Slog - Comments on I Told YOU So http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1 Late last month I predicted that YouTube (or blogs) would nab Time's Person of the Year Honors—as a symbol of the radical shift in mass media. Here's what I wrote: 2006 has been a Year-Zero, history-altering kind of year: The GOP implosion; the on-line upheaval that's undoing traditional media; and the tragic War in Iraq... I nominate Google/YouTube as 2006's standard-bearer... I think the Blogosphere—based on its role in upending the traditional media—should also be a candidate for the 2006 title. I was damn close. The AP reported on Time's selection today, writing: " The winners this year were anyone... Copyright 2008 Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:43:49 -0800 Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:38:20 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Some Jerk Hey, *I* started a blog today! I'd like to thank Jebus for this immense honor...shout out to Frank Mankiewicz...

]]> Some Jerk http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574764 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574764 Life Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:55:21 -0800 Comment by Some Jerk ...last but not least my fact checkin 'cuz...you da man now, dawg!

]]> Some Jerk http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574767 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574767 Life Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:07:03 -0800 Comment by Dilda That's sooo stuuupid. I'm getting weary of Time's contorted manifestations of "Person of the Year."

]]> Dilda http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574768 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574768 Life Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:07:40 -0800 Comment by Right I feel you. I think it should still be Man Of The Year.

]]> Right http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574776 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574776 Life Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:31:11 -0800 Comment by Smarm I am surprised there was no award to the media for their nonstop fixation on celebrity skanks like Paris Hilton.

]]> Smarm http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574782 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574782 Life Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:10:46 -0800 Comment by Stalker of Celery Don't you mean "I TOLD You So"?

]]> Stalker of Celery http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574787 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574787 Life Sat, 16 Dec 2006 22:10:10 -0800 Comment by Papayas Josh, you were totally right. But, "You" as the person of the year? That's stupid, and a cop out.

]]> Papayas http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574788 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574788 Life Sat, 16 Dec 2006 22:18:07 -0800 Comment by Boomer Actually, I'm pretty much over these web sites that force their users to generate content.

Oh wait...

]]> Boomer http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574801 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574801 Life Sat, 16 Dec 2006 23:56:41 -0800 Comment by COMTE Well, FINALLY! Now that gag "Time Magazine Person Of The Year" novelty mirror I bought back in '98 is accurate!

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574803 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/i_told_you_so_1#c574803 Life Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:38:20 -0800