Meenzer 15869 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 'You' named Time's person of 2006 "You" have been named as Time magazine's Person of the Year for the growth and influence of user-generated content on the internet. The US magazine praised the public for "seizing the reins of the global media" and filling the web's virtual world. Time has been giving its controversial awards since 1927, aiming to identify those who most affect the news. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Chinese leader Hu Jintao and North Korea's Kim Jong-il were 2006 runners. Microsoft founder Bill Gates, his wife Melinda and rock star Bono won the accolade last year and recent winners also include President George W Bush in 2004, and "The American Soldier" in 2003. The magazine said naming a collectivity rather than an individual reflected the way the internet was shifting the balance of power within the media through blogs, videos and social networks. Time cited websites such as YouTube, Facebook, MySpace and Wikipedia, which allow users to interact with the web by uploading and publishing their own comments, videos, pictures and links. "It's about the many wresting power from the few and helping one another for nothing and how that will not only change the world, but also change the way the world changes," Time magazine's Lev Grossman writes. Time praised the tool that made such broad collaboration possible - the web. "It's a tool for bringing together the small contributions of millions of people and making them matter," Mr Grossman said. Time aims to pick "the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or for ill". Previous winners have often sparked controversy - including Adolf Hitler in 1938 and, in 1979, Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatful Of Hollow 0 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckyluke 2 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 I'd like to thank my publicisit, agent, barber etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 By the way, may I also congratulate Hatful of Hollow for his signature. Using a Father Ted quote is a true sign of genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31592 Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Well I certainly feel I deserved it more than that Ghandi twat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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