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You — Yes, You — Are TIME's Person of the Year (Person Of The Year)
In 2006, the World Wide Web became a tool for bringing together the small contributions of millions of people and making them matter
Power To The People (Person Of The Year)
You control the media now, and the world will never be the same. Meet the citizens of the new digital democracy
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The YouTube Gurus (Person of the Year)
How a couple of regular guys built a company that changed the way we see ourselves
Enough About You (Person Of The Year)
We've made the media more democratic, but at what cost to our democracy?
It's All About Us (Person Of The Year)
Amateurs are filling the vacuum created by everything the old media chose to ignore
The Beast With A Billion Eyes (Person Of The Year)
On the Web, anyone with a digital camera has the power to change history
Web Boom 2.0 (Person Of The Year)
Dotcoms are hot again. But this bubble is different from the last one. Here's how
My So-Called Second Life (Person Of The Year)
I stepped into this virtual world and found a lot of sex--and a guide named Cristal
Your Web, Your Way
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
The Real War (People Who Mattered 2006 / Story of the Year)
What led to so many post-9/11 fumbles? A group of intrepid authors gives us answers
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: An Interview with Iran's Agitator (People Who Mattered 2006 / Mahmoud Ahmadinejad)
5 Things That Went From Buzz to Bust (Notebook)
The message of this page is, Beware all hype. Here are five phenomena that captivated the media for a spell, then turned out to be less than huge. Our bad
BRIEFING
The Big Quiz of 2006 (Notebook)
Do you remember what happened this year? Here's your final exam
Milestones Dec. 25, 2006 (Notebook)
Memorable Performances of 2006 (Notebook)
The Takeaway Diet of 2006 (Notebook)
The Teddy Awards: 2006 (Notebook / In the Arena)
Kofi Annan and Al Gore are just two of the public figures who deserve to be singled out this year for making their mark
Numbers of the Year (Notebook)
Verbatim 2006 (Notebook)
The Good and the Bad of 2006 (Notebook)
A Year of Happy Pandamonium (Notebook)
The Year in Buzzwords 2006 (Notebook)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
10 Best Albums
10 Best TV Shows
10 Best Books
10 Best Sports Moments
10 Best Movies
YOUR TIME
Money: 'Tis the Season for ID Theft (Money)
Technology: How to Frame Your Digital Pix (Technology)
PEOPLE
15 Who Had Their 15 Minutes of Fame
Look, it's not all their fault--some of them were just born--but here are the folks for whom there will almost surely never be another year like 2006
TO OUR READERS
Now It's Your Turn
LETTERS
Letters: Dec. 25, 2006
ESSAY
Andy Was Right
The stars of Web 2.0 are descendants of Warhol. But there's not much family resemblance