#11 Megaupload

This might be one of the most noted killings of this year. The site, which once enjoyed the privilege of numerous file sharing and views, was shut down by the U.S. justice department. Megaupload had 180 million registered users, when its owner Kim Dotcom was accused of allegedly running the piracy operation, costing the entertainment industry $500 million. Its shut down lead to series of attacks against the government websites.  Kim Dotcom now lives in New Zealand, denying the charges and fighting the attempt to hand over him to the United States.

#10 MSNBC

Microsoft and National Broadcasting Corporation jointly started this news venture 16 years ago, which turned out to be one of the heavily trafficked websites ever. But the companies officially ended their online partnership in July 2012, with Microsoft selling its 50 percent stake to NBC universal. NBC rebranded the site as NBCNews.com, while Microsoft plans to launch its lone, multibillion dollar news venture, shortly after the release of Windows 8.