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Few Swedish firms have social media policy: survey

National: 25 Feb 10
Only seven percent of Swedish firms operate a formal policy for how employees may use social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter during working hours, a new survey shows. READ »

Swedish firms lack social media policy: survey

Business & Money: 25 Feb 10
Only seven percent of Swedish firms operate a formal policy for how employees may use social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter during working hours, a new survey shows. READ »

Stockholm Pride asks: 'how hetero' is your Facebook?

Society: 26 Nov 09
Facebook users can now check to see "how hetero" the pictures they have posted on the popular social networking site are, thanks to a new web application launched this week. READ »

'Social media key to election success': survey

Politics: 17 Sep 09
Social media are set to dominate the general election campaign in Sweden in 2010. Facebook, Twitter, You Tube and blogs will all play their part, according to a new survey of local politicians. READ »

Hollywood wife lays in to Swedish men

Society: 17 Sep 09
The Swedish-born wife of Las Vegas crooner Paul Anka has called Swedish men "tragic" for their "nappy changing" and "equality nonsense". LA housewife Anna Anka argues that she could be a role model for Swedish women to follow. READ »

Fuglesang completes spacewalk

Science & Technology: 4 Sep 09
Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang and a US colleague have completed a spacewalk to conduct maintenance at the International Space Station. READ »

Fuglesang lifts off

National: 29 Aug 09
After three previous attempts this week, the Discovery space shuttle has finally blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang and six Americans on board. READ »

Fuglesang space adventure delayed again

Science & Technology: 26 Aug 09
Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang's second trip to space has been delayed for the second time due to a faulty valve on the US shuttle Discovery. READ »

Pirate Bay cites Churchill in online comeback

Business & Money: 26 Aug 09
The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular filesharing websites, was back online on Tuesday hours after being shut down following a Swedish court order. READ »

Swedish church launches online prayer service

Society: 18 Aug 09
Say prayers over the internet, and link to your friends on Twitter or Facebook. This is the Swedish Church's plan to raise the historically low turnout for upcoming church elections. READ »

Pirate Bay-trio to sue Dutch copyright group

Science & Technology: 24 Jul 09
The three men behind The Pirate Bay file sharing site are filing a defamation lawsuit in Swedish court against a Dutch anti-piracy organization. READ »

'Sahlin more hetero than Obama': Stockholm Pride

Society: 19 Jul 09
Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin is more heterosexual than US President Barack Obama, at least if a new survey by Stockholm Pride is to be believed. READ »

Scepticism and outrage follow Pirate Bay sale

Science & Technology: 2 Jul 09
A storm of criticism has been directed at the three main personalities behind The Pirate Bay following news that the file sharing site will be sold. READ »

Pirate Bay served with Dutch lawsuit via Twitter and Facebook

Science & Technology: 24 Jun 09
An entertainment industry association from the Netherlands has used Twitter and Facebook to deliver a court summons to the three men behind The Pirate Bay file sharing site. READ »

Swedish pirates have wind in their sails for EU vote

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Jun 09
Sweden's Pirate Party could become one of the surprise new entrants to the European parliament this week. READ »

Pirates maintain course for EU parliament

Politics: 31 May 09
The Swedish Pirate Party, which supports a filesharing free-for-all, remains on course to claim seats in the EU parliament as the country takes to the polls this week with civil liberties high on the political agenda. READ »

Transforming Sweden through social media

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Apr 09
On paper, Sweden became transparent in 1776 with the enactment of freedom of information and freedom of speech laws. About 70 countries have freedom of information laws in use today. On the web, we’re just about getting our feet wet, writes Sweden.se editor Rikard Lagerberg. READ »

Parliamentary blogs fall on deaf ears: survey

Politics: 12 Apr 09
Swedish members of parliament are diligent bloggers. But there is very little interest in what most have to say, according to a new survey. READ »

Spotify interview: The source of the stream

Lifestyle: 23 Feb 09
The Local’s Thanh Dinh catches up with Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, the Sweden-based music streaming service that is making friends with everyone from the armchair music fan to Bono. READ »

Chatting on the internet: Grounds for dismissal?

Jobs: 12 Mar 08
Axel Bringéus, 24, was fired from his job at Procter & Gamble last week after a newspaper published excerpts from his personal blog. Here he reflects on an irrational fear of the internet, which he feels contributed to his dismissal. READ »


Blog Update: Julie's Nordic Island

20 March 11:34

Let the Multitude Bloom »

"Recently I’ve been thinking of how much mental space we could create if we collectively agreed to get rid of stereotypes. All of those small compartments we walk around with in our heads would suddenly be cleared away and we’d feel so much lighter. Just think of all of that space for real new perceptions..." READ »

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