Time Magazine has chosen the 2006 Person of the Year, it’s You! They wax somewhat poetically about how individuals around the world through the likes of YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, open source software, etc., are sticking it to the man and wrestling control away from the powerful. I don’t dispute that there is something to this, and I’m happy that the rise of global collaboration via the web is getting some recognition. But like all cool things, getting recognized by the mainstream press is generally the kiss of death. Will MySpace still be cool when everyone’s grandma and big corportation is there too?
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