Today’s society is one of infinite connectedness. There are no longer places in the world out of reach from that annoying ringing of a telephone. Some of the more privileged in our society have had the ability to make calls from anywhere with satellite phone technology. Now it is possible from nearly everyone to make […]
Probably the Best
Posted on June 22, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
In Scandinavia, modesty is the best policy. We first noticed this upon our arrival in Europe when we observed that the streets and restaurants in Helsinki were relatively quiet, even though there were plenty of people around. As a group of American students, we had the tendency to be the loudest group of people everywhere […]
Talking Trees and Roaming Phones…and no, those aren’t just cool band names
Posted on June 21, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Before being swept away to the wonderful world of Social Media by Prof. Myhr, we were lucky enough to tour Ericcson Studio. Sure they had trees that talk to you, but the most useful thing they design are cell phone towers. Not only do they design normal ones you could find along the freeway or […]
Cafe Opera – Stockholm
Posted on June 21, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Like most great cities in Europe Stockholm has a very active nightlife with many bars and nightclubs to keep you entertained and engaged with the locals. At the forefront of the nightclub scene is Café Opera, labeled as the best nightspot in all of Stockholm. Unfortunately, my stay in Stockholm was accompanied by a heavy […]
Piteå – A small town against Luleå
Posted on June 21, 2012 Written by
SJS Thinktank reporter Sam Lahham last discussed the merit of Luleå’s ambitions to become a fully integrated RFID city. As the project director claimed that the city would go “full steam ahead” and worry about the concerns of privacy later. One has to wonder if the Swedish people were so permissive within a laissez-faire culture, […]
KONE Monospace
Posted on June 21, 2012 Written by
While in Finland our group had the great experience to visit KONE headquarters. KONE is an international company that had revenues of approximately 5,200 Million Euro in 2011. They specialize in providing elevators, escalators and servicing both types of equipment around the world. They currently operate all over Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Americas. […]
Facebook Much?
Posted on June 21, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
So…I thought I was obsessed with Facebook, but the Swedes have taken it to entirely new level. Not only do the ladies love Americans *wink, Swedes in general love Facebook. I mean love it, like they’re gay for it. Yeah, like that. All kidding aside, Facebook and Lulea have a great partnership going on right […]
#1 Paying Job on Forbes,*KoNE*
Posted on June 20, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
http://money.msn.com/personal-finance/10-top-paying-us-blue-collar-jobs Put very bluntly we all learned that the escalator in the elevator industry is 50%profit on the servicing and maintinence of elevators…no wonder it made for the #1 blue-collar job in America. No. 1: Elevator installers and repairers •Average annual salary: $73,560 •Average hourly wage: $35.37 •Average annual pay for top 10%: $105,750 •Total […]
Top 10 Things I Learned In Scandinavia
Posted on June 18, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
10. Twitter is the best method to hustle an executive (AB) 9. Don’t mess with Finnish-Russian wait staff 8. The easiest way to anger Santa is to eat reindeer 7. High school graduations in Sweden are epic. Don’t forget your Captains hat. 6. Professor Myhr will take care of uninvited sauna […]
Angry Birds and Angry Management
Posted on June 18, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Most people think Angry Birds is just a silly game to play when you’re making #2. But it’s more than that…it’s app #1 and more. Rovio is the company behind the over $1 billion grossing app Angry Birds. Rovio started as a few buddies writing a game for a business plan competition, which sounds like […]
