Should your business die when your business model(s) become outdated? Daily newspapers are facing all sorts of trouble these days, as their business model is being picked apart from all sides. The medium is no longer the message. In fact, it is barely the medium at this point. The daily newspaper industry is facing a [...]
A cold Carlsberg, a free kit and a bit of social media buzz?
If you’re anything like me, you couldn’t resist the possibility of getting a free Carlsberg kit. I found out on Facebook through one of my friends. I won’t name him, if only because of the quantity of kits he ordered for himself 1: Order the free kit. Check. By the time the Fedex guy showed [...]
2 Easy steps to building an online community, starting with wine
Interesting development on the Wine pairing+Twitter idea: Though I got little traction with my original idea (ok, NO traction would be more accurate…), several wine critics, wine-tasting blogs and wine pairing services saw my post and have since then gotten in touch with me and I actually found a community of people who enjoy wine as [...]
Top 25 Blogs – according to Time Magazine
I think this is a decently assembled list of TIME Magazine’s top 25 blogs, kudos for including Seth Godin. Whether or not people agree with the selection is missing the point; TIME magazine is sparking discussion – something I will always applaud and support. And argue.