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According to Business Week, the following people have the most impact on the Web today. Listed alphabetically.

  1. The Seeker: Steve Ballmer [Microsoft]
  2. The Marshall: Mitchell Baker [Mozilla]
  3. The Innovator: Jeff Bezos [Amazon]
  4. The Searchers: S. Brin, L. Page, E. Schmidt [Google]
  5. The Investor: Jeff Clavier [Soft Tech VC]
  6. The Papa Bear: Paul Graham [Y Combinator]
  7. The Muckraker: Adrianna Huffington [Huffington Post]
  8. The Advisor: Joi Ito [Joi Ito]
  9. The Mastermind: Steve Jobs [Apple]
  10. The Filmer: Jonathan Kaplan [The Flip]
  11. The Communicator: Loic Le Meur [Seesmic]
  12. The Trader: Jack Ma [Alibaba]
  13. The Publisher: Matt Mullenweg [WordPress]
  14. The Mogul: Rupert Murdoch [MySpace]
  15. The Community Organizer: Craig Newmark [Craigslist]
  16. The Traffic Driver: Gabe Rivera [Techmeme]
  17. The Poster Boy: Kevin Rose [Digg]
  18. The Adult: Sheryl Sandberg [Facebook]
  19. The Edutainer: Jon Stewart [The Daily Show]
  20. The Money Man: Peter Thiel [Clarium Capital]
  21. The Crafter: Maria Thomas [Etsy]
  22. The Advocate: Anssi Vonjoki [Nokia]
  23. The Crowd Sourcer: Jimmy Wales [Wikipedia]
  24. The Blogger: Evan Williams [Twitter]
  25. The Fighter: Jerry Yang [Yahoo!]