How Not to Save #NetworkNeutrality »

27 October 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Today the European Parliament voted on the telecoms single market in Europe, a part of the Commission’s agenda for the digital single market. Netopia has previously reported on the Council’s position ... »

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No Way Out? The News Media’s #Digital Conundrum »

25 October 2015 | Per Strömbäck

“The news media let the genie of the bottle, now their trying to put it back inside”. This is how a friend of mine captured the news media’s current digital predicament. While snappy, is it really tru... »

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Welcome to the New Netopia »

5 October 2015 | Per Strömbäck

We gave Netopia a make-over. It was long overdue. I hope you like the new design, I like to think it makes it easier to find one’s way around the website, and much better on mobile. There are some new... »

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The Mixed Blessing of Unlimited Distribution or Does the Appstore Need a Make-Over? »

31 August 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Gamescom is the world’s biggest games show. It brings 400 000 gamers to the Cologne Fair every August where they spend hours in line to get a 15-20 minute sample of upcoming game hits like Star Wars: ... »

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#Weblining as Practice, Not Theory »

31 August 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Today, Waldemar Ingdahl reviews The Black Box Society by Frank Pasquale, who is a law professor at the University of Maryland. An important book by any standard. It adds to the voices of warning for t... »

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Why the #TelecomSingleMarket Is Much More than the End of #Roaming »

31 August 2015 | Per Strömbäck

As has been widely reported, the power triangle of EU institutions have reached an agreement on the so-called Telecom Single Market. The reporting has mainly focused on the expectation that the new ru... »

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Cry me a river, Wikipedia! »

9 July 2015 | Per Strömbäck

When they say Panorama, they’re not really talking about panorama Today the European parliament votes on the least important intellectual property issue ever: panorama. How did such an insignifican... »

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It’s the #Algorithm, Stupid! »

8 July 2015 | Per Strömbäck

We can’t know for sure; Google won’t reveal its algorithm. The almighty algorithm is the cloud giant’s most important business secret, perhaps only rivalled by its advertising auction algorithms. The ... »

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The Pirates’ Ideological Conundrum »

23 June 2015 | Per Strömbäck

The Pirates used to have the perfect opinion strategy. One message for the masses: free entertainment. And one message for the elites: internet privacy. (Plus a cool name.) How come they moved from a ... »

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Four Super Trends (and Digitalisation Ain’t One) »

19 June 2015 | Per Strömbäck

What or who decides how our world develops? Many factors and many individuals of course. But some factors are more equal than others. Climate change, globalisation, urbanisation and demography, I woul... »

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