Digital Problem Solving & Inspiration courtesy of Mads Kristensen

In Real Life. That’s the name of a new open and sharing network for professional web enthusiasts in Denmark. And I have just been accepted as (I believe) one of the first members. And I’m pretty proud of it.

In Real Life (IRL) is organized by Laura Kiralfy and Henriette Weber, whom I know from various different meet-ups, conferences etc. including BarCamp Copenhagen in January, which was kind of an eye opener to me. [Read more →]

Most business have a core product or service that they focus on. But what separates the clever business from the ordinary one is its perspective on how the edge can support the center.

In more plain terms this means that while some companies abstain from pursuing new opportunities with a reference to focusing on the core, the ultimate winners identify how they - by including opportunities at the edge - can support their core business. [Read more →]

YouTube is going to allow content creators to sell ads on their own content on the worlds largest video distribution platform.

Of course the owners of YouTube, Google, is going to take a cut of the action, but the move is none the less quite interesting. Also for media companies. [Read more →]

Yesterday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the updated iPhone to the world. And while it was quite exciting, it wasn’t exactly a revolution. More like an evolution.

In the blogosphere there’s a lot of talk and buzz about this new phone - and yes, there are also critics. For me two thoughts come to mind. [Read more →]

There are a lot of ways you can create buzz and thus usage of your product or service. One of these ways is to open source your source code for everyone to deploy, use and play with.

Widget-kings Netvibes is the latest to do so through Netvibes.org. Their official hope is to help the community drive innovation within the widget and personal startpages space. If I was running Netvibes, my unofficial agenda would be through this to drive increased demand and popularity for the original - Netvibes.com. [Read more →]

The massive succes of search is putting the traditional web page under loads of pressure. Because with every piece of information ideally just being one search, why are we spending so much time and ressource trying to make content online looking like content offline.

First and foremost it’s of course the media websites I’m thinking off. Because to a large extend they resemble their offline offspring. And a set of ‘best practice’ around media web design has developed, which to my mind is blocking for a much needed rethink of what would really be optimal in the day and age of search. [Read more →]