15 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee released the code for his invention on to the internet. He called it the World Wide Web and to celebrate this anniversary The Guardian published on its website a list of 15 websites that changed the world.
1. eBay.com, an auction and shopping site founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995.
2. wikipedia.com, an online encyclopaedia founded by Jimmy Wales in 2001.
3. napster.com, a file sharing site founded by Shawn Fanning in 1999.
4. youtube.com, a video sharing site founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim in 2005.
5. blogger.com, a weblog publishing system founded by Evan Williams in 1999.
6. friendsreunited.com, a school reunion site founded by Steve and Julie Pankhurst in 1999.
7. drudgereport.com, a news site founded by Matt Drudge in 1994.
8. myspace.com, a social networking site founded by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe in 2003.
9. amazon.com, an online retailer, primarily of books, CDs and DVDs founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994.
10. slashdot.org, A technology news website and internet forum founded by Rob Malda in 1997.
11. salon.com, a online magazine and media company founded by David Talbot in 1995.
12. craigslist.org, a centralised network of online urban communities, featuring free classified advertisements and forums founded by Craig Newmark in 1995.
13. google.com, a search engine and media corporation founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998.
14. yahoo.com, an Internet portal and media corporation founded by David Filo and JerryYang in 1994.
15. easyjet.com, a budget airline founded by Stelios Haji-Ioannou in 1995.
