Credibility and copyrights in the new improved media

August 9th, 2006 by erik

In the light of the recent events of the pictures taken by an authorized Reuter’s photographer and the withdrawal of his pictures from the Reuter’s picture archive, it is interesting to take a look at the credibility of any news and information in general too. I have been lucky to browse through the picture archive [...]

new media | 2 Comments |

In the Wake of the Birth of Web

August 6th, 2006 by erik

“Did you know the web is 15 years old today? Huge change to the world in such a short time!”
The question is from a chat this morning with a very good friend of mine, Tom Calthrop, who is the founder and maintainer of the organization Barnraiser. For those interested in the history of the web [...]

Internet, Social venture, Technology, social media | No Comments |

The sailors and the media

August 5th, 2006 by erik

This rather strange title probably make less sense. However it does. I started to think about the new media and what the purpose of it is. I thought of the following analogy:
Sailors aren’t afraid of storms, they learn to live with them, learn to handle them and/or build better ships. The same can be said [...]

Social venture, new media, social media | 2 Comments |

About Erik Sundelöf

  • Erik Sundelof is the Chief Technical Officer of Spot.Us. Erik was previously the co-founder and VP of Social Media and User Interface at San Francisco based Allvoices, Inc. Allvoices is a new content-based social network around news and opinions which currently is the biggest citizen news media site on the web. It became one of the 3000 largest sites on the Internet within 6 months of launch. Erik was previously a fellow in the Reuters Digital Vision Program (http://www.rdvp.org) at Stanford University between 2005-2006. Most notably he created the Web site inthefieldONLINE.net, which was recognized by major global media including PBS, CNN and BBC, and got featured on Discovery International's Rewind 2006 as one of 25 highlights of the Year. He is active in the social media arena and has directed the launch of several social media sites including the biggest blog in Sweden during 2005-2007. Erik is a prolific blogger on issues related to social and user-generated media, group dynamics, cellphone technology and community building. His academic orientations are rooted in a Master?s degree in Chemical Engineering and PhD licentiate in Numerical Analysis from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.

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