

Online video revolution in 2006 that led to a boom in homemade and professional content on the Internet and helped reshape everything from pop culture to politics.

Facebook opens to non-college students and Twitter takes off in 2006.

The iPhone debuts in 2007 and smartphones go from a luxury item to a necessity with an app (application) for just about every aspect of modern life.

US presidential campaign in 2008 in which the Internet changed every facet of the way campaigns are run.

Iranian election protests in 2009 when Twitter proved vital in organizing demonstrations and as a protest tool.

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iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments

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iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments

Guanny Liu is a freelance journalist from New Zealand. Born in North-Eastern China, she moved to Auckland with her family at the age of eight. Guanny has a Bachelor of Communications Studies from the Auckland University of Technology, majoring in journalism. Before coming to the China Daily website, Guanny was a journalist for the New Zealand state broadcaster, Radio New Zealand. She is in Beijing on an Asia New Zealand grant working as a copy editor for the English news department.

 
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