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The appearance of Wikipedia, the vanishing Napster, the iPhone, Facebook and Twitter have been listed among the decade's to 10 internet moments of by the Webby Awards. According to based International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences headquartered in New York, Iran's election protests, Craigslist's expansion and the launch of Google AdWords also become the members of top internet moments.

Internet has become a catalyst for change in many aspects of daily lives ranging from commerce, communication, politics, to music, which is the statement of David-Michel Davies, the executive director of the Webby Awards. He added that the internet's capacity to dodge old systems and help ordinary people have more power within their hands is the theme among milestones of Webby's list.

The following is the list of the decade's top significant internet moments:

Craigslist online classified site expands outside San Francisco in 2000

Launching Google AdWords in 2000

Launching online encyclopedia Wikipedia in 2001

Shutdown of file-sharing site Napster in 2001

Google's initial public offering in 2004

YouTube leading the online video revolution in 2006

Launching Twitter and opening Facebook to non-college students in 2006

Apple's iPhone debuts in 2007

The use of the internet in the US presidential campaign in 2008

The use of Twitter during the Iranian election protests in 2009

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