In previous articles on this site I’ve talked about counseling clients on adopting a publishing mindset. For a content marketing program to succeed, the company or organization must approach the engagement just like a trade magazine. Quality content needs to be presented in ways that appeal to the target audience(s), and must be presented in […]
Over the weekend I completed the transfer of Work, Wine and Wheels to a self-hosted WordPress installation. After over four years and more than 100,000 visits, it was time to leave the WordPress.com nest in the cloud and run my own site. This transfer took quite a while. Partly this was due to the work […]
I read a very good article last week on TechCrunch. The author was questioning the importance some people are giving Klout scores, even in some cases using a person’s Klout score as a metric for employment. The article cites a Salesforce help wanted listing that requires a Klout score of 35 or higher. The articles […]
This weekend the battery in my 1999 BMW M3 finally gave out. I bought the car in late 2003, so I know it was at least nine years old and probably was original equipment. The fact it lasted so long is testament to BMW quality a couple of car generations ago. When my car was […]
Recently Gabriele and I traveled down to St. Augustine Florida for a week off. We’ve done this the past four years, and while there we like to try out new restaurants and new wines. We tend to like California Bordeaux blends, which can be safer and more economical bets than French wines. This year we […]
My latest Wine and Dine column published today in WashingtonExec. In the story I talk about online tools and services that can help you save time and money when purchasing wine. Most of us don’t have enough free time, and a mortgage to pay. Let the Internet help you find the best wine at the […]
Last month I wrote about performing a DIY tune-up on my E36 M3. In that post I talked about replacing spark plugs and the air filter. This weekend I finished the main components of a tune-up by replacing the fuel filter and cleaning the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor. The fuel filter is a very […]
An excellent blog post caught my eye yesterday, as it was designed to. Jason Falls of Social Media Explorer published a piece entitled “‘Social Business’ is Bullshit,” based on a presentation he gave to a recent conference on the topic. No doubt that got everyone’s attention. After the provocative headline, he clarifies his target is […]
This past Labor Day weekend Gabriele and I tried two French wines with really strong reviews. One was a Bordeaux, and the other was a Rhone. One delivered as advertised, and one did not. The Bordeaux was the 2009 Chateau Fort Lignac, from the Haut-Medoc region. This meant a Cabernet led Bordeaux, and a local […]
Recently I got involved in a LinkedIn discussion thread that combined two interests of mine, social media and BMW maintenance. The BMW Group on LinkedIn is a fairly active one. It’s also an open group, so this link should resolve to the thread even if you are not a member of LinkedIn. The member who […]
This weekend was BimmerFest East, a huge meetup of BMW owners organized and sponsored by Turner Motorsports. These events have been going on for a few years on the west coast, and came east for the first time last year. Like last year, it was held at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, MD. I caravaned up […]
Over at GigaOm Mathew Ingram is doing some excellent reporting on the evolution of Twitter. Twitter is evolving from a sort of free informational utility to a media company that uses other people’s content to sell advertising and drive eyeballs to other media partners. The company is adding features like expanded tweets and providing […]