For our next issue of the A-Journal we were all thinking about who we would nominate for a Nobel prize. Categories were able to be fictive, so after giving the subject some thought, I decided to invent a new category: “Networking”. My nomination would go to Mark Zuckerberg.

Most of us go there every day and it is the place to be when it comes to networking. You can find nearly everyone and everything there. Mark Zuckerberg turned his idea of connecting his fellow students from Harvard into a worldwide phenomenon – Facebook. Because of him, it is now easy to stay connected to acquaintances, friends and family all over the globe with only a few clicks.
And there are also many many gimmicks and fun stuff you can find there to get your mind off things. Or simply waste time instead of doing stuff you should actually be doing ;)

This morning was actually like every other morning – after checking my emails and Facebook, I briefly wanted to check what was new in the world. The headlines I then saw were surprising: Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. My first thought was „WOW – this is so cool!“ . Now, a few hours later, I am thinking about it again and wondering, if it really is that great.

The Nobel Peace Prize was given to him due to„his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples“ (source: CNN). Did Obama really do this? Continue reading “Obama and the Nobel Prize”