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The Danish IAB, FDIM, has released an interesting new report which for the first time really shows a combined overview of how Danes use the internet.

It’s interesting numbers. I’m not going to quote them here but just suffice to say that if you look at it from a Danish language perspective, the worst fears of international dominance seems unfounded. Only a few sites international sites make it to the top 20. And in weird ways thats precisely the problem. [Read more →]

One of the most exciting things about the times we live in is that barriers of entry into new markets with new products are getting close to zero. At least from a technological point-of-view. Its the idea rather than your financial clout that makes great things possible.

A front-runner for this has been Amazon, who through its Amazon Web Services have made computing and storage in the cloud an almost free proposition for would be entrepreneurs. And now they are looking towards great competition from someone who wants to make it completely free. [Read more →]

I have often wondered where this whole social thing on the web is taking us - if anywhere? Om Malik of GigaOM wonders too and asks for a deeper meaning in a post entitled “The Social Map To Where”. His conclusion: The overwhelming majority of todays social apps and services wouldn’t be missed, if they disappeared from the face of the planet tomorrow.

Fundamentally, I share Om’s view. I think a lot of these apps live on little more than the initial buzz alone. But I do not for a second doubt that what we’re seeing is essentially a shift in paradigms for how technology can be of assistance to people. [Read more →]

Oprah is top of the iTunes charts for podcasts in the US due to an ongoing discussion series with writer Eckhart Tolle. But not only that. Oprah also conducts a 10 week video series using a Microsoft Silverlight player and Skype conversations. ReadWriteWeb has the story.

Why is this important? Because Oprah is hugely popular with millions of women worldwide, and in that capacity her use of these technological tools drives adoption in a much more efficient manner than any advertising campaign could ever do. [Read more →]

The theory of The Long Tail is coming under increased scrutiny as some people are starting to doubt whether the theory works or is only applicable to a few very succesful giant e-tailers like Amazon.

It’s an interesting debate, and several issues suggest that it has merit. Let’s try to examine three of the most important ones, as I see it. [Read more →]

What purpose does User Generated Content (UGC) serve after all? Is it really the case of a phenomenon that is rapidly turning into a fad? Will we see a resurgence of old school type of media businesses as it proves to be the only really viable type at the end of the day?

No one can blame people for starting to ask these sorts of questions. At least when it comes to media and entertainment. Because there are more and more signs that people by and large simply do not follow the leads of the UGC priesthood. [Read more →]