Update II on the Viking law

19Dec08

So it appears the presentation at First Tuesday was an extract from the one Tandberg use internally. They actually hand it out to foreigners and they report, it helps them understand how Norwegians think.
Here is the complete version from Annicken, remarkably like the one from Truls:
§Be brave & aggressive
–Be direct
–Seize all opportunities
–Use varying methods of [...]

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Update on the Viking law

19Dec08

My post on the viking law has attracted some reactions, and two people have posted me alternate versions, Truls Berg, managing director in Movation and Annicken Rød, chief cultural officer in Tandberg. Here is an update and a poll for the best one.
Truls Bergs version, according to him unchanged since 1999:
Be brave and aggressive!
• Be [...]

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How social media is changing the world part II – the conferencing and event industry

16Dec08

I am a great TED fan, no doubt! How many of you are going to TED? I read that you need an invite (someone want to issue me one maybe?). But really, who cares about travelling around the globe to sit in, it is a lot of hazzle leaving your kids lonely and it polluteslike [...]

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How social media is changing the world part I – the publishing industry

10Dec08

I have spent the last couple of weeks learning more about social media and how it is going to change the world and in fact how it IS changing the world. There are numerous industries affected, the publishing industry, the computer industry, the conferencing and event industry, the salesforce in any industry, maybe even the [...]

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