by John Einar Sandvand on October 15, 2011 · 7 comments
Norway’s largest newspaper Aftenposten published nude pictures of the national hero Fridtjof Nansen. That was too much for Facebook – and references to the photos were removed from Aftenposten’s Facebook page.
by John Einar Sandvand on February 11, 2011 · 13 comments
Can the story of traffic accidents be told in a new way? Journalists and programmers in the Norwegian media house Bergens Tidende joined forces to push local journalism to a new level.
by John Einar Sandvand on October 28, 2010 · 3 comments
Newspaper-owned Nettby used to be Norway’s largest online social community. Then came Facebook. Gone were the media companies’ hopes of being the centers of gravity for people’s social activities.
by John Einar Sandvand on September 27, 2010 · 12 comments
Media companies can only succeed in charging users for content if they provide unique value. Here are examples of how some sites try to achieve this.
by John Einar Sandvand on September 16, 2010 · 37 comments
In no other country in the world people read as many newspapers as in Norway. Now readership numbers show a dramatic drop.
by John Einar Sandvand on July 2, 2010 · 3 comments
The leading Norwegian news sites seem to engage readers much more than the British news sites. Why is that?
by John Einar Sandvand on June 9, 2010 · 2 comments
More than 1,6 million people live in Norway’s capital Oslo, claims Facebook. But the real number is only about 500.000. Advertisers be warned: You cannot trust the demographic numbers of Facebook.
by John Einar Sandvand on May 19, 2010 · 0 comments
Norway’s largest newspaper, Aftenposten, just celebrated its 150 year anniversary. Check out this great interactive graphic for a fun way to ask readers to post their opinions and suggest improvements.
When do people choose to use their new iPad? In their sofa late at night, if we are to believe the first traffic statistics.
by John Einar Sandvand on December 4, 2009 · 1 comment
The death of 18 year old Regine Hansen Stokke in Norway demonstrates in a tragic way the power of social media. For more than a year thousands of people have followed her blog about the fight against cancer – up to the day of her death.
