Most wanted

Norwegians Google like everyone else, but for things particularly Norwegian, they often Kvasir.  Search engine Kvasir revealed one of the favorite lists for Internet users, the most ‘sought after’ people in Norway. Unsurprisingly, the list is dominated by attractive young women who have gained fame or notoriety in a variety of ways.

Tone Damli Aaberge. Photographer: Ernst Vikne

Pop culture is a quick route to getting to know a place, so this list is a crash course in pop Norway. The winner, Tone Damli Aaberge,

More Twittering

Just a brief update, now that this page has been ticking over very regularly indeed, at least in the right column, thanks to the medium of Twitter. My last post was about investigating this latest online trend, and I am already convinced that for providing headlines it is a wonderful thing indeed.

I have been trying to find out why Twitter friendly newspaper Dagbladet does not have an efficient Twitter feed, without luck so far. But it can hardly be on the top of its priorities list at the moment, the venerable daily is in the middle of a massive scandal,