As 2008 comes to a close, the industry reflects back on the past year and highlights the best and brightest technologies and news stories that came our way. This month Mozilla and Firefox received the following honors:

*eWeek Top 10 News Stories of the Year

*Mozilla and Racepoint Group UK won Best Technology and Consumer Electronics PR Campaign for Mozilla Firefox 3 launch at the European Excellence Awards 2008

*Firefox wins ReadWriteWeb Top 10 Consumer Web Apps of 2008

*Mozilla Weave wins ReadWriteWeb Top 10 Web Platforms of 2008

*Firefox included in BusinessWeek’s Best Tech Products of 2008

*CrunchGear fans name Firefox 3 Best Browser, Peoples Choice Award