(PRINTWORDS NEWS) The year 2010 has observed a numerous phenomenon that shook the world- from the rescue operation of trapped Chile miners to Wikileaks. Every incident of the year contributes to the socio-economic changes around the world. And of course Mark Zuckerberg was in the center of these changes.
This 26 years old ex-Harvard has changed the definition of social interaction. For such unmatched works, Mark Zuckerberg has been crowned the Peron of the Year 2010 by TIME magazine.
The TIME magazine has been awarding Man of the Year since 1927 for anyone or anything that has shaken the universe, according to the magazine
The essence of the award can be found from the list of this year’s nominations- Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the trapped Chilean miners and the “tea party” movement. But what for Mark is nominated over the others: according to the magazine, “… for connecting more than half a billion people and mapping the social relations among them.
Julian Assange, the man behind the Wikileaks, has earned the most votes in the poll of this year’s Person of the Year. Assange got almost one fourth of the total votes casted, he is clear winner in the poll.
Assange took a bold step to unleash the mountain of secrets beneath every organizations: be it public or private ones. But the board of editors of TIME magazine use veto power to nominate Mark. eventually Mark Zuckerberg is the second youngest person to receive this prestigious award.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh, then 25 years old, won this award in 1927.Zuckerberg is very ‘happy’ receiving the award, has expressed on none other than Facebook: “Being named as Time Person of the Year is a real honor and recognition
Openness and connectivity looms large over the TIME’s Person of the Year 2010. Both Zuckerberg and Assange advocate these basic needs.
