Among the 50 most important person, there is 2 young lad that caught my attention. Kevin Rose and Matt Mullenweg. Both is successful making a name and proudly gain their respect from all over the world. Kevin Rose, I’ve known him since 5 years ago. Through ‘Call For Help’ and ‘Screensaver’. Both is a tv program and a top tech show commentator by him. He get involved with this industry since he was young, and with his achievement till now it’s certified to be honoured.
Kevin Rose
Founder, Digg
Everyone who has a story on the Web wants Kevin Rose’s users to “digg it.” The former TechTV host (and colleague of Leo Laporte–see #47) founded Digg.com in 2004, bringing the power of social networking to the news. Digg’s algorithm lets users submit their favorite news stories and vote them up (or down). Digg’s expansion beyond technology news to mainstream news categories in June 2006 prompted BusinessWeek to slap a goofy-looking picture of Rose on its cover along with an eyebrow-raising valuation estimate of $60 million. Whether Rose is a multimillionaire or not, his site has plenty of clout on the Internet.
Let’s talk about Matt Mullenweg. I don’t know much about this guy. But all I know is, he had done quite impact on today internet revolution by his creation, Wordpress. Thats what I’m using now for this blog platform. :)
Matt Mullenweg
Developer, WordPress blogging site and software
Matt Mullenweg can barely buy a drink, but this 22-year-old open-source enthusiast developed WordPress, the open-source publishing software favored by blogging diehards around the world. In 2004, WordPress became well-enough known that Web publishing powerhouse CNet hired Mullenweg to work on it and other projects. Mullenweg quit in 2005, however, to work full-time on WordPress, which today is more like a content-management system, with various templates, widgets, and plug-ins, and Askismet antispam protection
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