brownie Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 YOU is US! From AP: Time Magazine's Person of the Year: You By LARRY McSHANE NEW YORK - Congratulations! You are the Time magazine "Person of the Year." The annual honor for 2006 went to each and every one of us, as Time cited the shift from institutions to individuals _ citizens of the new digital democracy, as the magazine put it. The winners this year were anyone using or creating content on the World Wide Web. "If you choose an individual, you have to justify how that person affected millions of people," said Richard Stengel, who took over as Time's managing editor earlier this year. "But if you choose millions of people, you don't have to justify it to anyone." The magazine did cite 26 "People Who Mattered," from North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il to Pope Benedict XVI to the troika of President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. And Stengel said if the magazine had decided to go with an individual, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the likely choice. "It just felt to me a little off selecting him," Stengel said. The 2006 "Person of the Year" package hits newsstands Monday. The cover shows a white keyboard with a mirror for a computer screen where buyers can see their reflection. It was not the first time the magazine went away from naming an actual person for its "Person of the Year." In 1966, the 25-and-under generation was cited; in 1975, American women were named; and in 1982, the computer was chosen. "I always love it when it's a person _ and it is a person, not a computer or something like that," Stengel said. "We just felt there wasn't a single person who embodied this phenomenon." Last year's winners were Bill and Melinda Gates and rock star Bono, who were cited for their charitable work and activism aimed at reducing global poverty and improving world health. On the Net: Time: http://www.time.com/ Quote
JSngry Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 On the Internet, there's always pie! Quote
7/4 Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 How stupid. Guy That's what I thought. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 Do I get a certificate, suitable for framing? Quote
Neal Pomea Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 I believe I will send a Native American in my place to accept my award, a la Brando. Quote
RDK Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 I've said this before but it bears repeating... The great thing about Myspace, Youtube, etc. is that it allows everyone to have their own website. But conversely, the bad thing about Myspace, Youtube, etc. is that it allows everyone to have their own website. Frankly, most of "You" out there simply aren't that interesting. Quote
Brownian Motion Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 I've said this before but it bears repeating... The great thing about Myspace, Youtube, etc. is that it allows everyone to have their own website. But conversely, the bad thing about Myspace, Youtube, etc. is that it allows everyone to have their own website. Frankly, most of "You" out there simply aren't that interesting. What a boring observation. Quote
catesta Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 I've said this before but it bears repeating... The great thing about Myspace, Youtube, etc. is that it allows everyone to have their own website. But conversely, the bad thing about Myspace, Youtube, etc. is that it allows everyone to have their own website. Frankly, most of "You" out there simply aren't that interesting. Does this mean I can drop you from my "friends" list? Quote
(BB) Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 On the Internet, there's always pie! That image kinda makes you re-think the expression "shut your pie hole" Quote
DTMX Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 (edited) I'd like to thank everyone who made this award possible. Oh, and Jesus. And my mom, for always believing in me. Edited December 17, 2006 by DTMX Quote
Dan Gould Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 You like me. You really like me! Quote
Claude Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 The winners this year were anyone using or creating content on the World Wide Web. Does that mean only people like him are person of the year, or do forum posters qualify too? Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 I was wondering if they'd do something like put Steve Irwin on there for all of his good nature/environmental awareness raising deeds? Would have been better than YOU. Quote
Scott Dolan Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 I'm begining to think that there were so many influencial people to choose from this year that Time saved themselves from having their collective head explode by punting. And this is what we end up with. Congratulations everyone. We truly kick ass! Quote
Brownian Motion Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 I like Salon's choice for "Person of the Year". Quote
Jazzmoose Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 The winners this year were anyone using or creating content on the World Wide Web. Does that mean only people like him are person of the year, or do forum posters qualify too? Quote
BruceH Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 I use the internet, therefore I am. Quote
.:.impossible Posted December 17, 2006 Report Posted December 17, 2006 Congratulations to all the amateur pornographers for all of the hard work. Your work has not gone unnoticed. 2006 is your year. You have paved the way for future generations of uploaders. Quote
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