According to the Webby Awards, there are several pivotal events that influenced the last 10 years of Internet culture. These moments include: the IPO of Google, the opening of Facebook to the general public, the end of Napster, the start of YouTube, and several other Internet events. Doug Gross of CNN.com takes us on a quick tour of these 10 big Internet moments of the last decade...
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These people created Craigslist, bittorrents, Facebook, RSS, the Internet Archive, and more. Usually, celebritydom doesn't shine its light on the technology world. But considering that the Internet is a part of our daily lives now, it's noteworthy to see who exactly built all these great online services for you and me. Here are the 10 most influential people of the last decade of Internet...

The recent Google Wave preview is the company's most-hyped release since Gmail. This new online service is a complete revamping of what human conversation means. Google Wave combines Gmail, IM, photos, office documents, and microblogging into a single online medium. Is this the next modern form of collaboration? About.com explains Google Wave here...

There are times you don't want to divulge your real email address, especially when you are trying an online service for the first time. Maybe you want to take that "free" psychology test online, or test out a new download for your iPhone. There are services that will let you create "disposable" email addresses, where you can disable the address as soon as you want to stop receiving spam messages. About.com introduces you to eight of the best choices here...