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TIME has named Mark Zuckerberg, the youthful founder of Facebook, as its Person of the Year for 2010. Runners-up for the honor include the Tea Party, Hamid Karzai, Julian Assange, and the Chilean miners. Somehow, Lady Gaga made the short list, too.

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beebop| 12.15.10 @ 10:20AM

I find Time Magazine to be a waste of my hard earned money and depleted amount of time to pursue true, unbiased news.

Claypoole| 12.15.10 @ 10:52AM

From what I have heard about Facebook (I admit to having no personal experience with it), it seems to me an electronic version of what in 50's-60's high school we called "slambooks." Slambooks were officially banned by the school administration because of their potential both to be brutally hurtful and to spread malicious lies. Each one, circulated on a steno pad, concerned a particular individual, and each page contained comments on that individual by another person. Of course, the books eventually fell into the hands of the condemned, so to speak. Our school didn't experience any suicides, but anyone who has been through high school can imagine how deeply painful that type of malicious mischief can be.

If I had minor children today, they would not be permitted to appear on or access Facebook.

Tim C| 12.15.10 @ 11:00AM

Why is TIME magazine wearing a leather jacket, swim trunks, and water skis? Hey look! A shark!

Fuddy Duddy| 12.15.10 @ 11:09AM

I admit to not knowing anything about which I am about to expound upon but from what I've heard the internet is a bunch of pipes that run to peoples homes and steal their souls right through their computer screens. If I had minor children I would stuff them in a box to keep them safe from such a horrible thing that may not even exist because like I said I have no experience with the internet.

Big Java| 12.15.10 @ 12:46PM

No, to Lady Gaga. I thought Time was a serious magazine!

solidground| 12.15.10 @ 7:11PM

This story would only be of consequence if Time magazine were a publication of consequence. Once upon a time it was, but long ago the publication gave up any pretense of serious journalism in favor of leftist bloviating and self-congratulatory hyberbole. Why anyone would pay the news stand price for this piece of tripe is beyond me. Why anyone would pay it the faintest amount of attention or grant it even a shred of credibility is even further beyond my understanding. Time magazine exists in the same way Paris Hilton exists: to excite the brain stems of the mentally impaired, brain damaged and those who love to sing in a choir.

spogee| 7.19.11 @ 7:08PM

nyc one...See this collection of funny Facebook Status .

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