Congratulations all, we are TIME: PERSON OF THE YEAR: the bloggers and their community and posters, the You-Tube uploaders, the podcasters, the designers, the reviewers, the political activists and so forth - we all made a difference and helped revolutionize Web 2.0.
From the TIME article:
Who are these people? Seriously, who actually sits down after a long day at work and says, I'm not going to watch Lost tonight. I'm going to turn on my computer and make a movie starring my pet iguana? I'm going to mash up 50 Cent's vocals with Queen's instrumentals? I'm going to blog about my state of mind or the state of the nation or the steak-frites at the new bistro down the street? Who has that time and that energy and that passion?
The answer is, you do. And for seizing the reins of the global media, for founding and framing the new digital democracy, for working for nothing and beating the pros at their own game, TIME's Person of the Year for 2006 is you.
In Kuwait, particularly, we made history by energizing and fueling a grass-roots movement to implement the "5 For Kuwait" redistricting law. As TIME magazine stated in the article above (click the cover): "We controlled the media."
Comments (6)
congrats to u and all other bloggers. everyone has been posting about this! :)
Posted by Fonzy | December 17, 2006 11:30 AM
Posted on December 17, 2006 11:30
Gratz all!! This is great news!
Posted by Huddling Together | December 17, 2006 12:17 PM
Posted on December 17, 2006 12:17
Very nice job on the blog and congratulations to all the 'new media' peoples in Kuwait and gulf and everywhere
Posted by Dubai Silicon | December 17, 2006 1:52 PM
Posted on December 17, 2006 13:52
I think we need to have a virtual celebration dance! We can also drink a virtual toast - to US!
Posted by intlxpatr | December 17, 2006 2:55 PM
Posted on December 17, 2006 14:55
woohoooooooo
i knew i would make it to the cover, but not this soon :P
Posted by Yazeed | December 17, 2006 3:20 PM
Posted on December 17, 2006 15:20
On behalf of all of YOU.
I accept this AWARD.
Thank you....THANK YOU
Posted by SHADOW | December 20, 2006 5:33 PM
Posted on December 20, 2006 17:33