Με βάση τα δεδομένα του 2009 αυτή τη στιγμή υπάρχουν περισσότερες από 1 τρισεκατομμύριο μοναδικές ιστοσελίδες, σε σχέση με τις λιγότερες από 1 δισεκατομμύριο που υπήρχαν πριν από 8 χρόνια. Many of them are unique, either in small ways or in large ones. But the individual impact of any particular site on the overall Internet is generally negligible, if there’s any impact at all.
Not so with the fifteen sites here. These sites changed the Internet, mostly for good, in substantial ways. Included here is everything from Geocities (which could probably be blamed entirely, either directly or indirectly, for every ugly web design “trend” that’s ever been) to Wikipedia (which has made information almost universally accessible) to Google (which has changed or influenced virtually everything online).
1. Wikipedia
Changed the way we find information.
2. Amazon.com
Changed the way we shop.
3. Hotmail
Changed the way we use email.
4. Facebook
Changed the way friends connected.
5. Project Gutenberg
6. Twitter
Changed the way we communicate.
7. Pandora
Changed the way we find new music.
8. Apple
Made minimalist web design cool.
9. YouTube
Changed entertainment.
10. Craigslist
Changed classifieds.
11. The Drudge Report
Changed the stature of online news.
12. GeoCities
Made the web more accessible.
13. Digg
Changed the way we find and share news.
14. LiveJournal
Hooked millions on blogging.
15. Google
Changed everything.
About Author – Cameron Chapman is a professional Web and graphic designer with over 7 years of experience. She writes for a number of blogs, including her own,Cameron Chapman On Writing. She’s also the author of Internet Famous: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Online Celebrity.
