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By Brian Morrissey
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is coming to Cannes as its Media Person of the Year. It's a heady honor for the 26-year-old, considering Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was last year's honoree and News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch spoke in 2008. It also means that on Wednesday at noon, Zuckerberg gets what is in essence a mulligan for one of his low points as CEO. Back in November 2007, he gave a stilted presentation to advertisers and agencies gathered to hear about the new Facebook ad platform.
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