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Old 11-19-2009, 04:40 PM
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Top 10 Internet Moments of the Decade
CNN has posted a list of the top ten internet moments of the decade. Some of these “moments” are pretty decent but are these really the top ten?

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Napster shuts down (2001): Although the controversial file-sharing site bemoaned by many in the recording industry shut down in 2001, the Webbys note that it opened up the floodgates. Hulu, iTunes and other legal sites followed, as did downloading songs from less reputable sites and artists releasing their music exclusively online.
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Old 11-19-2009, 05:04 PM
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Some of them are pretty "meh". But the last one, pertaining to Twitter's effect on the Iran situation... Is just one instance of what Twitter has been used for recently. Twitter, though I hate it, has become a very effective means of organizing masses. See the RNC protests that were organized by "twits", for example.
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Old 11-19-2009, 05:16 PM
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Pfft, we've had better moments in Genmay
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Old 11-19-2009, 05:44 PM
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Eh, looks like a solid list to me.

Except for the iPhone.
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Old 11-19-2009, 05:45 PM
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Why no mention of when Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 were leaked?
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Old 11-19-2009, 05:50 PM
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Why no mention of when Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 were leaked?
Because that kind of thing happens all the time, maybe?
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Old 11-19-2009, 05:50 PM
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Why no mention of when Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 were leaked?
Doesn't belong in an article of this sort, IMO.

They both sold very well, especially Half Life 2, and if they cared to include gaming leaks, they'd have to think leaks for albums, movies, and every other piece of media on the planet.

I don't even remember the Doom 3/Half Life 2 leaks being a HUGE deal.
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Old 11-19-2009, 05:51 PM
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Wha, no 2 girls 1 cup epicness?
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Old 11-19-2009, 05:54 PM
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Wha, no 2 girls 1 cup epicness?
Now this is a valid question.
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Old 11-19-2009, 05:54 PM
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Old 11-19-2009, 06:04 PM
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The last three are bullshit. First, the iphone has little to do with the internet. The presidential election? What? And protests? That's basically just saying "news was available in real time on the internet". ...

Also, I'm pretty sure Google IPO had little to do with the start of YouTube.
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Old 11-19-2009, 07:03 PM
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Was this list put together by a blind monkey with ADD? There's no common thread among the events posted. The iPhone debut has nothing in common with Google's IPO. It seems to start off as a "Significant events in internet history" and ends up sort of as a "Events that were broadcast over the internet".
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Old 11-19-2009, 07:18 PM
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That list is B.S. it does not have
This nor
This.
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Old 11-19-2009, 08:34 PM
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Haha I was thinking about AYB as well.
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Old 11-19-2009, 11:54 PM
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Shitty CNN lists. What about when 4chan voted that random dude the time man of the year? Also, I like how the plug their liberal obama worship into the top 10 internet moments. Fuck you Clinton News Network.
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Old 11-19-2009, 11:59 PM
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that list was terrible.
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Old 11-20-2009, 12:03 AM
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Er CS killing the net when beta 7.1 was released ?
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Old 11-20-2009, 12:18 AM
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Shitty CNN lists. What about when 4chan voted that random dude the time man of the year? Also, I like how the plug their liberal obama worship into the top 10 internet moments. Fuck you Clinton News Network.
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Shitty job thinking. The list was put together by Webby, not CNN, says so on the page. Great as it is to say phrases that really don't make you seem too smart to start like "Fuck you Clinton News Network," you might not want to exacerbate the effect.

That being said, those last three are bullshit. I think we're all in agreement there. Also, I'm not sure how Google IPO changed the net. Google maps arguably did, as did perhaps even gmail or google docs, but how the hell did the IPO deliver any real impact to the internet?
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Old 11-20-2009, 12:25 AM
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Oh, also, Bittorrent was a 2001 invention, how is that not getting a mention over any of those last three? According to a quick wiki it accounts for 25-55% of all internet traffic. Large range yes, but even at 25 that's kinda a big deal. Hell, even fios was a bigger deal then this. Plus, yeah, I'd even like to throw steam in before things on that list. Instant download access to games? Kind of a big deal.

Seriously, terrible list.
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Old 11-20-2009, 12:50 AM
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World of Warcraft....
The Internet is for Porn....
Presidential Youtube videos...
Jobs/Apple changing the way media is bought...
Comcast admitting to packet shaping and bandwidth caps...
The Spam king getting caught...
Blaster worm...
Pam and Tommy's sex tape...
Paris Hilton's sex video...
Hulu.com...
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