About digital transformation, design, creativity and lifestyle in the Networked Society.
When I was young, dating – or at least trying to date – consisted of slipping a note into a girl’s locker, or shuffling nervously towards her to ask her out with my friends offering humiliating support in the background. Today it’s much simpler. Ericsson’s ConsumerLab report, Social Life of the Young, looks into how US... Continue Reading →
The Gallery – Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 5/1 2012 [Photo:Mikael Eriksson Björling]
Before the gig - Liverpool Philharmonic 1/10 2011 [Photo: Mikael Eriksson Björling]
How does your life turn out in a museum? I really like the way Intel create a museum exhibition using information from your social network. Try it out! Intel® The Museum of Me.
The web is the web – even though we consume it on devices of varying screen sizes. At work, we browse the internet using laptops; at home, we sit on a sofa in front of the TV and use iPads, and while waiting for the bus we use smartphones. We surf the internet all day... Continue Reading →
For the first time in history, the number of people living in cities is greater than the number living in rural areas, with more than1,900 people moving to the city every hour. How do you get your head around that? And are the lives of city dwellers going to become more complex because of it?... Continue Reading →
The holiday season is upon us. Have you noticed any changes your behavior this year? Perhaps you have sent an e-card this year. Or maybe you shopped online for gifts, or used a mobile app to track Santa or your parcels. Technology is changing our world – and our behavior. In the lead up to... Continue Reading →
Enabling anything that can be connected to be connected, the Internet of Things is the hero of this story. Read this post at: http://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/the-networked-society-blog/2011/12/05/ka-pow-its-the-internet-of-things/
This year Gartner added the Internet of Things to their hype curve, along with other hyped words such as ’big data’, ‘gamification’ and ‘customization’. According to Gartner Research, the word Internet of Things is “on the rise.” This is the stage before the mass media hype begins. I think this analysis is spot on. The vision of Internet of... Continue Reading →
Our world is built with help of technology. We have always worked to develop and improve our societies and our lives through technology. We have invented fantastic things such as the plow, steam engine, the printing press, electrical light, antibiotics, fine arts, music and football….just to name a few. The school system as we know it... Continue Reading →
Mikael Eriksson Björling 