Monthly Archives: January 2006
A boat trip to Tallinn
I wandered back to the hotel, through Helsinki’s dark, icy streets. Past the brutish contrasts of the heavy, carved stone of Central Station, looking like a set piece from a Gothic Batman movie, and the blinking illuminated signs on the … Continue reading
Bowbrick will be pleased
Steve Bowbrick, former co-founder of Webmedia, the seminal web agency of mid- 90s Internet-crazed London, will no doubt be delighted to learn that there is now a “Webmedia” in Estonia, according to the New York Times. I guess it’s no … Continue reading
Mobile Communities core to Mobile 2.0
It’s been a long day of interviews sand I’ve got an appointment with some ZZZs. However, suffice it to say that after meeting with a bunch of mobile firms here in Helsinki today, I’m going to say one word: Communities. … Continue reading
Catching up with blogging. Not. (Scandinavia trip)
I have been trying to catch up with blogging, but with a hectic schedule, limited access to decent Wi-Fi (make that decent and affordable Wi-Fi), not to mention sub-zero temperatures – it’s getting tricky. Suffice it to say I’ve met … Continue reading
Sweden's dark secret (Scandinavia trip)
Meeting Cecilia Stegö Chilò of the Timbro thinktank was an experience. A former journalist, she is a passionate believer in the future of Sweden as a liberalised economy. The problem, she says, is that in a globalised world, the Nordic … Continue reading
More random findings from Sweden (Scandinavia trip)
One person I spoke here to estimated there are now 5,000 daily Swedish blogs, although it’s in online communities that Swedes have largely collected, somewhat reflecting the left-leaning community spirit of the culture which grew out of its 60s socialist … Continue reading
Sweden's eBay ain't eBay (Scandinavia Trip Part 2)
Stockholm trip Part 2, Jan 23: I met and interviewed the two founders of Sweden’s biggest online auction, Tradera.com. Although it’s an easy pitch to call them an eBay copy, in fact these like-able young entrepreneurs started and stuck with … Continue reading
My Scandinavian trip – part 1
At some point there’ll be a more detailed report on my findings in Scandinavia, but for now, here’s a smattering of some of the people I’ve been talking to and the information I’ve gathered on the ground in Stockholm, Helsinki … Continue reading
So to Stockholm… (and Helsinki and Tallinn)
I’m in Stockholm this week (till Friday) researching tech, media and mobile companies here for the The Guardian and New Media Age magazine, among others. Email me if you fall into that category and want to meet up. Likewise if … Continue reading
Web 2.0 means marketing is in trouble
A lot of the discussion about the so-called new wave of “Web 2.0″ has centred around technology. But what effect is this new era going to have on marketing? “Web 2.0″ as a phrase first appeared in the title of … Continue reading