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Yet another example of problems with the current formulation of Web 2.0. Many sites have underestimated the community aspects and the loose publishing form. I do think something more intelligent is needed as a backend solution that currently to counteract the problems with the loose behavior yet providing the user with the best possible content.

I wrote a longer version on the changing media scene here.

Yesterday I had a dinner with a BBC correspondent Imtiaz Ali in Pakistan and Afghanistan. A wonderful person with some very intriguing stories on the area. Just before he left he share a truly insightful comment: We should focus on the similarities between people, not the differences.

Bruno Giussanni writes about my thoughts on viral marketing.

This week has been an unusually intense ride. Yesterday was the first day it really slowed down for me to reflect on it. I have been booked between 8AM-11PM everyday even though the meetings have been amazing all the way through. Thursday’s visit of the US ambassadors in Sweden, Norway and Denmark was very intriguing and I had a lot of very interesting conversations.

Today, I even got the chance to relax with a book and enjoy an afternoon coffee on the roof.