Webb Dialogues (2): Fredrik Wass | Bisonblog by lk9

So, one week after sharing some insight to Peter Lindberg and his views on certain ongoings within the web, it’s time to deliver another perspective and again, we were fortunate enough to receive answers from one of Sweden’s more recongnized net-trend bloggers…

Fredrik Wass, Bisonblog (http://www.bisonblog.se)

1. We’d like to give the reader a little background information…

I am a web editor and freelance journalist living in Stockholm. I have worked with Internet communication since 1998 in both public and private companies. At bisonblog.se, I blog about social media, marketing and Internet. I’ve been blogging since 2004 and it has been very benefitial to me. Blogging is a great way to create a network of interesting contacts and also investigate my profession further than my day job allows me to.


2. Number of blogs in your reader? If you could only read 3 blogs any given day, which ones would they be?

On last count I had 233 feeds in bloglines. I try to trash some every now and then but always seem to add feeds at a higher pace. If I could only pick three blogs I would say Martin Jönsson (SvD), Vassa Eggen and Betaalfa. Martin and Vassa Eggen for the great depth of knowledge and Betaalfa for the wide range on topics.

3. In regards to new web development, what sites (within or outside of Sweden) are the most interesting to you?

I think virtual worlds such as Second Life are really interesting. This is a way of using the web that is just at it’s embryo stage and we’ll see much more of this in the future. Other sites I fancy are the ones that focus on just one topic. Sites that do one thing and do it well. I don’t want portals. I want content that can be mixed with other content into my own “application”. Google Co-Op is a good example.

4. How would you charactarize the state of the web in Sweden?

There’s a lot going on, and there is a whole bunch of skilled programmers and individuals with great ideas out there. This is the first generation who has grown up using the Internet. I think the web is or is going to be a much more central part of all corporate communication in the years to come. If Sweden is going to be on the forefront of this development we need to take more risks when it comes to investing in different ideas and realize that not all new companies can or must be the new Google.

5. Which would you say are the strongest aspects of internet development in Sweden? Sectors, industries, techniques?

The public sector companies can afford to invest regardless of crashed bubbles or boosted economy. There are some really interesting things going on regarding citizen services and allowing people to communicate within the local communities in new ways.

6. What kind of applications would you like to see being developed?

I read somewhere that Sweden is one of the countries with the highest mobile phone ratio in the world. Mobile phone applications are getting more and more sophisticated and probably we’ll see Swedish programmers continue to develop new solutions for smartphones and other applications in the future. I would like more applications that allows you to bring all your key information to different platforms, whether it is a mac, a pc or two mobile phones. I’m talking about services that already exists, like del.icio.us, bloglines, gmail etc., but making them easier to use and integrate in different arenas.

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December 28, 2006 / 2 Comments.

2 Comments

  1. Beta Alfa 2.0 » Nio+ replied:

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    December 28th, 2006 at 10:17 pm. Permalink.

  2. Jonathan replied:

    How about some mobile blogging tools? Would be cool to receive real-time information from an event that you weren\’t able to attend…

    Sony-Ericsson, if you\’re listening, I\’d like to officially request wordpress integreation on a w950i (with the photo blogging app & camera of the w70i) covered with logos of my favorite blogs…

    December 29th, 2006 at 8:38 am. Permalink.

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