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Still learning the ropes

2010-03-03T16:25:00.001-08:00

...But was able to post my second story on Day 3. Nothing compared to the three or more posts VB regulars do per day.

First Post on VentureBeat

2010-03-02T15:08:00.001-08:00

First post on VB, March 01. Glad to get to work right quick.

Test

2010-02-25T14:56:00.001-08:00

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Summit Notes: State of Innovation

2009-07-07T17:29:00.000-07:00

On June 23, Seed Media Group and The Council on Competitiveness convened a cadre of America’s thought leaders in science, business, and education for the State of Innovation Summit in Washington, DC. Panelists and speakers addressed the key roles of design, cross-disciplinary collaboration, comprehensive policy, and science itself in preserving and enhancing a climate of innovation and future competitiveness for America. What follows are some of the days top highlights.

http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/summit_notes_state_of_innovation/

An Online Summer of Love

2009-06-30T09:50:00.000-07:00

In May AlwaysOn was exclusively invited to an event at Google Plex, where Carlos Santana's online global network “Architects of a New Dawn” was announced.
The Grammy Award-winning guitarist's innovation incorporates film, music, television and online social networks to create a multi-tiered media company that will, it is hoped, forge a new social reality built on inspiration, creativity, love and forgiveness.

While the project feels a bit 1967, "Architects" is relying on more than music and meditation. Online social networking and new media strategies are key to the Santana's vision.

Is YouTube Video Going Premium?

2009-05-14T17:07:00.000-07:00

In the end of April I reported from the conference OnHollywood at Sofitel in West Hollywood.
One of the topics discussed in the panels was how to make money on Social Media, and monetize online video.
“The core challenge is to keep it premium,” said Adam Cahan, CEO of Auditude.
But Shishir Mehrotra (Director of Product Management, YouTube Monetization, Google), had a different opinion. After the discussion ended, he expanded on his thoughts as presented to the panel.

“I think the important thing is not to draw hard lines between different types of content," he said.

“Video posted on line need not be recorded in a Hollywood studio. It could be done just as well in someone's living room,” Mehrotra explained.

Watch the full version of my interview with Shishir Mehrotra

Ellen Andersson, InJo-fellow and Staff Writer at AlwaysOn

(F)Innovation in Helsinki

2009-05-13T09:24:00.000-07:00

Famous for its public education system and a culture of risk aversion, the small Nordic state of Finland is recasting three major universities in Helsinki as a global hot spot for innovation.

Link to the story at Seedmagazine.com

'Entrepreneur' means little in France

2009-04-14T16:50:00.000-07:00

Link to the Fortune.com article

Rural broadband vs. red tape

2009-04-14T16:43:00.000-07:00

The stimulus bill gives $7.2 billion to building broadband connections to rural areas. Not quite so simple, though, to put that money to use.

Link to the Fortune.com article

Brazil gets bruised by Wall Street

2009-04-14T16:35:00.000-07:00

The Brazilians think they will weather the economic crisis well, but Wall Street does not agree.

Link to the article at Fortune.com

Your cell phone as a wallet

2009-04-14T15:39:00.000-07:00

This article on mobile payments was published at Fortune Magazine's website under a section called Tech Daily. It was the the first story I wrote for Fortune, my host.

In search of recession victims

2009-04-01T22:33:00.000-07:00

I got the opportunity to visit the "tent city" outside Sacramento, the capital of California. The tent city is populated by homeless people and has had full media coverage since The Oprah Winfrey show did a report from there a couple of weeks ago.

I didn't plan to write anything for Greentech Media about it, but after a discussion with the Editor in chief, Michael Kanellos, he encouraged me to write a blog post about my visit, it being a somewhat off-topic subject. Here it is. Is this innovation journalism? Maybe not. But I think it is interesting that there's room for this kind of things within the frame of a niche cleantech website.

"Homeless people living in tents isn’t a new problem. But it fits reporting on the recession like a glove. People like you and me forced to leave our houses, finding shelter in cold and tattered tent cities outside of regular society. That’s a scary thought for most of us. In reality, the situation is diverse."

Full post at Greentech Media.

/Fredrik Wass

NASA Tech to Team with Media

2009-03-24T21:25:00.000-07:00

The article "NASA Tech to Team with Media" is published on alwayson.going.com, and it was the first article that I wrote for the network of AlwaysOn.
By using NASA-developed tech GigaPan System makes it possible to create huge panoramas and use them on daily bais, but also to capture special moments, such as such as Obama's inauguration.
– in eye-popping panoramic detail.
In this article the CEO Henry Hillman Jr also reveals that the company is discussing deals with media companies such as CNN to foster wider use.

Post about Saab and Volvo going into wind power

2009-03-10T19:38:00.000-07:00

"Swedish car company Saab, a subsidiary of the American company General Motors, could change its business and go into producing wind power towers and turbines. That is the message from Swedish trade minister Maud Olofsson, after refusing a financial support package to the Swedish car manufacturer, now on the brink of shutdown."

I did a summarizing article on www.greentechmedia.com about the possible future for Saab and Volvo going into wind power.

/Fredrik Wass

First stories published on Cnet News

2009-02-14T23:29:00.000-08:00

Cnet asked me to do stories on two press releases after we met with them. They said they were ok, and then also published them on Cnet News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10163909-1.html

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10163377-1.html

Save the Planet, Rely More on Broadband

2008-09-16T04:55:00.000-07:00

Go green with broadband.

Read article here

Broadband Innovations, Part 4: The Doctor Isn't In but Can Still See You

2008-08-09T15:08:00.000-07:00

How telehealth is changing the way America gets well.

Read article here.

Broadband Innovations, Part 3: The Film Editor's Dream

2008-08-09T15:05:00.000-07:00

A 10-gbps fiber-optics connection enables a Swedish film editor to do his job in real time from his dream home in a beautiful rural village.

Read article here.

Broadband Innovations, Part 2: Fiber optics Reaches the Tipi

2008-08-09T15:03:00.000-07:00

In Part 2 of our four-part Broadband Innovations series, see how the Ktunaxa Nation of Canada uses fast broadband to save its indigenous language and culture from extinction.

View slide show here.

Broadband Innovations, Part 1: The 21st Century Athlete

2008-08-09T14:59:00.000-07:00

Broadband is helping to redefine the modern athlete. Meet gamer Patrick O'Day, who hopes to compete in the worldwide Digital Games in China this fall.

Read article here.

Don't Miss This - PCW's Exclusive Four-Part Series: Broadband Innovations

2008-08-09T14:44:00.000-07:00

When electricity was first discovered, no one foresaw that it would be used to power artificial hearts, electric guitars, disco balls or computers.
Now the same thing is happening with the Internet.
Read this blog post about innovative broadband uses here.

Philips' Outperforming Blu-ray Player

2008-08-09T14:37:00.000-07:00

Review of DVD player for PC World.
Video

http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,801-page,1-bid,0/video.html

Classy Disc Printer: Dymo's DiscPainter

2008-08-09T14:23:00.000-07:00

Review of Disc Printer for PC World.
Video

http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,809-page,1-bid,0/video.html

Polaroids for the Digital Age

2008-08-09T14:21:00.000-07:00

Review of wireless printer for PC World.
Video

http://www.pcworld.com/video/bid,0-page,3/video.html#library