Does Mark Zuckerberg Want to Be a Tunisian Hero?

“No. 1 hero in Tunisia” is probably not a status update Mark Zuckerberg ever thought would appear on his Facebook wall. Yet that is exactly what Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) has anointed the CEO and co-founder of Facebook after a visit to Tunisia this month. Is 'No. 1 hero' in a protest-torn country really a status a CEO like Zuckerberg wants?

“No. 1 hero in Tunisia” is probably not a status update Mark Zuckerberg ever thought would appear on his Facebook wall.  Yet that is exactly what Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) has anointed the CEO and co-founder of Facebook after a visit to Tunisia this month.  Is ‘No. 1 hero’ in a protest-torn country really a status a CEO like Zuckerberg wants?

“The national hero in Egypt is a guy named Mark Zuckerberg. I called him and told him that,” McCain told a group of reporters gathered Wednesday morning at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor.

The Arizona senator said he saw first-hand in his recent visit to protest-ridden Egypt and Tunisia with Sen.

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