BBC: Internet 'in running' for Nobel Peace Prize
The internet is among a record 237 individuals and organisations nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. The number of nominations surpasses last year's record of 205 nominations.
The internet's nomination has been championed by the Italian version of Wired magazine for helping advance "dialogue, debate and consensus".
The director of the Nobel Institute, Geir Lundestad, told BBC News that the organisation had received "thousands of nominations" for the coveted prize.
"Some were nominated by one person, others by 10, others by 100," he said.
The secretive organisation does not release the list of nominees, but nominators sometimes announce their choices
The nomination for the internet is supported by 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi and the founder of the $100 laptop project Nicholas Negroponte.
Why should the next Nobel Peace Prize go to the Net? Because the Internet is much more than a network of computers. It is an endless web of people. Anyone who uses it can sow the seeds of non-violence. And in order to help create a " Peace Internet", isn't it supposed to be awarded to each individual who use it?
