During this years Noble Peach Prize nominations the possible winners are for the most part what we’d expect, a Chinese dissident and a Russian human rights activist. What we didn’t expect to see was the Internet, yes that’s right, just the entire damn thing.
The Noble Peace Prize nod for the internet came after the Italian version of Wired Magazine cited the nets abilities to open “dialogue, debate and consensus through communication.” According to the Noble Peace prize committee the nomination is legitimate and will be considered.
Regardless of the legitimacy of the nomination, the Associated Press raises a good point, with the unorthodox choice of Barack Obama last year, the committee is more likely to take a conservative route this year…sorry Internet, better luck next time.
Do you think the Internet deserves a nod? Personally I would have chosen the team of scientists who invented the entire damn thing, but that’s just me, at least it would have given a shout out to the men and women who started the entire process from the ground up.
Posted on 07 February 2010 by | Author: Mark Kosur | Posted In: Internet