Author: Björn Jeffery

Without internet in HK

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Saying that IM works as usual turned out to be a bit of an overstatement, I’m sorry to say. Actually, hardly anything works on the internet due to the recent earthquake. On the bright side, I have been forced to deal with my internet addiction 😉 As soon as I can access things again I’ll write a few notes on my experiences. Until then, the Swedish readers of this blog can read the article I […]

Going to Hong Kong

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Tomorrow morning I’ll be leaving for Hong Kong, and I won’t be back until the 10th of January. Until then, I won’t be answering any calls on my mobile phone as it seems to cost 18 SEK a minute… A bit steep just to have a chat. If you want to contact me please give me a call on Skype, either with my handle bjornjeffery or to my number +46 (0) 40 692 8 692. […]

So far, so Good Old

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We started Good Old a few months ago with the idea that a lot of companies wanted to do something on the internet, but they didn’t know quite what do to. It turns out we were right. In January we will officially be six employees, and a good friend of mine is moving down to help us set up an office in Macedonia. I’ll post the blog link as soon as things are moving. For […]

Two links concerning transit

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Luxe London Loos The five-star facilities, WC1, are more than just restrooms. For GBP 5, stressed out shoppers and women on their way from meeting to meeting, or work to date can relax, revive and be pampered. Ten Predictions about the Cell Phone Industry in 2007, by Roman Polz. Mobile TV’s early adopters are expected to be mass transit commuters, primarily Asian and European adults wanting to get the early morning news or sports highlights […]

In transit, paper makes sense

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Over at Vassa Eggen (Swedish only) I find an interesting article about newspapers, other than The Guardian, starting to look at PDF-editions: One might think a newspaper in PDF format would have only slight appeal, but publishers see real potential. For one, the PDF is highly portable, fit for printing out on short notice, which makes it ideal for people heading into meetings, for example. And the printed version, at 8.5 by 11 inches, fits […]

Newsrooms around the world:

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Read this! Myron, 27, is a reporter for the Fort Myers News-Press and one of its fleet of mobile journalists, or “mojos.” The mojos have high-tech tools — ThinkPads, digital audio recorders, digital still and video cameras — but no desk, no chair, no nameplate, no land line, no office. They spend their time on the road looking for stories, filing several a day for the newspaper’s Web site, and often for the print edition, […]

Dealing with people in transit

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The last few days I’ve been thinking a lot about people in transit and what we do while while we’re in it. Commuting is a necessary evil to get from home to work, and back again. While in transit between these two places you might as well do something, like read a free newspaper for instance. They are very common here in Sweden. I believe this behaviour will move into other arenas as well. People […]

Don’t worry about Google News

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So Google News finally launched in Sweden and the blogosphere is going nuts about it. Quite a few papers as well I think, even if they aren’t planning to take the Belgian approach to them. Personally, I’m neither worried, impressed or excited. The functionality in itself tags along with the first post I wrote in this blog – it’s a simple news aggregator. No more, no less. Used correctly this will increase the amount of […]

Video conference with Arvidsjaur

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One of the more weird presentations I’ve held in my life. I was filmed by Mats and Kristian at WM Data in Malmö, the film was sent at a conference in Arvidsjaur and then I answered questions through Skype from Stockholm. Odd, but fun at the same time. Especially since there was 150 energy(!) companies on the other end listening to what I had to say about the future of the internet. (the picture shows […]