My dad and I just completed the annual migration from Fort Lauderdale to New York City on HOME, our Swan 46 (sloop).
We made the nonstop sail up the Atlantic Ocean in seven days — good time, but not as good as last year’s record five days.… Read the rest
Air France Flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009, killing all 216 passengers and 12 crew. The flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris involved an Airbus 330, one of the most advanced airplanes.
The plane’s speed sensors iced over, igniting a chain reaction of signal overload and pilot confusion.… Read the rest
We spent the past few weekends getting the garden patch ready. Spring arrived late in New York, but this weekend we finally planted our seedlings.… Read the rest
When it comes to brands on Facebook, the past few years reflect hype and a competitive race to acquire the most Fan connections. But brand marketers are sobering up and asking hard, valid questions about the ROI of social marketing.
Perhaps no question is asked more often than “What is the value of a Facebook brand Fan?”… Read the rest
“Twitter is a frenemy,” said Jeff Zucker, CNN’s new president, as reported by MediaShift. Jeff Zucker was describing the cable news network’s relationship with social media and added, “the network uses, relies on — and is scared by — social media.”… Read the rest
