I read a very sad and ironic story on the M5Board this week. A guy named Tom Ranck had owned his 2000 M5 since new, and had driven it for 276,000. Roundel, the magazine of the BMW Car Club of America, ran a profile piece on Tom and his car in this month’s November issue. […]
This weekend I stopped by Calvert Woodley, a landmark DC establishment for wine. I wanted to pick up some French wine, and I wanted to attend a tasting of some wines imported by Robert “Bobby” Kacher. Kacher is a well known importer and a resident of DC. He was gracious as he multitasked conversations and […]
I read a good article this week on CircleID by Bruce Levinson. He talks about how eventually cybersecurity will be something the federal government regulates, alongside other more familiar types of activities such as financial transactions and the environment. You can disagree about the proper role of government in the regulation of private networks, but […]
This morning I attended the opening of the inaugural GovComm show at the Washington Convention Center. The show is presented by InfoComm, the trade association for all things audiovisual. My client Polycom is exhibiting and their CTO for public sector Sean Lessman gave the opening keynote speech. Sean started by talking about how far collaboration […]
I saw two pieces of news today that illustrated how consumers are dictating content delivery. The Internet continues to accelerate the move to personalized media consumption, when and where the consumer wants it. This trend has decimated the b2b magazine space, and now video usage is rapidly going mass market. In January Ziff Davis will […]
There aren’t many interesting restaurants very close to my neighborhood. Most dinners involve a drive to Old Town at least, if not DC. But this weekend we decided to go Bosnian at the Cosmopolitan Grill, located (a bit incongruously) right next to our gym along Route 1. Tom Sietsema in the Post gave the place […]
Yesterday morning Strategic Communications Group and research firm Market Connections hosted an event focused on social media use in the public sector. We briefed a room of about 150 attendees on the findings of our market survey. There was also a panel discussion with five government marketers who discussed how they have integrated social media […]
Sunday I got to meet a lot of fellow M5 owners I knew only via M5Board.com. The meeting place was the parking lot of the Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax, and 13 enthusiasts showed up on a beautiful fall day. It was a blast to meet the members behind the board handles I’ve gotten to […]
I get a lot of value from discussions within groups on LinkedIn. I’m a member of some groups to assist my clients with the distribution of their content, always matching the subject matter with the interests of the group. Other groups I’ve joined to take part in discussions with other professionals in the communications field. […]
Earlier this season Gabriele and I spent some time in St. Augustine, Florida. We were there last year as well, and had an excellent meal at a restaurant called Collage that introduced us to Foley Pinot Noir. We could of course have returned there, but part of the fun of vacationing is trying new places. […]
Have you heard about the supercookie? Recent articles in the press have outlined how sites including MSN and Hulu are now using an advanced version of the old cookie file to track user behavior. These supercookies are very hard to detect and delete, and can track user behavior across multiple sites, not just one. These […]
Here’s part two of my interview with Alex Palevsky, co-founder of BMW M Registry. Alex talks about BMW M’s move to turbo engines, his dream M car and what to look for when buying on the used market. Part one of this interview was published last week. BMW’s decision to use turbo engines in M […]