Context is still King. However, the simplifying of context to device specifics is becoming increasingly problematic. With the continually improving capabilities and affordability of mobile devices, we’re moving towards experience ubiquity. It can no longer be claimed that device and context go hand in hand. This presentation from yiibu does a great and thorough jobContinue Reading
Eli Pariser is out with a new book called “The Filter Bubble” which is sparking a lot of discussion in my little part of the web. In his book he warns us about the dangers of the invisible algorithms that filter our digital lives: ”All of this is fairly harmless when information about consumer productsContinue Reading
What is online influence? How do we measure influence? How can brands identify and build relationships with relevant influencers? I was recently invited to present my take on these questions, based on the experience we have gained at Mitte over the years doing both small, medium and large-scale influencer outreach and campaigns. Online influence isContinue Reading
Lately we have been working together with the organizers of AppWorks, a nordic conference for mobile apps, to set up a “special edition” Ignite session as part of the conference program. We had some great speaker submissions so we had our work cut out to narrow them down to the final five. But we madeContinue Reading
I’ve spent the last 3 days at Re:publica, one of Germany’s biggest conferences for social media and digital culture. It’s the third time in succession that I have attended the conference and even though both the program and the number of visitors have grown for each year, they’ve been able to sustain an intimate andContinue Reading
Facebook is on a mission to tie people to one (Facebook) identity across the Internet. The latest addition to the off-network spread of their social graph is the new Facebook commenting system, which was adopted by Techcrunch and many others last week. By forming a reciprocal feedback loop with websites, Facebook can collect more dataContinue Reading
Stumbled across a really cool idea and project today by Venessa Miemis and Alvin Brigis called the “The Future of Facebook” which they are crowdsourcing through Kickstarter. The aim of the project is to produce five animated videos looking at the challenges and opportunities for Facebook through the lenses of Society, Technology, Environment, Economics, andContinue Reading
Last week we hosted the first edition of Ignite Oslo as part of the Global Ignite Week. Even with a few technical difficulties, we had a great time. Not at least because of all these smart people giving great talks on a wide variety of exciting topics. Thanks everyone! Below is video links to sevenContinue Reading
My partner in crime Thomas just wrote a post on the infrastructure of sound on the Internet and why ubiquitous sharing of sound is inevitable. It’s a great read: The web has so far been very silent and I’ve been thinking about this for around two years. I think the web in many ways canContinue Reading
Ignite Oslo is on! We’ve confirmed the schedule and final speaker list and looking through the names and themes we have on show, I think it’s safe to say that we’re in for a great evening this coming Thursday. Henrik Allum – Yoga as a tool Guttorm Andreasen – Music making on the iPad NadinaContinue Reading