FT: Google Founders 'Men of the Year'

Time Magazine may have selected Bill and Melinda Gates along with Bono as its "Persons of the Year" for their efforts in helping to fight diseases in developing countries, but the Financial Times has chosen Microsoft's rivals Sergey Brin and Larry Page -- the founders of Google -- as its "Men of the Year."

The FT says it chose the two for their success in 2005 and ambitions to make the world a better place. "The Men of the Year recognition reflects the effect the company created by Mr Brin and Mr Page only seven years ago has had on internet users, as well as the worlds of business and technology, in the past 12 months," the paper said.