Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Rural broadband vs. red tape
The stimulus bill gives $7.2 billion to building broadband connections to rural areas. Not quite so simple, though, to put that money to use.
Brazil gets bruised by Wall Street
The Brazilians think they will weather the economic crisis well, but Wall Street does not agree.
Your cell phone as a wallet
This article on mobile payments was published at Fortune Magazine's website under a section called Tech Daily. It was the the first story I wrote for Fortune, my host.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
In search of recession victims
I got the opportunity to visit the "tent city" outside Sacramento, the capital of California. The tent city is populated by homeless people and has had full media coverage since The Oprah Winfrey show did a report from there a couple of weeks ago.
I didn't plan to write anything for Greentech Media about it, but after a discussion with the Editor in chief, Michael Kanellos, he encouraged me to write a blog post about my visit, it being a somewhat off-topic subject. Here it is. Is this innovation journalism? Maybe not. But I think it is interesting that there's room for this kind of things within the frame of a niche cleantech website.
/Fredrik Wass
I didn't plan to write anything for Greentech Media about it, but after a discussion with the Editor in chief, Michael Kanellos, he encouraged me to write a blog post about my visit, it being a somewhat off-topic subject. Here it is. Is this innovation journalism? Maybe not. But I think it is interesting that there's room for this kind of things within the frame of a niche cleantech website.
"Homeless people living in tents isn’t a new problem. But it fits reporting on the recession like a glove. People like you and me forced to leave our houses, finding shelter in cold and tattered tent cities outside of regular society. That’s a scary thought for most of us. In reality, the situation is diverse."Full post at Greentech Media.
/Fredrik Wass
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
NASA Tech to Team with Media
The article "NASA Tech to Team with Media" is published on alwayson.going.com, and it was the first article that I wrote for the network of AlwaysOn.
By using NASA-developed tech GigaPan System makes it possible to create huge panoramas and use them on daily bais, but also to capture special moments, such as such as Obama's inauguration.
– in eye-popping panoramic detail.
In this article the CEO Henry Hillman Jr also reveals that the company is discussing deals with media companies such as CNN to foster wider use.
By using NASA-developed tech GigaPan System makes it possible to create huge panoramas and use them on daily bais, but also to capture special moments, such as such as Obama's inauguration.
– in eye-popping panoramic detail.
In this article the CEO Henry Hillman Jr also reveals that the company is discussing deals with media companies such as CNN to foster wider use.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Post about Saab and Volvo going into wind power
"Swedish car company Saab, a subsidiary of the American company General Motors, could change its business and go into producing wind power towers and turbines. That is the message from Swedish trade minister Maud Olofsson, after refusing a financial support package to the Swedish car manufacturer, now on the brink of shutdown."
I did a summarizing article on www.greentechmedia.com about the possible future for Saab and Volvo going into wind power.
/Fredrik Wass
I did a summarizing article on www.greentechmedia.com about the possible future for Saab and Volvo going into wind power.
/Fredrik Wass
Saturday, February 14, 2009
First stories published on Cnet News
Cnet asked me to do stories on two press releases after we met with them. They said they were ok, and then also published them on Cnet News:
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