US security expert wants Nobel Peace Prize for Twitter
July 11th, 2009 by Kunal
US security expert and advisor to former president Bush has proposed the honor of Nobel Peace Prize to be given to Twitter. He suggests the Nobel Prize to the San Francisco based micro-blogging social network website for its help in facilitating communications for the election protest in Iran.
“The free social-messaging utility uniquely documented and personalised the story of hope, heroism and horror in Iran”, said Mark Pfeifle, former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications turned PR consultant.
Mark Pfeifle argues this week on The Christian Science Monitor in his article “A Nobel Peace Prize for Twitter?”. It says that twitter played a crucial role in connecting Iran to the world when the journalist were forced to leave Iran.
“When traditional journalists were forced to leave the country, Twitter became a window for the world to view hope, heroism, and horror. It became the assignment desk, the reporter and the producer. And because of this Twitter and its creators are worthy of being considered for the Nobel Peace Prize.” He says.
But does Twitter really deserve to be awarded the honor when the people who invented the internet never were? Tell us in the comments.
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