Craig's Gist [Netly News]
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Summary: [Image: LA Times.com] Last night, I was in New York for the Time 100 dinner, and arrived at the same time as Craig Newmark. There was a long, red carpet out front and people lined up at the curb to see the celebs. (Robert Downey Jr., Rupert... Click to expand...
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[Image: LA Times.com]Last night, I was in New York for the Time 100 dinner, and arrived at the same time as Craig Newmark. There was a long, red carpet out front and people lined up at the curb to see the celebs. (Robert Downey Jr., Rupert Murdoch, John McCain, Mariah Carey & etc.) Mike Arrington, Jay Adelson, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg were among the geeks honored this year.
One of the things about the 100 is, once you're inducted, you can return to future Time 100 dinners—which is why Craig was there. As we walked in, he told me he'd been to three so far. I trotted along behind him but stopped when we had to go through a kind of chute that was lined with with photographers. "Who are you?" one of them yelled. "Craig Newmark," said his publicist. I hung back with her as Craig sauntered onto the firing line.
You would have thought Paris Hilton had just arrived. The paparazzi went nuts, blasting away at old Craig. I figured he'd be mortified, but no, he was clearly enjoying himself and even pulled out a Coolpix and snapped some shots of the shooters shooting him. "For my blog!" he explained. I wish everyone were sa sweet as that guy.
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