Congratulations! You are time magazine's Person of the Year!

All,

I'm just writing a quick note of congratulations here. It seemed appropriate, once I heard the news that you had been selected by Time Magazine as the most influential and important person of 2006. Our world has seen some amazing social changes in the last year. YouTube, Google Video, Blogger, MySpace, Google Groups, and any of the hundreds of other social networking sites have created places where we can 'sticky' our voices to the great edifice of the internet in a form of digital graffiti. 2006 created a kind of alchemical reaction wherein we, as individuals, not only learned that we have something valuable to share, but, more importantly, that we have something to learn by giving audience to the myriad of voices that wish to share their experiences with us.

Is it important, or significant, that the editors of Time recognize the past year as the product of the individual? The assertion seems dubious, at best. Most of the technological advancements that led to the '06's buzzology of social networking existed long before we recognized their collective power. It is quite obvious, however, that the inertial nature of human culture is at once powerful, persuasive, and pervasive. We are building the world of our choice, and we express that choice by exercising our voice. Welcome, everyone, to your revolution!

May all of your Holiday travels be safe. May your days and nights be filled with the people who mean the world to you, and may you create new worlds to share with those, to whom you are the world.


Thank You, Congratulations, and You Rock!

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