Silicon Valley Secession »

15 February 2016 | Per Strömbäck

Netopia likes NYU Stern-professor Scott Galloway for his one-liners but loves him for his pathos. Sure liked last year’s talk at the DLD conference in Munich, where Galloway predicted Amazon would buy... »

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Friedman Questions #SocialMedia in the #ArabSpring »

5 February 2016 | Per Strömbäck

Perhaps NY Times star columnist Thomas Friedman reads Netopia, but then again maybe not. In any case, he now joins in doubting the role of social media in the Arab Spring. For Netopia’s readers, it is... »

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Steve Jobs – Netopia at the Movies »

4 February 2016 | Per Strömbäck

Few companies are blessed with consumers that are more like fans. Perhaps some car brands, but for the most part, Apple is a unique beast. Of course the Apple cult is in large part thanks to its messi... »

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Copyright as Privacy, #Privacy as #Copyright »

29 January 2016 | Per Strömbäck

How is privacy connected to copyright? The similarities are stronger than you may think. After years of voices pointing to copyright as a threat to privacy (a favorite theme of pirates and tech compan... »

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Message to #DAVOS17 – Netopia Has the Answer »

27 January 2016 | Per Strömbäck

The so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution was the main topic of the World Economic Forum in Davos, in case you spent all of last month under a rock and didn’t notice. Netopia has discussed this plent... »

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Is Social Media Killing the Truth? »

13 January 2016 | Per Strömbäck

Yes, new technologies have been normalized before, but that is not a case contra regulation but pro. Steven Johnson is an American author of many books on technology. Some of them are great books, ... »

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Netopia’s #DigitalSingleMarket Xmas Wish »

10 December 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Dear Father Christmas, I have been a good online publication all year, dutifully covering the digital policy issues, interviewing decision-makers, tweeting opinions, did all my homework and ate my ... »

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Peace for Paris »

20 November 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Last week’s news about the terror attacks in Paris shocked Netopia as much as anyone. Who does not have a strong relation to the City of Light? This writer visited Paris Games Week only two weeks befo... »

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Will #Robots Take Your Job? (and Netopia on Television) »

10 November 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Does automation create more jobs than it kills? Some say we’re not automating fast enough, others that there is a race for jobs between computers and humans. But it’s also about the quality of those j... »

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#DigitalSingleMarket Fail and Why Both Sides Are Wrong About Net Neutrality »

2 November 2015 | Per Strömbäck

The European Parliament vote on the Telecoms Single Market in Europe was either the end of network neutrality or an historic achievement for the open internet, depending on who you ask. Both are wrong... »

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