Hanna Aase`s blog

Here are some of my minitips from Copenhagen: 

Resturant
MASH (amazing Cobe steak) 
Victor
Kødbyens Fiskebar 
Mother  

Club
ZET

Bakery/cafe
Væksthuset
Andersen Bakery 

The picture from the conference room is just minutes before giving my public speech. By the way, recognize the couch? 

Story from the founder of NOMA. Article and photo by Cheryl Mcdonald. 

In just a week Facebook has killed my blog and my personal page on Facebook. 

It will also give a better picture of what TV shows you watch, what books your reading, what trip you did, what you eat and so on. 

And what do you do when you blog? Just that! Just look at this blog and the tags. I`m sharing recipes , traveling experiences, products I like, news I read and so on. Now you could say that you could do all do that before on Facebook so what`s different? The thing I called last week "the biggest change on Facebook since pages".

The reason why I and many other`s have had a blog is because there is some things you just want to share with the people you know who are, who you are friends with on Facebook and there is things that you want to share with "the world". Blogging has been for the latter. Now that Facebook is making your profile into a timeline AND you can share public with people who "subscribe" to you as a person that you don`t know from real life there is really no need for a blog anymore. (I`m thinking that Wordpress an Blogger is having their crisis meeting as we speak/read) 

And think about this: two days before the launch of timeline, Facebook expanded the possibility to update your status from 500 characters to 5000! Hardly a coincident. 

For the people who are making money of their blog or just love their blog`s design and looks they will hang to it. But for all the people who are going around thinking "should I start a blog" and be part of all the other people who blog but are not read, than no! Just turn on your subscribe button and control what you want to post to "the world" and what you want to post to the people you know in your life. 
 

Timeline 

My first thought of the timeline was that this was a bit old-fashioned. And reminded me of the story I did on making your profile into a book. But I ordered the book because I felt the need to see my updates/life in a context that gave an overview. Facebook is now doing that for us and that`s genius. Not only are you able to show who you are today but what made you become the person you are today. 

But do we really want our past rolled out? Will this new profile mean "the past isn`t past" anymore? Do you really want pictures from 2006 from the first year you where on Facebook now suddenly be more visible? (you know they are still there but who goes thru years of albums to get to your ex boyfriend number x?) Now it will all be out in a perfect format for to scroll thru your life.

Buy a scanner 

As a digital backup freak I have spent months of my life taking backup of all my old pictures and even my grandparents old slides from the fifties. More than ever should you run up to the attic and find all your old photos and start scanning them. If not for Facebook, than in case of a fire. What is it that all the people who has had the devastating experience of having their homes burned down says that their are most sorry about? Facebook may be changing more then they think. 

Facebook is with timeline also ticking into a core in people`s life her. The need to share your life story. Just think of all the people who are writing a book about them self. Last night I saw a documentary on TV based on a former classmate of mine from law school. He went from being a drug addict to being a layer. Some lives have amazing stories and you will now be able to show yours in a timeline. The need we have to tell our stories and that other`s will listen and give affirmation and confirmation is huge and maybe Facebook will be able to tap into just this. 

Music

As I`m not a music person I will let others write great stuff about the new integration of Spotify. But one thing is certain. If My Space wasn`t dead before it sure is the nail in the coffin for the website now. And what about itunes? Is it the end for them as well? 

Like button 

So you will no longer "like" Nip Tuck the TV-show but "x is watching Nip Tuck", you will no longer like the page for champagne but "Hanna is drinking Champagne". (as long as I can make up things to make an example I of course choose the good stuff;) I now longer "like" yoga "i do" yoga. And what your friends are doing on Facebook will have an ever bigger impact on you than now! What all this means for businesses. I don`t know yet. But I think they have just been giving an incentive to even more fight for that we will eat their stuff, listen to their music and so on.

Future 

Facebook will let you preview the new profile before you make it public. Prepare to describe the story of your life. I personally will not show mine from the years before Facebook because the need to have something private (even from friends) is there. But I`m looking forward to seeing other life stories. 

And I`m waiting for Facebook`s next thing: how to create the future for your life with others! (I have some personal ideas on this one) 

What about a bike in leather? From a store in the small streets at "strøget". Wasn't that expensive leather. True inspiration. Love people who dare to create something different.

So of course there is a lot of things I miss in Kristiansans beeing that it's not a big city but a couple of things are mandatory. Like sushi restaurants (okey so it's sushi bars but finally!) But what I think is weird is that we don't have a raw food place or a cafe that's strictly ecological or the ting I miss the most: juice bar where you can get spinach and reed beat juice (left in picture) and spirulina vegetable juice. (right in picture). Or what about a non-carb café like they have in the us. Hope someone takes the challenge:)

Why Facebook`s "subscribe" button is the biggest thing since "pages" 

Technical news about changes from Facebook is many and I devote little time on them as it is`s not my field. Technical changes that I see as changes in the structure of how people communicate on the other hand - is my field. With this new feature, Facebook has managed to take a big bite into both Twitter's main concept and not at least Google +. That is to following people. Following others, whether it's your neighbor or a colleague.

This has been the main difference between Twitter and Facebook. Twitter is all about strangers, they do not know one another and dont`care. It`s the content that counts. It's the quick first impressions of a profile photo and a few sentences about themselves that determine whether one adopts enough interest to follow them. Now one could take that same look of the profiles on Facebook and then make the same choice.

This allows everyone to expand their networks on Facebook regardless of whether it`s a contact they have in their network from beforehand. (At least if you're like yours truly that have as a principle not to approve friend requests you have not met face to face) but it will lead to more people clicking the request button and send a friend request as a result of the new feature. The longer you follow a person with the new subscribe button, the closer you feel to the person and that you know the person.  And as you know: the more people that are friends with each other, the more traffic to Facebook. Meaning more income to them. (and they deserve every penny!) 

This new feature  is huge! We may not see it overnight, but the path Facebook is now taking and going in a direction of being the ultimate social media site for the future aswell.

Competitors or entrepreneurs who have been walking around with similar ideas of ​​new features not found on Facebook has more or leas had their idea destroyed overnight. (And there are many).

Even us that have made our own personal "page" now has a page that has lost it`s meaning. I made a personal page first and foremost to have a place to refer friend requests I did not know who was. Now they can regardless of my excepting or not follow the updates I choose to have public and comment on them if they wish. (Just like on a personal page)

It´s been one exciting day at the Skagerak conference! My company Toveis Media has been involved in a EU project for almost three years now. The goal is to make an entrepreneurship model that syncs with all skandinavien countries and make us collaborate cross country. Not only us as entrepreneurs but the people who work in the government and our chosen politicians that make sure the country has an environment, culture and structure for increasing business start-ups. 

I`m always extra excited at entrepreneurship and innovation conferences as it's my educational subject and prior work field. (some still to an extent but prior main focus) Some parts of the material that where presented was pretty though theoretically when it comes to developing new models. And isn`t it unfair that the ones you remember the best are the "fun" presentations? Today they where called Claus Meyer and Navid Modiri. 

Claus Meyer is known for funding restaurant Noma and has built an empire when it comes to the food business in Denmark. His new way of thinking towards the food industry was highly inspirational. (all though I have to admit it was like seeing Jamie Olliver in a Scandinavian version. But we need one here aswell:) And Meyer is really doing the work. 

Navid Modiri reminded me much of myself in terms of having thousand ideas and instead of wondering around thinking - he just started doing. I loved his speech on the future entrepreneur. And think as he does that the future entrepreneur does not necessarily walk around in a black suite. (and will in the future even be more laid back and have confidence without having to show it in suite style?) I love this kind of confidence. The one where you are so grounded in your own belies that the deception of what other thinks really doesn't matter. 

The day started in Fredrikshavn and ended in Aalborg. Of to Copenhagen tomorrow. 

Btw: guess what I got served for dinner last night? The purple vegetable from last post! And from the exact same farm! Yes, here in Denmark. Our local government in Agder had arranged Danish starter, Norwegian main meal and Swedish desert to reflect the collaboration. Wonderful idea. And we sang traditional songs from all three countries. (only fun after some danish snaps)  

You know I use all the tricks the book to get some healthy food in this body. This is of course from "hestnes gartneri" and is what we call "short travelled food". In this case 40 minutes from home. Dinner+colour=healthy food?