Do gadgets like iPhone make you happy? Text analysis says no

January 20th, 2011 by Mattias Tyrberg

Relationships but not money make us happy. We have made a text analysis study to find out the answer. The study looked at which words are written together with the word “happiness” in Swedish media in 2010. Does money give us happiness? The answer seems to be no. In no part of speech is happiness …

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A Swedish experiment, 400 web geeks on an island

August 17th, 2010 by Mattias Tyrberg

This post will describe what Sweden Social Web Camp (SSWC) is and why Sweden’s social media geeks meet on an island far far away without Internet connection. Think of a small island far away from large cities or other signs of civizilation. Imagaine a life without cellular reception, only a few power supplies and most …

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