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"Yesterday, Newsweek and The Daily Beast released their first-ever &amp;quot;Digital Power Index,&amp;quot; a list of the 100 most significant people in the digital universe this year (plus 10 additional &amp;quot;Lifetime Achievement&amp;quot; winners). Nine women made the list. Now, I know women are under-represented in tech, but nine? Out of 110? Come on. Small size aside, though, the selection paints a cool picture about the many different ways you can make your mark in the Internet Age. There were a few heavy hitters from tech&amp;#x27;s biggest companies, like Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Google&amp;#x27;s Marissa Mayer (a 2009 Glamour Woman of the Year), and Arianna Huffington (a 2011 Glamour Woman of the Year). Lady Gaga earned a spot after becoming the first person to have more than 25 million followers on Twitter. Other names were less familiar to me, like Susan Crawford and Viviane Reding, who are both quietly influencing the digital future behind the scenes. Crawford is a professor at the Cardozo School of Law in New York and has worked with President Obama and Mayor Bloomberg on technology and innovation policies. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, Reding tackles some of the same issues as European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. And while Justine Ezarik&amp;amp;#8212;you might know her better as &amp;quot;iJustine&amp;quot;&amp;amp;#8212;made the list for uploading practically her whole life to YouTube, women&amp;#x27;s rights activist Manal al-Sharif needed just one video to make a splash. In it, al-Sharif simply drives a car&amp;amp;#8212;but in Saudi Arabia, where women don&amp;#x27;t have the right to do so. The video and al-Sharif&amp;#x27;s subsequent arrest helped spark a wider campaign for women&amp;#x27;s right to drive. Last but not least, Joan Blades shared a lifetime achievement award with husband Wes Boyd. The power couple founded MoveOn.org in 1998. You can see the rest of the list here. Who are some other women in the digital world you think would be influential enough to make the cut? Sound off below! Photo: Jason Schmidt"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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