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Can real time web bring real world change?

Trends on January 5th, 2010 6 Comments

We continually spent more time online – now an average of 13 hours per week. Facebook connectivity increases within new demographics, and the voice of oppressed groups is strengthened online. The platform for social and real-time web is the communities that place the individual in the centre, with tools that helps us construct the story of our [...]

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More women in tech – why?

Mentory, Trends, www on May 13th, 2009 No Comments

Being a woman in tech, men will outnumber you at most occasion, and the big question is why are there so few women in tech? I attended Geek´n Rolla on April 21, where there was a panel discussion on the matter, and it really engaged the audience. Some of the reasons mentioned for the lack [...]

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Mentorship 2.0 – Open versus closed

Mentory, Trends, www on March 17th, 2009 No Comments

In the analogue world mentorship relations are often initiated by a physical meeting and if continued it is a quite anti-social and confidential conversation between the protégé and mentor.  Creating Mentory made us question if the analogue process is the best way to run your mentorship. As a believer in sharing, participating and being open, [...]

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3 elements of behavior on successful social sites

Mentory, Trends, network, www on March 6th, 2009 No Comments

What make users spend so much time on social sites? What do we get in return and why are we so much more open online? I am probably not the only one asking these questions.  My observation is that 3 elements motivate us: Curiosity. Have you ever spent time exploring profiles of strangers? It is somehow a [...]

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Mentory phase 2 – Spin-off

Mentory, Trends, www on February 26th, 2009 No Comments

We launched Mentory on February 2. 2009. It was a really exciting day, and the positive response and help from our fellow tweeters was astonishing – thank you all! But launching also means full steam on bug fixing, improvements and further development based on all the user feedback.We decided to take a day out and work on [...]

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The potential of microblogging in organizations

Trends, Whitepapers, www on November 25th, 2008 2 Comments

Being a frequent user of twitter, jaiku, friendfeed etc. I often think about the great organizational potential of microblogging. But talking to people that works in organizations, made me realise that this phenomenon is not yet mainstream. A lot of people do not know what the fuzz is all about, and what is the difference between [...]

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Pattern of random

Trends, www on May 27th, 2008 3 Comments

I have noticed the pattern of random, sounds contradictory? Yet – if I have a meeting with a special agenda ore something certain is in my interest, I am pretty sure that an article pops into my inbox, or I meet a past colleague on the train who works within that area of interest  - [...]

Open office landscapes – hip or hopeless?

Trends on October 10th, 2007 No Comments

A few years ago I was participating in creating a open office at work. It really looked nice, everyone could see each other and the thought was that we should change seats every day, in order to meet new colleagues. I must admit, being an extrovert person, it was really hard for me to concentrate [...]

The death of “out of office reply”

Trends, www on October 5th, 2007 No Comments

I am in a meeting so I will not be able to read your mail the next 2 hours. This is an example of time consuming information overload, probably with the best intentions. But I am not interested in spending time on reading that you’re not available. Instead write me when you are, and if [...]

“Mentor” a buzzword?

Mentory, Trends on September 24th, 2007 No Comments

I am hearing “mentor” everywhere. The government wants to give immigrants a mentor in order to integrate them in Denmark. The newspapers business section recommends leaders to get a mentor. Television has a show with people presenting there inventions and ideas to a board of mentors. Is it a buzz or are we just starting [...]