Technology and Innovation, Norway

Posted on by Magnus Tvedt
Technology search in Norway
Technology search in Norway

With Google Trends, I can see what people search for in the world. Taking a closer look at my home country Norway, I search for the term “teknologi”, technology in Norwegian. Google Trends show a graphic of where the term is most searched for in Norway:

Teknologi

Stavanger, the oil town in south-west has a minor lead over Trondheim, the home of the strongest technology university in Norway. The capital Oslo follows, and Bergen (my home town) barely make it to the map. These are the four largest towns in Norway, in order Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim in decreasing people count.

Innovation in Norway
Innovation in Norway

Innovasjon

Googling the trends of “innovasjon”, innovation in Norway, a skewed picture emerges. Innovasjon Norge (Innovation Norway) is a project funded by the government to fund innovation in new and existing businesses.

I hope they care a whole awful lot, because nobody else seems to care.

Discovering ebay

Posted on by Magnus Tvedt

After three years in Houston I realize my shopping pattern has greatly changed. I dislike going to a store if a google and a couple of clicks can bring me goods in the mail.

As Amazon is not very useful in Norway due to Norwegian tax and custom regulations (maybe more on that later), I have turned to China, through ebay.

On ebay I can purchase single items of electronics for a very competitive cost, and as long as I can wait a couple of weeks for delivery, it very often come in under the 200 NOK limit for custom and tax free international shipping.

A bulk of 10 ball bearings is cheaper than one in Norway, LED light strips are available in abundance (I don’t know where to get these in Norway), and the beauty of ebay let’s me know what I am looking for just by searching for something else.

I love my mailbox.