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		rudenoise on Dec 17, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TIME Person of the Year: Mark Zuckerberg Why this year? Was is due to his profile rising as a result of a Hollywood film? Or, has he achieved things this year that exceed his performance over the past 5 years?

sabalaba on Dec 17, 2010 [–]

I'm thinking that they're ramping fb up for an IPO. Building hype, articles about mark being worth more than Jobs, Time Man of the Year, etc.

There's a lot of money and relationships behind fb, money and relationships buy press.

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