Time Person of the Year 2009: Ben Bernanke

Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2009 is Ben Bernanke, Chair of the US Federal Reserve. In other words, Ben Bernanke is the man who is in control of the US money supply, and therefore a singularly powerful player on the world economic stage. It's not too surprising that...

Time Top 50 Websites of 2009: Full List of Winners

Time Magazine has announce its Top 50 Websites of the year for 2009. The 2009 list of winners contains some old favorites, some questionable choices, and some hidden gems. While some of the properties selected by Time for its Top 50 Websites of 2009 have been around for...

Twitter Gets Cover of TIME Magazine: Game Over, All Over Again

Not content to be lauded by Oprah and embraced by every A-to-D-grade celebrity in the known Twitterverse, Twitter can pat itself on the back for marking another mainstream media milestone — making the cover of TIME Magazine. Of course, as Gawker duly notes (and to...

AR REHMAN IN TOP 100 TIME LIST

According to the latest Time list of 100 most influential people, the composer of music for Slumdog millionaire movie that won oscars for Music too A.R.REHMAN finds a place of pride along with the likes of President Barack Obama. Another Indian on the list is Nandan Nilekani...

Time's "Mine" is Not Yours

Time Magazine, which is experimenting with made-to-order magazines called "Mine", has been sending yours to someone else. Some are already calling it a failure, but c'mon. At least they're trying.  (Not a great...

Children of the U.S. and World Send Letters to President Obama

A collection of drawings and letters from children living in the United States and from around the world, sharing their hopes, wishes and ideas with then President Elect Barack Obama, has...

Tweets and transformation: How social media is changing news

If you're going to Northern Voice in Vancouver next month you may want to check out a panel I'm on with some smart, local news people.  Here is the roster in case you were interested. " Panel topic Established...

Why Israel Can't Win ....

The siege of Gaza may punish Hamas, but it won't make Israel safe. Why it is in peril like never before - by Tim McGirk From Time.com: Israel's leaders need to recognize that if Hamas cannot be beaten militarily,...

Book Review: President Obama: The Path to The White House

Time Magazine has produced a gem of a book in this special commemorative edition on President Barack Obama's election campaign. I'm reviewing the paperback edition, which is essentially the same except the covers...

Person of the Year 2008, Mr. Barack H. Obama

The news shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone when the Time magazine announces its Person of the Year 2008 this morning, and the person is, Mr. Barack Hussein Obama, the 44th President of the United States. ...

Armani Breaks his No-Fur Promise

Armani's unveiling of his new collection at Milan Fashion Week has many people up in arms, as the designer pledged last year that he would stop using fur in his designs."Last year Armani told Time magazine that...

Time's VP Pick: The Worst Vice Presidents in History

Time magazine, not content with its choice to feature Barack Obama on the cover seven times in the last year--compared to John McCain's appearance only two times--has entered the VP fray with a list of the worst...

McCain’s Conservative Model? Roosevelt (Theodore)

True confession: I adore Teddy Roosevelt. In fact, I have the original sheet music "We're Ready for Teddy Again" from Teddy's run for the Presidency from the Bull Moose Party.President Theodore Roosevelt was...

Nanaimo 'Capital of Google Earth,' says Time Magazine

The unlikely Google hotspot of Nanaimo, BC, a 78,000-person city about an hour north of Victoria, has made waves by pioneering new features of Google Earth, and Time Magazine recently took note.  Check out...

Soeharto wins lawsuit against Time Magazine

"A panel of three Supreme Court judges said it accepted the suit filed by Soeharto and rejected the earlier decision of the Appeal Court and Central Jakarta District Court, Supreme court spokesman, Nurhadi, said...

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