Velgerne vant årets digitale valgkamp

Det er mye vi kan si om politikernes internettinnsats, men la oss glemme det nå. (Denne artikkelen står på trykk i dagens utgave av Morgenbladet. Fordi man ikke kan diskutere på Morgenbladets sider, legger jeg den ut for kommentarer her. Apology to my international readers, this is an article I’ve written for the weekly Morgenbladet … Continue reading →

Norway says – share, but don’t steal?

A new initiativ by 2300 Norwegian artists and 37 organizations called Dele – ikke stjele (Share –  Do not steal, more info in English at TorrentFreak) is creating new fuzz. And I’m asking myself: Does that mean upload, but don’t download? Their main argument is to respect the copyrights. Legal filesharing is good. Piracy is … Continue reading →

The pleasures of the gift economy and a Communist typewriter

It was so much fun to see people coming “out” of the internet and into Underskog‘s (translated under wood or underground, a popular Norwegian social calendar) market this Sunday. It was gift economy in practise and lots of happy faces and good bargains. And I just loved this Communist type writer with the owner’s description: … Continue reading →