About digital transformation, design, creativity and lifestyle in the Networked Society.
You are probably a Facebook member and have heard about all the changes the platform announced last week. But have you reflected about how new rules and manners are developing as the service matures? According to a recent study conducted by ConsumerLab among Swedish teenagers, a rulebook for Facebook is crucial. Read this post at: http://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/the-networked-society-blog/2011/09/26/social-manners-in-the-era-of-facebook/
I recently read an interesting post on the Televisionary blog about how the way we watch TV is changing dramatically with the advent of new and exciting devices. Read this post at: http://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/the-networked-society-blog/2011/09/12/the-future-of-tv-starts-today/
On Tuesday, Patti Smith and The Kronos Quartet received the Polar Prize. I was there. She was commended for transforming the way “an entire generation looks, thinks and dreams.” It got me thinking about how the music industry has changed since her time, and how people really do have the power. Read this post at: http://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/the-networked-society-blog/2011/09/01/people-have-the-power-to-change-the-music-industry/... Continue Reading →
The number of digital natives is growing. By 2020, there will be approximately 4.25 billion ‘digital natives’ under the age of 34. The number of ‘net experienced’ people in the ageing part of the population is also growing – what will this mean for the Networked Society? Read this post at: http://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/the-networked-society-blog/2011/08/16/digital-natives-stake-in-the-networked-society/
We all have seen it happen in just a few years. Our phones – used only for phone calls and text messages – have become smartphones. We now use these Swiss army-like devices for many purposes, including entertainment, applications and internet services. Read this post at: http://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/the-networked-society-blog/2011/07/21/children-in-the-smartphone-revolution/
Iceland is one of the world’s oldest democracies. In 2008 the country was hit hard by the economic turmoil and is still recovering. As a part of that work Iceland is forming a new constitution and it is not being done by office-holders or politicians. The people of Iceland will write their new constitution together in... Continue Reading →
When traveling the world in the late eighties life was quite different compared to traveling today in the Networked Society. 10 things that have disappeared since then are: 1. Going to the telegraph station and requesting an international telephone line in order to make a call home (and becoming financially ruined at the same time) 2. Checking... Continue Reading →
We live in a visual world. In fact the world has never before produced as many images, moving pictures and commercials as our eyes meet every day. The increased individualism and the digitalization of media and communication make it more important than ever for people to express who they are using visual digital expressions. Digital... Continue Reading →
Gone are the days when the TV schedule was an important part of our lives. Today there is an overflow of content, ranging from traditional media to all the content created and published by users around the world. Read this post at: http://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/the-networked-society-blog/2011/04/19/personalization-2-0/
Not long ago, a web page was just a digital version of a brochure or a piece of paper that simply replicated the physical form – there was no real ‘added value’ in the digital version. But today, things are different. Read this post at: http://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/the-networked-society-blog/2011/04/11/is-everything-becoming-social/
Mikael Eriksson Björling 