Mark Zuckerberg might have been titled Time Person of the Year for 2010, however that certainly did not reflect the will of Time's readership. The poll numbers show that 382,024 readers put Assange on top. And it wasn't close. The number two slots garnered 150,000 fewer votes. Mark Zuckerberg did crack the top 10, but with only 18,353 thumbs up. It wasn't necessary for him to buy his way on the list either by taking out a payday loans. Post resource - Julian Assange wins Time Person of the Year 2010 in online poll by Personal Money Store.
Zuckerberg in a position to speak because of the Time Person of the Year 2010 award
Saying Zuckerberg should not have won the Time Person of the Year 2010 mantle is ridiculous. Facebook has changed the face of the World Wide Web. Richard Stengel of the Time has his own opinion on Mark Zuckerberg. He said Zuckerberg ?enables individuals to voluntarily share information with the idea of empowering them.? Mark Zuckerberg ?sees the world as filled with potential friends,? which is unlike Assange who Stengel said ?sees the world as filled with real and imagined enemies.?
Zuckerberg and Assange face off
In the minds of Time's editors, Zuckerberg's contribution to society is more valuable than that of Julian Assange. WikiLeaks is argued by several to be the reason why power in society may be questions. Leaders can be questioned more now as well. Yet the belligerently loud minority labels Julian Assange as paranoid and dangerous. Many argue that knowing what is happening isn?t something that we need. We do not need to know what is taking place at the rear of the curtain of the government. The argument is not anything brand new. Everyone who cares about freedom knows that it's false.
Beaten by Gaga, Beck, miners and the jobless
Lady Gaga, Glenn Beck, the Chilean miners and unemployed Americans also received more Time Person of the Year 2010 audience votes than Zuckerberg. Perhaps it's telling that Time ignored its audience by giving Julian Assange recognition only as a runner-up. Another runner up was a corrupt politician. This is Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Mark Zuckerberg has empowered us with the status update. Several have questioned the world because of Assange. Farmville doesn?t matter to him. Has Zuckerberg been given a fair chance to winning what he deserves? Maybe Time has just been pressured by the government though.
Articles cited
Huffington Press
huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/15/time-person-of-the-year-2010-mark-zuckerberg_n_796907.html
Time
time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2036683_2037181,00.html
Julian Assange on why the world needs WikiLeaks
youtube.com/watch?v=bVGqE726OAo
Zuckerberg in a position to speak because of the Time Person of the Year 2010 award
Saying Zuckerberg should not have won the Time Person of the Year 2010 mantle is ridiculous. Facebook has changed the face of the World Wide Web. Richard Stengel of the Time has his own opinion on Mark Zuckerberg. He said Zuckerberg ?enables individuals to voluntarily share information with the idea of empowering them.? Mark Zuckerberg ?sees the world as filled with potential friends,? which is unlike Assange who Stengel said ?sees the world as filled with real and imagined enemies.?
Zuckerberg and Assange face off
In the minds of Time's editors, Zuckerberg's contribution to society is more valuable than that of Julian Assange. WikiLeaks is argued by several to be the reason why power in society may be questions. Leaders can be questioned more now as well. Yet the belligerently loud minority labels Julian Assange as paranoid and dangerous. Many argue that knowing what is happening isn?t something that we need. We do not need to know what is taking place at the rear of the curtain of the government. The argument is not anything brand new. Everyone who cares about freedom knows that it's false.
Beaten by Gaga, Beck, miners and the jobless
Lady Gaga, Glenn Beck, the Chilean miners and unemployed Americans also received more Time Person of the Year 2010 audience votes than Zuckerberg. Perhaps it's telling that Time ignored its audience by giving Julian Assange recognition only as a runner-up. Another runner up was a corrupt politician. This is Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Mark Zuckerberg has empowered us with the status update. Several have questioned the world because of Assange. Farmville doesn?t matter to him. Has Zuckerberg been given a fair chance to winning what he deserves? Maybe Time has just been pressured by the government though.
Articles cited
Huffington Press
huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/15/time-person-of-the-year-2010-mark-zuckerberg_n_796907.html
Time
time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2036683_2037181,00.html
Julian Assange on why the world needs WikiLeaks
youtube.com/watch?v=bVGqE726OAo
