Sosiale revolusjoner?

INTERNETT Sosiale medier kommer i annen rekke. Fattigdom, undertrykkelse og korrupsjon er nøkkelen til å forstå den arabiske våren. (Article for the Norwegian weekly Morgenbladet about the social media’s role in the arabic spring,  based on the article by Wolfsfeld, Segev and Sheafer) Hva: Forskning på sosiale mediers rolle i den arabiske våren. Hvem: Gadi Wolfsfeld, Elad Segev … Continue reading →

ABC of video memes

Curious about memes? I’ve written a column for the Norwegian weekly Morgenbladet about memes, inspired by the fascinating article: An anatomy of a YouTube meme by Limor Shifman, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (The article in Morgenbladet – yes, in Norwegian) Hva: Mangelfull maskulinitet, humor og populærkultur er viktige ingredienser i de meste vellykkede Youtube-memene. Hvem: Limor Shifman, førsteamanuensis ved Hebrew … Continue reading →

What are the best examples of European techPolitics?

Americans like to think they are best and furthest ahead in technology, and specially tech politics (technology + politics), but once in a while, they have something to learn from the Europeans as well. The best examples of European techPolitics is the topic of the panel I’m going to participate in at the Personal Democracy … Continue reading →

If in Brussels, come to the Technobriefing at the Norwegian Mission

I will be there, hope you will be there too! The Norwegian Mission to the EU invites you to a briefing Tuesday June 2 How is new technology shaping modern politics? Examples from the election campaigns for the European Parlament and the Norwegian Storting. We are hosting a lunch brief Tuesday June 2 at 13:00 … 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 →