Promising New Year for Human Rights Online »

7 January 2014 | Per Strömbäck

So, we all had some time off and what happens? It seems all that glühwein and family time put some sense into the conversation about the online society. One example, obviously, is whistle-blower-come-... »

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Netopia wishes you the best for the holiday season »

25 December 2013 | Per Strömbäck

We'll be back in 2014. Feel free to browse older stories and columns in case you can't wait! »

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Long Tail Theory Disproved in the End »

19 December 2013 | Per Strömbäck

Chris Anderson’s Long Tail (Random House, 2006) made a greater impact than most airport-business-books with cool taglines. It suggested that the internet turned the rules of supply and demand upside d... »

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Virtual Monetary Policy (is there such a thing?) »

17 December 2013 | Per Strömbäck

Bitcoin’s exchange rate to the US-dollar has dropped significantly in the last couple of weeks after its peak at $1236 on December 3rd. Today, it’s down to $730 or just over half its peak value. Howev... »

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Idea vs Execution (or Sting in Swim Trunks) »

16 December 2013 | Per Strömbäck

David Lynch’s Dune is an epic Eighties sci-fi flick, featuring Kyle MacLachlan in a humidity-recycling leather desert suit as the good guy and Sting as bad guy in leather… well, swim trunks. The space... »

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Locking the Big $$$ In »

13 December 2013 | Per Strömbäck

Google is often accused of abusing its dominant position in search and other online services, so today’s news that the same is the case for the augmented-reality of Google Glass should come as no surp... »

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Truth is Stranger than Fiction: Authors Join Call for Rights Online »

11 December 2013 | Per Strömbäck

Five hundred (and counting) of the world’s finest authors have signed a call to the United Nations for a digital bill of rights, following Edward Snowden’s whistle-blowing on how the US government (an... »

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3d-printing: Netopia Big in China »

10 December 2013 | Per Strömbäck

Impossible to resist sharing with Netopia’s readers: Chinese television covered our 3d-printing event on the news! It is the independent TV station NTDTV, which airs from the United States and indepen... »

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Making Money: How Virtual Currencies Impact Our Markets, Government and Society »

6 December 2013 | Per Strömbäck

Welcome to Netopia, where technology meets society. What is money? It used to be tied to resources, like gold – the Mayans used cocoa beans. In recent time, the value of money is guaranteed by cent... »

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Filter Bubbles and Trackers Reveal Your Guilty Pleasures »

5 December 2013 | Per Strömbäck

As search algorithms and website content adjusts to internet users historical behavior, the filter bubble phenomenon becomes a reality. If you have made a lot of searches on, say, sailing, search engi... »

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