Over the weekend I did an oil change on my E39 M5, and I also changed the differential oil. This is an important and often overlooked fluid change. The E39 M5 differential is a limited slip differential, allowing for different amounts of power to be directed to the wheels based on driving conditions. The car […]
Today WashingtonExec published my latest Wine and Dine column. Last month the Washington Post jumped into the wine business with a new wine club offering. The combination was intriguing, but it wasn’t immediately clear to me why the Post launched this business. So I reached out to a media contact for more information. In my […]
Have you noticed some of your Twitter applications failing recently? On June 11 Twitter retired the original version of its API, the one used by countless third party applications to present Twitter information. The Twitter API changes have been going on for over a year — here’s an August 2012 PC World story with good […]
This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Roger Johnson. Roger is founder and President of Newswise, an online news distribution service for journalists and the public. He also manages the PRwise group on LinkedIn, a group I’ve belonged to for over four years. I’ve been impressed with the volume and quality of discussions in […]
Early reports and images are emerging about a new line of BMW cars, to be christened the 2-Series. Starting next year, they will slot in between (naturally enough) the entry level 1 Series and the 3 Series, BMW’s most popular line and the majority of its sales here in the U.S. (Starting in a few […]
As readers of this site know, I don’t think you need to pay a lot for a good wine experience. The definition of “a lot” can differ of course. My definition of that term translates into spending $20-30 to get a very nice bottle of wine sufficient for most occasions. However, there are times when […]
Last week it was revealed that the NSA is data mining the call information of Verizon Business. This has set off a flood of coverage and has kindled an overdue debate about the trade-off between domestic surveillance and national security. It remains to be seen how wide ranging the debate becomes. The Administration and some […]
Mary Meeker of Kleiner, Perkins Caufield and Byers has released her latest Internet Trends Report. Meeker is a long-time technology analyst who made her name during the early years of explosive Internet growth. I wrote about her 2012 Trends report late last year. This year the presentation has grown to 117 pages. Since I doubt […]
This weekend I found a video that really conveys the excitement of BMW E39 M5 ownership. Parker Nirenstein lovingly describes his 2001 M5 while promoting his purchase assist company Vehicle-Virgins.com: I couldn’t agree more with the sentiment. A few corrections and clarifications to the video: He quotes $92,000 as the original price of the car […]
Gabriele and I are just back from a very relaxing Memorial week off in Charleston, South Carolina. We did all the touristy things like museums, Fort Sumpter and the U.S.S. Yorktown. We also enjoyed some fine Southern cuisine and some new wines. By far the best dining experience was at McCrady’s, an award winning restaurant […]
My latest wine column published in WashingtonExec yesterday. I look at American Pinot Noir and how over the past decade a bigger style of the varietal has become popular. A thank you to Jeff Stewart, winemaker at Hartford Court Winery for generously sharing his time and knowledge. I met up with Jeff at a recent […]
I’ve been directing content marketing programs designed to support sales enablement on behalf of clients for about four years. Most of the time my teams and I work behind the scenes, crafting content and executing on strategy for clients. One of the terms to describe this is brand journalism — helping your client take on […]