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Spirituality Trends

Combining ancient and cutting-edge

Have you ever thought about how combining technologies can be applied to the best future for humanity? The key to a more sustainable world lies in a better understanding of how we can contribute positively to the wellbeing of the planet. And I think I found one of many keys for that, through extensive reading […]

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Business Trends

Seeing Airbnb’s Business Model As Old School

What would happen to the disruptive business model, if we saw business models for cutting-edge companies such as Airbnb and Uber as old school? There are ideas for creating apps like “tinder for xx” or the “next Facebook”. But what if we decided to start from a clean slate? Not being inspired by case studies […]

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Branding Trends

Current Trends In Disruptive Brand building

I see the business world right now as a place that’s frantically looking for disruption. The “old school” disruptive brands such as Amazon and Facebook has managed the digital transition very well, but at some point they went from being idealistically based to being stakeholder and money based. I know they are not the companies […]

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Trends

Why Do We Need Disruptive Trends?

The business world is in dire need of diversification. Every brand has a need to stand out these days. Enter stage: disruptive trends. Think about what Patagonia has done with their ‘buy less’ strategy. Standing out has become one of the primary reasons for selling your products. If you’re good at spotting disruptive trends, you […]

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Business Trends

The Conference Guide of Rocking Yourself Through Le Web (of Things)

Every Le Web is different from the last one. Le Web, day one, 2012 is ending in a couple of hours, and a lot of awesome things are happening here. I’ve compiled a conference guide about my observations today. Read on and learn rockers! 1. Don’t use too much of your time in the plenary […]

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Business Trends

What Is Going To Be New at Le Web of things?

The first week of December is something I look forward to every year. It is because it’s spent at Le Web, in Paris. As an official blogger writing about the tricks and trends of the internet, business, and tomorrow. This year, the conference theme is “Web of Things” or “Le Web of Things” as I […]

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Trends Writing

Should you use CAPS LOCK in your online communication?

One of my absolute horrors in business, is when people use capital words to emphasize how strongly they feel about something . How wild it makes them feel. How much they want you to do something for them. I get a nervous fit everytime I see it.  To me it’s like two people standard across […]

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Business Launching Trends

Let me hear you say “SoLoMo”

So when I was sitting in front of the stage at le web day 2 – listening to the “money” panel – which normally is one of the Best discussions of le Web – if you Are a startup, I got that feeling again. the “omg I know now what to guide people and companies […]

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Trends

What Are The Rewards Of Digital Literacy?

Digital literate? New beginnings require new perspectives. As we experience the awesome unfolding of a new world, there has been a lot of talk about what literacy means in this rolling digital realm. Furthermore, can digital literacy save the world? Most of these talks about digital literacy are not sexy, so I want my simple […]

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Creativity Trends

Will “social creativity” apps kill the industry of ladies magazines?

Yesterday it happened. I was standing in the kiosk on Snekkersten Station waiting for the train to get to the Toothless Tiger headquarters in Copenhagen. As usual, I start browsing the ladies’ magazine aisle – looking if there was anything that could suit my need for instant inspiration. But I thought about it and I didn’t […]