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Rationality won't make you rich, or how to think about the Internet of Things

By Jonas Olofsson on 2011-09-16
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Last month I went to The Conference and listened to a lot of great presentations. There were three conference tracks, one of them dedicated to the Internet of Things. The idea that all things around us, even small everyday objects, at some point will become connected to the internet fascinates me a lot.

Best Links week 32

By Jonas Olofsson on 2011-08-12
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We're back from the holidays – here's the first round of Bestlinks A/W11!

History Doesn't Always Repeat Itself ...but It Usually Rhymes (link)
"We fail when we fall in love and believe there is no next step."

Skills
What Will Be the Business Skills of the Future? (link)

Best Links week 25

By Jonas Olofsson on 2011-06-27
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Some reads for you. We know it's not complete–please add your favourite reads in the comments!

You Are Solving The Wrong Problem (link)
"What’s the take-away? When you are solving a difficult problem re-ask the problem so that your solution helps you learn faster. Find a faster way to fail, recover, and try again. If the problem you are trying to solve involves creating a magnum opus, you are solving the wrong problem."

Best Links week 22-24

By Jonas Olofsson on 2011-06-20
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Here's our round-up of recommended reads from the past weeks. Did we miss anything?

Post-Artifact Books & Publishing (link)
An essay, or rather–a pamphlet, by @craigmod on digital's effect on how we produce, distribute and consume books.

How Ebooks Change Our Lives and Homes (link)

Best Links week 20-21

By Jonas Olofsson on 2011-05-30
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What we've been reading the past two weeks.

In the U.S., Tablets are TV Buddies while eReaders Make Great Bedfellows (link)
"Seventy percent of tablet owners and 68 percent of smartphone owners said they use their devices while watching television, compared to only 35 percent of eReader owners. Sixty-one percent of eReader owners use their device in bed, compared to 57 percent of tablet owners and 51 percent of smartphone owners."

Best Links week 17-19

By Jonas Olofsson on 2011-05-16
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What we've been reading the past couple weeks.

Welcome to the Hybrid Age (link)
"The changing nature of technology, the geopolitics of technology access and the inclusion of the bottom billion will make the Hybrid Age a hotbed of opportunity and prosperity, but also chaos and uncertainty."
Related: NYT interview

Best Links week 15-16

By Jonas Olofsson on 2011-04-26
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Some recommended reads from the past two weeks.

E-Book Sales Surpass Print: Is This a Win or a Loss for the Publishing Industry? (link)

Weekly Insight: Data as Strategic Asset

By Jonas Olofsson on 2011-04-13
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Starting this week, we've added a new bullet point to our weekly internal meeting: Weekly insight. Every week one of us presents something they've been thinking about or something new they found interesting. I went first, here's my insight.

At the Mobile World Congress this year, Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley said something interesting that has stuck with me since. He said: "the primary product that Foursquare is building is the API". And that the focus for Foursquare in 2011 will be "data-crunching", with the goal to unlock previously unknown patterns.

Best Links week 10

By Jonas Olofsson on 2011-03-13
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10 Important Reads from the Past Week

1. What Is Twitter’s Problem? No, It’s Not the Product (link)
Great read about product development and business model innovation. "One of the biggest problem these days is that most entrepreneurial decisions are seen through one lens: product (and product functionality). “There is a very pervasive product-centric thinking,” he said. “There needs to be more of a business-model-centric approach.”

Best Links week 8-9

By Jonas Olofsson on 2011-03-05
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Some recommended reads from the past weeks.

User-Led Innovation Can't Create Breakthroughs; Just Ask Apple and Ikea (link)
"The user is king. It’s a phrase that’s repeated over and over again as a mantra: Companies must become user-centric. But there’s a problem: It doesn’t work. Here’s the truth: Great brands lead users, not the other way around."