Times Person Of The Year
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- Nairn0
I dunno - it's an oh-so clever nomination from the leftfield, no doubt - but trite and well plied all the same - I'm sure they've considered the same theme alongside every technological progression, from Supermarkets ('YOU, the customer is King!') to Television ('YOU, empowered by YOUR own entertainment!') to Telephones ('talk to who YOU want - anywhere!') to the barebones, pre-web2.0 internet ('YOU click YOU click! YOU click!').
Essentially, this is merely an extension of the Consumer Power tradition that Time et al wholeheartedly endorse and, personally, I'd rather they stayed true to the core sentiment and actually nominated someone, ie a person, we can all aspire to / loathe - or at the very least, associate with.
Besides, I'm not really sure what all these web2.0 apps actually ADD to society.
Or, perhaps, I'm just bitter towards AOLTimeWarner.
or, perhaps I'm just pissed because I've got nothing to do this Christmas and feel like aimlessly venting on NT.