|
Creative > News
Zuckerberg Is Cannes Media Person of the YearMarch 8, 2010  Mark
Zuckerberg will be honored as media person of the year at the 57th
annual Cannes Lions Ad Festival.Zuckerberg, 25, is the CEO of Facebook, which he founded in 2004 while an undergraduate at Harvard University. The award honors a prominent personality who is influential in today's media landscape and plays a role in shaping the future of the ad industry. "For Mark Zuckerberg to have created one of the Internet's most dominant businesses so quickly, and to have had such a global impact on the way we all communicate with each other, is quite simply astonishing," said Philip Thomas, Cannes Lions CEO, in a statement. Mark Zuckerberg will be feted during the Press, Cyber and Design Lions Awards ceremony on June 23 at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France. Last year's honoree was Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Zuckerberg Is Cannes Media Person of the YearMarch 8, 2010 Mark Zuckerberg will be honored as media person of the year at the 57th annual Cannes Lions Ad Festival.Zuckerberg, 25, is the CEO of Facebook, which he founded in 2004 while an undergraduate at Harvard University. The award honors a prominent personality who is influential in today's media landscape and plays a role in shaping the future of the ad industry. "For Mark Zuckerberg to have created one of the Internet's most dominant businesses so quickly, and to have had such a global impact on the way we all communicate with each other, is quite simply astonishing," said Philip Thomas, Cannes Lions CEO, in a statement. Mark Zuckerberg will be feted during the Press, Cyber and Design Lions Awards ceremony on June 23 at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France. Last year's honoree was Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Other Creative News
|
Save
E-mail
Print
Most Popular
RSS
Reprints
Share on LinkedIn
ADWEEK'S CREATIVE NEWSLETTER
A weekly newsletter focusing on the creative community: New campaigns, personnel moves and much more.
|
SUBSCRIBE
Stay connected to what's happening in the advertising industry with delivery of the print edition and complete online access.
|
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Creative
Q&A: Old Spice Icon Isaiah Mustafa
July 28, 2010
In a Hollywood Reporter exclusive, the hunky pitchman talks about his upcoming film role with Jennifer Aniston and much more. Read Full Article
ADVERTISEMENT
Community
Sugar and Old Spice
It's 2010 and apparently what's new is a 73-year-old deodorant. Old Spice is now the talk of the social media town.
Read Full ArticleMore Guest Columnists
Is Search Killing Your Creative?
How to keep your story compelling in an SEO-crazed world.
Read Full ArticleMore Guest Columnists
ONLINE MARKETING SUMMIT
The conference, part of a 23-city tour, covers social media, search, e-mail, demand generation and analytics. (Also scheduled for Miami, Aug. 5, and San Francisco, Aug. 17.)
August 03, 2010 - August 03, 2010
DoubleTree International, Orlando, Fla.
AgencyScoop with AdweekMedia
Introducing AgencyScoop with AdweekMedia. Join more than 25,000 industry professionals in networking, finding jobs, receiving special offers, sharing portfolios and more!
