Mark Zuckerberg has transformed our idea of a social network with a highly addictive platform that many complain about but continue to fully utilize it for numerous purposes. The youngest billionaire most recently became the second youngest person to the Time Magazine’s Person Of The Year. And I am flabbergasted!
His social network has grown from being a college centric social network to become the largest online network connecting over 500 million users. The net worth of the company is over $33.7 Billion and has already given Hollywood a great story to make a movie on (The Social Network, 2010). That’s for the entire brand, Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard dropout is worth a a staggering $6.9 billion for a 26 year old.The reason he has been selected is totally justified, at least in my opinion. Millions are connected through the Internet, the way Facebook truly connects us is nothing short of phenomenal.
Managing Editor Richard Stengel of TIME said:
“The social networking platform he invented … is the connective tissue for nearly a tenth of the planet.”
“Facebook is now the third-largest country on earth, and probably holds more information than any government about its citizens. Zuckerberg, a Harvard dropout, is its T-shirt-wearing head-of-state.”
Mark Zuckerberg’s father, Ed explained why Mark has left a mark, stating:
"For some kids, their questions could be answered with a simple yes or no. For Mark, if he asked for something, yes by itself would work, but no required much more. If you were going to say no to him, you had better be prepared with a strong argument backed by facts, experiences, logic, reasons. We envisioned him becoming a lawyer one day, with a near 100% success rate of convincing juries."
NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2010. At 26, Zuckerberg is the youngest "Person of the Year" since the first one chosen, Charles Lindbergh; he was 25 when he was named in 1927, Time said Wednesday. Zuckerberg beat out Britain's Queen Elizabeth II by just two weeks: She was 26 when she was named in 1952.
Incidentally, Queen Elizabeth II has recently joined Zuckerberg's social networking behemoth.
Zuckerberg has put himself on the map not only as one of the world's youngest billionaires, but also as a prominent newcomer to the world of philanthropy.
Earlier this year, he pledged $100 million over five years to the Newark, N.J. school system. Now, he's in the company of media titans Carl Icahn, 74, Barry Diller, 68, and others who have joined Giving Pledge, an effort led by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and investor Warren Buffett to commit the country's wealthiest people to step up their charitable donations.Zuckerberg owns about a quarter of Facebook's shares.
Zuckerberg has built Facebook into an international phenomenon by stretching the lines of social convention and embracing a new and far more permeable definition of community. In this new world, users are able to construct a social network well beyond what would ever be possible face-to-face."I'm trying to make the world a more open place," Zuckerberg says in the "bio" line of his own Facebook page.
Born in Zuckerberg's Harvard dorm room, the site has in six years grown to more than 500 million users worldwide and a dollar worth in the billions.Facebook was the subject of director David Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's film "The Social Network." It features a dark portrayal of Zuckerberg by Jesse Eisenberg, as well as the direction he's taking his company and his status as one of America's most influential figures.
The film has been picked as the best of the year by the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review. On Tuesday, it received six Golden Globe nominations, including best picture, drama, going up against its chief rival, the British monarchy tale "The King's Speech," which led with seven nominations.Time's "Person of the Year" is the person or thing that has most influenced the culture and the news during the past year for good or for ill.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke received the honor last year. The 2008 winner was then-President-elect Barack Obama. The 2007 winner was Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.Other previous winners have included Bono, President George W. Bush, and Amazon.com CEO and founder Jeff Bezos.
The decision was made by the TIME’s editors and the staff members. The toughest competition for the top spot as TIME’s Person of the Year award came from WikiLeaks founder and owner Julian Assange, who was already voted online as favorite for this award.
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