Straight from the horse’s mouth: here’s what TIME magazine had to say about its poll results. From TIME (emphasis added, internal links omitted): Colbert, Rain Not Most Influential Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2008 By CARYN BROOKS The second annual TIME 100 poll pitted more than 200 scientists, intellectuals, corporate titans, heads of state, cable TV hosts [...]
TIME 100 voting closed: Rain and Stephen Colbert fall to Shigeru Miyamoto
April 29, 2008 By
It’s official, ladies and gentlemen. The polls are closed and the vote-rigging has ended. From TIME: Your TIME 100 TIME asked who you thought should be on the list of the 100 most influential people of the year. Over 200 candidates were given a rating of 1 to 100. And your #1 choice? Shigeru Miyamoto! [...]