The continual spread of the internet's power and influence was again seen at the launch of the MediaGuardian 100 Power List where the head of Google (chief executive Eric Schmidt) overtook the BBC Director General as being the most powerful name in the media sector.

As well as this, almost half of those people named in the 2007 list were new entries as the internet's power and influence picks up pace in replacing many of the media industry's 'old guard'. You Tube founders Chad Hurley and Steven Chen, MySpace chief executive Chris DeWolfe and Bebo founder Michael Birch were all included for the first time.

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