Inspired by xkcd
Who is the most influential person on the internet?
That argument could go on for years. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs certainly get people to buy things. Larry Page and Sergey Brin are the men behind the omnipresent Google. Moot, the founder of 4chan, topped TIME’s Most Influential Person poll.
It could easily be argued that one guy with a pencil has the strange power to make things happen without a company, without a title, and without even asking. Randall Munroe has influence he never asked for. His creation xkcd is “A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.” The accompanying blog, which Munroe calls a “blag”, is where he posts everything outside of the thrice-weekly comic. Yeah, he’s published a book, too, but it’s the comic that makes things happen.
One word: brilliant!
