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What I love – and what I hate – with iPad

by John Einar Sandvand on September 2, 2010 · 7 comments

For a few weeks I have used iPad for news consumption, daily tasks and fun. It is wonderful. And terrible. Here is why.

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Social media in Asia: It’s mobile – and users do pay!

by John Einar Sandvand on July 13, 2010 · 5 comments

Social media is huge in Asia, but very distinct from the Western world in several aspects. Check this video for a quick introduction.

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How the internet really affected the election

by The Guardian on July 12, 2010 · 5 comments

After all the hype and all the disappointment, a Reuters study digs deeper into the effect of social media on the 2010 campaign

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5 things journalists should learn from bloggers

by John Einar Sandvand on June 23, 2010 · 40 comments

In digital storytelling many professional journalists would be wise to study and learn from the best bloggers.

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How Facebook is cheating advertisers on the demographics

by John Einar Sandvand on June 9, 2010 · 0 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.

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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.

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Facebook’s new social plugins offer news sites a great chance to build closer relationship to their readers and become more relevant in presenting the news.

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The Facebook explosion of birthday greetings

by John Einar Sandvand on March 18, 2010 · 0 comments

Three years ago only my closest family and a couple of friends would take note of my birthday. This week I received almost 70 greetings. Welcome social media!

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Time spent on social networks almost doubled in a year

by John Einar Sandvand on January 25, 2010 · 3 comments

Global web users spent on average five and a half hours on social network sites in December. That is an increase in time spent of 82 per cent in one year, according to the latest number from Nielsen.

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The next generation of media is already here

by John Einar Sandvand on January 15, 2010 · 0 comments

I came across this nice and interesting slideshow by Dan Calladine pointing out some of the ongoing trends in media consumption. It is worth flipping through.

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