N'Gai Croal
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Sep 2, 2008 06:53 PM
Between penetrating interviews and marathon gaming sessions, the staff
of Level Up has been known to click over to The Drudge Report for
up-to-the-minute headlines in news, politics and gossip. A few minutes
ago, we came across the following headline: "PUTIN TOPS VANITY FAIR NEW ESTABLISHMENT LIST; MURDOCH NO. 2..."
We clicked on the story, where, lo and behold, we found the entire
100-slot list from the October issue of Vanity Fair. Here's how Vanity
Fair describes the highly scientific methodology behind its rankings
system:
The Vanity Fair 100 represents a global, movable band of
thinkers, owners, creators, and buyers who are the tastemakers,
trendsetters, opinion formers and agenda creators in the worlds of
politics, entertainment, media, business, technology, and fashion.
Entry into the ranks of the V.F. 100 is based on a number of factors:
wealth and influence, as well as such intangibles as vision,
philanthropy, and the x factor.
Being named to the list is considered to be an honor of some
prestige, and, in the past, we've known publicists who've spent
considerable time and effort to ensure that their clients would be so
recognized. Previous videogame-related honorees include Electronic Arts
chairman Lawrence (Larry) F. Probst III in 2004 (#32, between actor Tom
Cruise at #31 and Fox News chief Roger Ailes at #33) and 2005 (#33,
below Ailes at #32 but above Cruise at #34). PlayStation CEO Kaz Hirai
hasn't yet made the list, but he was named a "mogul in waiting" while
seving as the head of the game company's North American operation. So
how did videogame luminaries fare this year?
To read the rest of our post in its entirety, including the entire Vanity Fair 2008 New Establishment List, click on the link below:
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