When the open social web is growing into new markets, Google sponsor the fire in the campfire. That is a good think, if you like to build a tribe that build the next Internet, whey not around a fire? “Every once in a while we’ll invite members of the developer community on campus to talk […]

Did hold a lecture yesterday at “Bank & Finances 07.” Most of the Swedish market leaders in the business where at this full day seminar. One of the good speakers where from OMX Group, they are nr 1 in the world to provide stock exchange with IT. They do base there IT systems on Linux.

Swedish public service television (SVT) is now open their material for Joost.com and their one channel on youtube.com. They do this before the commercial channels in Sweden. The reason for this big step is to reach young people. But at the same time I guess television is like the rest of the business world and

Smart companies do understand to tap in changes and not into their own footsteps. That’s what Google is doing so well. They are open for adapting into the future. Instead of developing mobile phones that would cost them more money than they can afford (competition is strong). They open their brand for the open source

To be ore not to be in consumers mobile is what Google and others are fighting for right now. Google will announce their mobile strategy plans this evening. The speculation is spreading fast and is powered by headlines. Recommend reading Amol Sharma good article ”Can Google-Powered Phones. Connect With Carriers?” in The Wall Street Journal.

A recent example of this trend is LifeAt. Launched in March 2007, LifeAt offers property managers a turnkey solution for launching a nethood for their building. So far, over 335 buildings have joined. Springwise.com …your neighbors are helping to provide content and to keep it current so… the more you use it, the better it

Did blogg about an idea concept I called Shitvertising. The concept is now coming out of cows. Don’t watch this video if you are sensitive! This commercial is for Life Earth and are done by the director Johan Renck (he have been working with Madonna & H&M – don’t think she is in this commercial).

It is interesting to be a consumer and give input to companies and see how they react. I did write an email with suggestion to YouTube.com: Date: Monday 3 sep 2007 To: @ youtube.com Subject: idea and suggestion Dear YouTube, I think your doing a great work. I cannot find a solution how to not

In Sweden is a church in Västerås taping into the consumer engagement wave. They are going to build a Jesus in Lego parts. It will need at least 20.000 white Lego parts to build it. Their priest Per Wilder (per.wilder@svenskakyrkan.se) are looking for people how have white Lego parts and wants to help build the