This year’s selection of the Nobel Peace Prize started an online outcry the second it was announced. For many people, including the recipient himself, is was a shock that hear that president Barack Obama was awarded. And Norwegians were among those who reacted most strongly against the decision from the Norwegian Nobel committee. Not because … Continue reading »
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The European Parliament’s experience with social media – a post election reflection
As the night was approaching and the last votes were counted on June 7, the final day of the European Parliament ( EP) election, you could read Twitter updates in 22 different languages from EP’s official Twitter accounts. Or debate the outcome with people from all over Europe on EPs Facebook page. (This text is … Continue reading »
Beta government – Vivek Kundra and Beth Noveck’s revolutionary ideas
The highlights from this weeks Personal Democracy Forum conference in New York – what I call the dream conference for politics, media and technology geeks – are many, but Vivek Kundra’s presentation is clearly among them. Kundra is president Barack Obama’s chief technology officer (no one has ever had that title in the White House … Continue reading »
Tech, EP election and Norwegian politics – a presentation
Jon Worth and I just finished a presentation at the Norwegian EU delegation about how new technology is shaping modern politics, with a special focus on the upcoming European Parliament election (June 4-7) and the Norwegian election campaign (national election on September 14). The slides are below, at the bottom of the blog post. Here … Continue reading »
My search for a good collaborative tool for ideas
I asked my Twitter followers today if they could suggest a good collaborative tool where people can submit ideas, and later on, vote on the best of the ideas. For me, this kind of interation is among the most promising, both in a political and a journalistic context. Give both the inititive and the power … Continue reading »
The confusing future of journalism
Every day now, there seems to be news about journalists being sacked. The financial crisis is one obvious reason, but the changing and unstable business models for media companies are other reasons for worries. Journalists are struggling with the same questions as musicians, filmmaker, writers, photographers, i.e. how to spread your work digitally, but at … Continue reading »
What they have figured out at the digital Downing Street
Number 10.gov.uk, the British Prime Minister’s website, is apparently doing something right, but what? The reason why I’ve started to look closer at the Number 10 is that this particular website has been mentioned by a few Norwegians involved in politics I’ve talked to lately as an example of a political site that is modern … Continue reading »
The Obama icon on sale
Less than four weeks before Barack Obama is inaugurated as America’s 44th president, he is everywhere – in the American stores. I just came back from a trip to Washington DC and Mexico City, and was amazed to see all the Obama products on display in DC. Obama is the new guy on the t-shirts, … Continue reading »
Digital hijacked politicians
I gave a presentation recently about social media for the Green party from several European countries, among them the European Green Party, organized by the Green Campus. You can find my presentation here. Plenty of interesting topics came up, and one of them was what Austrian blogger and web designer Bernard Schmidt called “digital hijacking” … Continue reading »
What digital citizens should expect from president Obama
As you probably have understood, I’m quite fascinated by Barack Obama and the new kind of politician he seems to be. I do support several of his policies (green jobs and innovations, better health care/social security in America, get America out of Iran, focus on Afghanistan, multilateral approach, etc), but I also think he’s been … Continue reading »
Lovely links
Here is my quirky stuff from the past days: Looking for a new job? I wished I could work here (in New York – you have to watch the video – what a cool way for a company to present itself) (via Colt Kommunikasjon) Want to learn more about the inner circle of Obama? Take … Continue reading »
One week before election 2.0 – new tools
No, I not talking about the upcoming elections in the Czech republic, the Maldives, Lithuania or in Zambia, which are also taking place really soon. I’m talking about “that one”, the American one. I’ve been following the Techpresident for a while, a great read for everyone interested in everything related to politics and technology, and … Continue reading »
Academia: How to loose control of your message and feel fine about it
I recently gave a seminar about blogging basics in Norway for a bunch of academic communication people, organized by forskning.no. They represented all kinds of academic institutions in Norway, such as the University of Oslo, Bergen University College, BI, Bioforsk, Oslo Cancer Cluster, etc . One of the issues several of the participants brought forward … Continue reading »
Linkblog: Numa Numa, Obama’s Wide Web and Twingly
Here are some of the stories I’ve enjoyed this week: Obama’s Wide Web This is a must-read for everyone interested in politics, media, social media, campaigns. Washington Post gives us a detailed peak behind the scenes of the Obama’s Tech strategy. (via cnewmark) Esquire with e-paper cover – can this work? I’m not sure, but … Continue reading »
Time to steal some ideas from Obama
Openness and transparency in politics is important. Very important. It gives indications of how legitimate a political system is. It gives us better possibilities to check whether the politicians are doing the job they already promised us they should do. The more secretive, the more suspect, in my opinion. New technologies are giving politicians new … Continue reading »
Obama’s brilliant speech
Did you see Barack Obama’s race speech or what he calls “A More Perfect Union” speech yesterday? Wow, what a performance! He spoke about two of the most controversial issues in American politics, race and religion, and did it with such strength, confidence, but at the same time, humility. To get all the details, read … Continue reading »
Obama in the West Wing
Several times, I have wished the reality was more like the West Wing. Apparently, the borders are blurring. In this article in the Guardian, the scriptwriter says he got inspired by Barack Obama after his great speech at the Democratic National Convention for John Kerry in 2004. “I drew inspiration from him in drawing this … Continue reading »
Yes, we can – watch politics at YouTube
Ah, I love the political pop videos on YouTube, like already famous Obama girl. Here is another one of Obame Girl vs. Guiliani Girl, and what about this prank All produced by Barely Political‘s crew with foxy ladies. And recently, it is getting even more absurd. Did you know that America could be staying in … Continue reading »
