This cute Planet Earth-style video was created by the pro-Norwegian business organization Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon (NHO) as a way of highlighting the many benefits of working in Norway. It shows what the starting day of a young Norwegian's (the "youngster") first real job might be like, all narrated as if he were integrating into the "den" of his new "pack."
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Jan 18, 2018
Follow the journey of a Norwegian man's first day of work in this 'Planet Earth'-style documentary
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Relax with this wintry real-time stream from a Norwegian train
Having a great time, wish I was there! This video produced the NRK TV-program “Nordlandsbanen Minutt for Minutt”, which shows ride on the train cabin driver’s view through beautiful Norwegian landscape. (via Kottke)
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Norwegian court orders volunteers to take down public domain court verdicts and pay copyright troll's legal bills
Håkon Wium Lie has many claims to fame -- he not only created Cascading Style Sheets, an integral part of the web, but he also was the first person to publish the laws of Norway (which are public domain, but were behind a $1/minute paywall at the time) for free, online. Though the company that […]
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A new podcast hopes to solve an infamous unsolved death in Norway's Isdalen Valley
In November, 1970, just outside the Norwegian town of Bergen, two kids found the partially burnt remains of a woman’s body. Surrounding the woman’s remains were a number of objects: some bottles of water, a rubber boot and a burnt newspaper. All of the labels had been removed from the woman’s clothing. Why the woman […]
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This boot camp cracks the code of social media marketing
Things move fast in the world of social media, and they don’t slow down for marketers looking to make an impact. Whether you’re grabbing eyeballs for a major company or a local business, you’ll need to adjust your strategy for every platform. Don’t have a strategy to begin with? That’s where the Social Media Marketing […]
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The Twist Plus World Charging Station adapts to fit outlets in 150 countries
It’s a rude awakening for that rookie vacationer abroad when they try to plug in their gear for the night. Veteran jet-setters know that outlet shapes can vary wildly from country to country, which necessitates that most boring must-have for any world-traveler: A sackful of clunky power adapters. Awkward problem, elegant solution: The Twist Plus […]
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Learn Ableton Live front-to-back with this online bundle
Looking for a career in music behind the boards, either as a music producer or DJ? It’s a good bet that you’re going to be working with Ableton Live. Each new iteration of this powerful workstation gives the user more tools to create, and it’s just as well suited for the task of meticulous track […]
