I went off the radar on Friday to take a trip to Stockholm with my wife and kids. Some time ago I had several projects in Stockholm. And I don’t know how many times I have been there. I have also been a part of a Nordic team with offices in Stockholm for several years, so Stockholm is for me my “second” capital. I enjoy going there for work, but I also enjoy going there for pleasure. And this trip was pleasure. We planned the trip because I had a lot of bonus points from SAS expiring – and we decided to take a weekend in Stockholm for some shopping and some culture. It was just great – but now we are back in Oslo with some nice new snow – so hopefully we’ll get time to take out the Pulk and go skiing!
The plan was just to give you a short update on why have been quite on twitter and here on my blog – but when I started to write – I really felt like saying something about all this geo-tagging services. I see the value in geo-services. But this needs to be used in context. When my father-in-law some day starts to geo-tag all his pictures – it will add value as I he works as a photographer – and one more meta-data can help him find the pictures he needs when the deadline is getting close. Geo-data is also nice when you use it to locate friends, restaurants and shops. Where is the nearest Starbucks, or where the nearest post-office are. It can also be nice to update your geo-data service with your location if you go to a conference or some place where people would like to know if you are there. But don’t just publish your location without context. The only people that really like to know if you are not at home – are the people that would like to visits your place when there is nobody at home. So please update your geo-services, but not broadcast to everybody every time your location change – people that would like to know can check the geo-service – or directly with you!
And btw... I wasn't at Starbucks this weekend as the new Starbucks at Arlanda Airport - hasn't opened yet.
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