"'The idea is to tell the story of 2008 through the lens of technology,' said Lev Grossman, the Time Magazine editor who helped compile and rank the 50 best inn

"'The idea is to tell the story of 2008 through the lens of technology,' said Lev Grossman, the Time Magazine editor who helped compile and rank the 50 best innovations of 2008." It makes sense Hulu would be more important than the LHC if you were telling a story about (american) society in 2008, but it doesn't make sense if you're going to call your list the top 50 "best" inventions of 2008. It's just a business model, and you can only view it the US.