I was surprised not to find Jarkko Oikarninen[0] on that list. As the author of the first instant-messaging network[1], Jarkko paved the way for much of how we

I was surprised not to find Jarkko Oikarninen[0] on that list. As the author of the first instant-messaging network[1], Jarkko paved the way for much of how we communicate today. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarkko_Oikarinen [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat