Mark Manalang likes "Mark Zuckerberg as TIME's Person of the Year"
As you may have already heard, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was recently named Person of the Year by TIME Magazine. (I suppose I should give up on my delusions that I will be named Person of the Year again, as I was back in 2006; that was of course when "You" won the honors). There's been quite a bit of vitriol on the net since the announcement, which has me quite dumbfounded. Perhaps I need to go watch "The Social Network" to fill in some blanks (or maybe not), but based on what I've seen of him in interviews, I actually rather like the guy. He seems like your average bloke, with maybe a bit of ineptitude when it comes to social or conversational skills. I'd chug a few beers with him were I the beer-chugging type. And that he is quite a philanthropist is a big plus in my book as well (Thank you, Zuck, for not being another mindless socialite millionaire).
Let's step back for a minute and really take in the impact Zuckerberg has had on, well, most everything. Facebook is a juggernaut and dare I say even a mainstay in most people's lives. Yes, privacy be damned, Facebook has had some gaffes when it comes to its customers' personal information (though I am actually starting to be of the opinion that you shouldn't go on Facebook if you don't intend to socialize, which by essence involves some exposure of your personality/identity--but we'll table that argument for another day). But it is so darn pervasive in our personal and even work lives that its founder surely deserves plaudits for ushering in a new way of connecting or networking. Companies have much to be thankful for, given how beneficial leveraging Facebook can be for them, giving their marketing efforts an aura of hipness or with-it-ness. Connectivity takes on a whole new meaning for businesses when Facebook is added in to the equation, and it's all because of this likable Harvard dropout.
There will always be haters, but for providing us the innovation of an almost indispensable personal and business tool (which most of us surely take for granted), Zuck is certainly deserving of the honor. So congratulations, Mark Zuckerberg. Consider this a "Like" on your "Person of the Year" Facebook post.
What are your thoughts on TIME's decision to name the Facebook CEO as its "Person of the Year?" What is it about the founding father of social networking that elicits such an array of reactions? And for businesses: If Facebook has helped your company, share your experiences here, in honor of the social networking site's founder.
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Comment by Adnan Malik on February 9, 2011 at 4:23pm -
Mark!
On Jan 28, 2011 I have wrote in a blog post Why Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder's page hacked that when Times announced Mark Zuckerberg as Person of the Year, the decision was heavily criticized in the internet world suggesting Julian Assange was more deserving for the title. Even people were suggesting Julian Assange should have been awarded Nobel Prize.
Almost a week later on Feb 03, 2011 I wrote in my blog post Nobel Prize 2011: WikiLeaks among nominees for Peace Award that Julian Assange and his anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks has been nominated for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian politician in the committee confirmed, a day after the deadline for
nominations is expired.So I guess in reaction to Facebook decision about selling user data to advertisers and now after recent scandal of 250,000 Fcebook profiles leaked on dating website "Lovely Faces", Mark Zuckerberg popularity is expected to climb down a lot IMHO.
Adnan Malik
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Comment by Mark Manalang on January 11, 2011 at 3:05pm -
Thanks for your input, everyone. As an addendum, I finally saw "The Social Network," which expectedly painted Zuck as rather ruthless. It's superb fiction, and if you're interested to learn how a bunch of college students managed to create the social media tool that would set into motion the Facebook empire, I'd definitely recommend the film.
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Comment by Jesse Sandoval on January 7, 2011 at 5:10pm -
Pretty inspiring. So many sites sold for or are worth billions that were started by just a group of college kids. As for Manalang's quote "you shouldn't go on Facebook if you don't intend to socialize" I could not agree more. Just like the old newspaper article complaint, if you don't like the articles, just cancel the newspaper...
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Comment by Dr. Don Funke on January 6, 2011 at 5:01pm -
I find it amazing what Zuckerberg has accomplished...it's almost difficult to fathom how big Facebook is now. I heard a stat recently that 1 in 14 people in the world are on Facebook. Being a Bozeman Chiropractor and utilizing Facebook has helped my business go online and be social. I vote for Zuck!
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