Sometimes, or I should say, way to often, I don’t have the time to read all newsletters coming in to my mailbox. Late last night I read a couple of them (still have a couple of hundreds unread…) – and this one is well worth reading – written by Yann Gourvennec. Here is the start […]
The same discussion as we have in Norway about the use of social media in politics is still under heat, this time in Sweden, for the upcoming EU-election. But, and I don’t know if this the world famous ‘jantelov’ (a Scandinavian expression) – both consultants and researchers agrees what has gone wrong . The message […]
In an article today in AdAge, Microsoft is aiming it’s guns at Google, launching a campaign, somewhere in between $ 80 and 100 millions. Microsoft has tried a lot of tricks, almost everybody in the book, to grab a bigger market share in the search business. The results don’t match the efforts! Microsoft’s search query […]
ShoZu are describing theirselves as “is the leading provider of mobile social media services that connect mobile consumers with their online social networks, personal blogs, photo storage sites and other Web 2.0 properties from the handset.” So far, I’m just very impressed with what they are doing and how to use it!
When most people think about viral videos, they think of a crazy idea (often funny) that is irrelevant to the brand and put out in cyberspace – all too see what will happen! The field has gotten much more crowded in the past 12 months but the behavior of sharing video is more common and […]
If you are to going to Sweden during the next month or so, which I presume a lot of Norwegians do (especially those who are living in the eastern part of the country), here is some ideas what you can buy when you’re there, and how to enjoy! Have a wonderful wine spring! Dagens Industri […]
And it was, well, relaxing. I have use the last days playing golf with my friends at Friends Golf, the Friends Ryder Cup, this year held at Lyckorna GK in Bohuslän, Sweden. Now I am really swamped in work, and will document some exciting projects going on! And yes, I admit, a completely unnecessary ad […]
The University of Agder, together with the Kristiansand based company 4AM, arranged a seminar about the use of social media in the forthcoming Norwegian elections. A lot of interesting people said a lot of interesting things, here is the link to the program (in Norwegian) and I will get back to ya with some interviews […]
I’m sure many of us criticized Apple’s first generation iPhone as sorely lacking in the technology department. However, no one can doubt the buzz the impending launch of the iPhone OS version 3.0 has created. On the flip side, if we can look through the marketing, we can see that there is a very clever […]
A couple of brilliant days: Probably the best commuication event in Norwegian history, so I agree with all my Twitterfriends! I’m really looking forward to next year, but I wonder, can they really match this years line-up?
Yesterday, in one of the biggest rivaliries in sports, the game between by Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, the centerfielder from Boston Red Sox Jacoby Ellsbury, stole homeplate! This sure is a rare thing – and it’s so fun to watch! Now I’m just waiting for the speedsters in Oakland A’s to do […]
According to Øyvind Solstad at NRK Beta there is somewhere between 20 000 – 40 000 Twitter users in Norway. The last figure I’ve heard was 6 500, and that was three months ago. Could this be true? If so, and amazing developoment. Below is the twitter between Solstad at and the journalist Hege Ulstein […]
This afternoon, one of the biggest investors and most discussed CEO in Norway, Kjell Inge Røkke, had his long awaited press conference, about the sales of Aker shares, and the heated discussions with the minority owner, the Norwegian State. It was a blow out! You really have to understand Norwegian to get a grip on […]
There are not as many examples of good online communities for the telecoms industry. Part of the reason for this is that the nature of the industry is one that facilitates communication – they don’t provide content but allow people to communicate over their networks or using their products. Therefore many example of their use […]
On my way to see Brann–Vålerenga in the Norwegian Tippeliga, and the morons strikes here in Norway. A huge fight just outside the Nationalteatret subway station – about 50 people. I don’t have anything else that despise and hatred for these people, they are destroying everything about football! Now I’m looking forward to see Brann […]
You can come across this enormous library of good music, and I again, it happens every five year… , this must be one of the best live recordings ever: Jerry Lee Lewis – Live at the Star Club Hamburg And as they say – “Live At The Star Club, Hamburg” is not an album, it’s […]
Congratulations, yesterday over 200 millions has/is using Facebook! In this video (only available if you’re a member of Facebook, but I’ll guess everybody is!) Mark Zuckerberg says “Growing rapidly to 200 million users is a really good start, but we’ve always known that in order for Facebook to help people represent everything that is happening […]
Yet again, the Red/Green coaliation shows all the signs of making political harakiri, this time the Aker-case. The oppsition have happy days, poundering the message that the Government shouldn’t be involved in business, the way we do here in Norway, which means highly imvolvmeny from the state in different areas, especially related towards oil/energy and […]
So, it’s time again – Major League Baseball has started again. So what will happen this year?? To be honest, I don’t dare to guess, my guesses last year was so terrible, but some predictions entering the 2009 season: New York Yankees will miss the postseason again, Red Sox and Rays will be strong! Rich […]
This link tells it all, how sad it really is…. 163 millions NOK in loss, no worries mate…