The City of Stockholm has decided to support and work together with SIME as the event contributes to the positioning of Stockholm towards the international ICT community, and therefore strengthens the city as one of the world’s leading ICT region.“SIME correlates well to our ambition in developing Stockholm’s excellent reputation as a leading knowledge region. SIME is a well established meeting place for entrepreneurs and innovators within new media and an initiative which we will support," said Sten Nordin, Mayor of Stockholm.

We at Result have always thought that once you have chiseled out an internet business model that works locally, it's almost a sin not to expand it into other markets. Given today's internet penetration and  users' behavior that's more true than ever.

International investments into Brazil reached a level of over $ 45 billion in 2008, an all time record. Even last December, at the peak of the crisis, Brazil received more than U$ 8 billion, almost 10 times more than a year before. In Brazil ROIs in almost all sectors have been higher year after year than in traditional markets.

1. Content is king, contacts are queen.
2. Media will all be focusing more on monetization of (sometimes: hidden) digital assets.
3. Subscription models for premium features and services will blossom.
4. Filesharing will, in all kinds of disguises, remain a main driver of social media’s success.
5. The most successful communities and social media that don’t have a sustainable revenue model can be acquired relatively cheaply.
6. Big American communities will focus on monetizing non U.S. traffic.