A Singapore academic is one of only three Asians who have joined the prestigious league of Internet Who's Who.

So it's almost inevitable that nearly 30 years after the official birthdate of the Internet, some of the net's best-known pioneers, radicals, and troublemakers are being inducted into the Internet Society's Hall of Fame.

Former Vice President Al Gore (D) is among the inaugural inductees in the Internet Hall of Fame.

The Internet Society has announced its inaugural Internet Hall of Fame featuring web stars who've helped literally make the Internet.

Gore and 32 other Internet pioneers, innovators and global connectors were announced as part of the hall of fame's inaugural class at the Internet Society's Global INET 2012 conference in Geneva.

The Internet Society in Geneva, Switzerland has announced its inaugural list of "Pioneers, Innovators and Global Connectors."

The Internet Society in Geneva announced its inaugural inductees into the Internet Hall of Fame on Monday.

The "historic assembly of Internet visionaries, innovators and leaders" inducted Monday into the Internet Hall of Fame aren't cool in the way you probably want them to be. 

The "historic assembly of Internet visionaries, innovators and leaders" inducted Monday into the Internet Hall of Fame aren't cool in the way you probably want them to be.

The Internet was awarded its own Hall of Fame on Monday — with a slew of inductees that have had a profound impact on the early stages of the web.