Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Named ‘Worst Dressed’ in Silicon Valley

Mark Zuckerberg is known for a lot of things — starting Facebook, inspiring the Aaron Sorkin-David Fincher movie The Social Network — but fashion is not one of them.

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The CEO and co-founder of the social networking giant has been ranked the worst dressed man of Silicon valley according to a new poll by GQ. The news comes less than a year after he was named to Esquire‘s worst-dressed list in January.

Zuckerberg’s “style sins” include that he’s “oblivious to the fact that jeans and ties come in skinny sizes—or that suits exist” and that “he loves to recycle the fresh-from-Stats-class look. Zuck’s style is so poor, it even inspired a mock fashion line, Mark By Mark Zuckerberg, which thankfully doesn’t sell any actual clothing.”

Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who favors a uniform of a black mock turtleneck and jeans, comes in at No. 2. “Apple releases an iPhone every 0.5 seconds. Steve Jobs never gets an upgrade. The Svengali’s self-inflicted uniform (black turtleneck, dad jeans, Seinfeld kicks) rival Superman’s in its homogeneity—a style blunder no AutoCorrect can fix,” writes GQ.

Bill Gates ranks No. 3.

“Curious how Harry Potter will age post-Hogwarts?” snipes GQ. “When you’re Scrooge McDuck rich, a snazzy ensemble isn’t tops on your to-do. Rather than swag out in Armani suits, Gates takes the lazy preppy approach, opting for a drawer full of V-necks in every hue.”

Read the full list here.

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Missouri passes law against teacher-student Facebook friending

Missouri law bans student-teacher Facebooking

MSNBC is reporting that Governor Jay Nixon recently signed into law Missouri’s State Bill 54 to make it illegal for students and teachers to become friends on Facebook or any other social networking site. The goal of the law is to prevent inappropriate relationships from developing between the teachers and the students. Any type of direct communication between teachers and students on the sites is specifically banned.

The law explicitly states that teachers are not to use any websites for work related purposes unless they grant total access to school administrators as well as the parents and guardians of students. They are also prohibited to have personal websites that allow for communication with current or former students.

Critics of the move suggest that it might seem like a good tool for preventing relationships from developing, but it also implies a lack of trust for the motives of teachers. They are also concerned about the possibility that limiting social networking sites might limit educational opportunities in the future as these sites increasingly become the most commonly used methods of communication. While Missouri is the first state to pass such a law, other school districts around the country have requested that teachers limit online interaction with students or have issued strict guidelines by which the communication can take place.

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