In December of 2010 I submitted myself into an online contest that Ford was having for their 2012 Ford Focus. They picked 40 winners and each winner got to give $10,000 to the non-profit of their choice. My dad had recently started Friends of Educational Excellence, an education non-profit organization in his hometown of Rochester, N.Y., so I jumped on this opportunity. READ MORE
Go big or go home was the takeaway message from the BlogWorld & New Media Expo’s Tuesday breakout session “FAIL: Social Media Disasters, and What We Can Learn from Them.” Luckie & Company social media strategist David Griner and Bullfrog Media partner Dave Peck discussed a few iconic cases of social media marketing gone awry and why these examples might not have been quite the disasters they first appeared to be. READ MORE
Where’s the Back to the Future car we’ve all been waiting for since the movie hit the big screen in 1985. Well, it’s not here yet. But small business owners, now have a choice between some really souped-up cars—perfect for the daily commute or for addition to a fleet of commercial vehicles. Enter the Ford Focus, Audi A4, Volvo S60, and Infiniti M37x—outfitted with cool tech such as self-parking, stay-in-your-lane sensors, and 3D mapping. READ MORE
