according to Time Magazine, the person of the year title goes to the person "for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events of the year."
Then they probably made the right choice. Zuck has done far more to influence things in the past year than Wikileaks. I'm not saying Wikileaks hasn't done it's fair share, but as far as real impact to people around the world, Facebook has done more than Wikileaks.
What were the results of the Iraq information Wikileaks released earlier this year? Besides getting coverage in the papers?
Also, consider how much is being done in the business world because of Facebook. Apple, Microsoft, Google - three giants in the industry - are practically dancing to Facebooks tune, reacting. Entire industries are popping up around the social network.
And there was even a movie.
While I don't doubt the good WL is doing, Zuckerberg is doing far, far more than many realize.
Facebook is a fad, something here today, gone tomorrow.
"What were the results of the Iraq information Wikileaks released earlier this year? Besides getting coverage in the papers?"
That is a very simplistic view. What would you expect the results to be, a going back in time and not starting the war? Truth is way more powerful than a simple gimmick of virtualising social interactions. Think, virtualising truth!
Besides, the Iraq files were only one thing. The superinjunction was another which caused actual and real change in the way of invalidating the superinjunction. The ambassador's files has revealed the true way those we trust see the world, etc.
> Facebook is a fad, something here today, gone tomorrow.
Which means little according to the criteria of Times PotY. It's PotYear, not PotDecade, or Century, etc.
> That is a very simplistic view.
Not within the context of the discussion.
> What would you expect the results to be, a going back in time and not starting the war?
I think your missing the point. Zuck meets Times PotY critera more than WL or Assange. I'm not debating the value, merely which has had more impact this past year.
Feel free to debate the merits of Time's decision making process, but please do not to paint their views as mine.
