Feeling EMPOWERED! Tomorrow we open the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. I will be evangelizing about The Networked Society and will hopefully get the time to write about what’s happening here.
Empowered
Cash is no longer king
Money in its physical form, in other words coins and notes, has played an important role in society for centuries. But today, society is becoming more and more “cash less”. And while consumers choose to use debit and credit cards, and mobile money services to complete their monetary transactions, they are not the ones leading... Continue Reading →
The Game Changers på Telekomnätverket
Nästa vecka 15/2 kommer jag att prata "The Networked Society" och visa en del material från en nyss genomförd studie "The Game Changers - How Digitally Producing individuals are changing business making" på Telekomnätverket. Tidigare idag var det 90 personer anmälda. Om du är intresserad av att delta är det dags att du hör av dig till... Continue Reading →
The changing cityscape
People are moving from the countryside to cities all over the world. In the Networked Society City Index, we say: “Today more than 50 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and by 2030 the proportion is expected to top 60 percent. There is a steady stream of people moving from the countryside to... Continue Reading →
Social life of the young – same needs, different tools
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 →
Consuming the web on screens of all sizes
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 →
Convenience is king
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 →
Get connected this Christmas
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 →
KA-POW! It’s the Internet of Things comic book
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/
Internet of Things: the hype begins
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 →
Mikael Eriksson Björling 