Is Mark Zuckerberg the next Steve Jobs?

As the tech world searches for an heir to Jobs' role as innovator-in-chief, many eyes are turning to the king of social networking

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg
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As the Steve Jobs tributes continue, the inevitable question arises: Who will succeed him? Sure, the capable Tim Cook is the new CEO at Apple. But who will take Jobs' even more pivotal place as the tech world's foremost visionary? Many are saying Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is the obvious heir, given his precocious success with changing the way the world connects. Really?

They certainly have a lot in common: Like Jobs, Zuckerberg is a computer genius who dropped out of college to start his own company, says Kristin Mariano at the International Business Times. And though it often seems that Jobs' legacy and "contributions to society are incomparable," the king of social networking is already following in Jobs' footsteps — particularly with new Facebook features like the Timeline that give "consumers more options and a louder voice." Still, Zuckerberg lacks the "personality and showmanship" that made Jobs a media darling.

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