As I mentioned a few days ago, I was invited to the pre-opening party for a Museum exhibit in Rome on March 16.Unfortunately I will not make it there.It would be hard to justify the trip just for that.With a few visits to wineries, some sightseeing and cheese and food scouting, a trip to Italy could...

Is my palate changing or is it just fun and nice to stray from my usual red wine picks once in a while. I did taste today a couple of whites that really pleased me and could not wait to share with you. For the Consumed to Thrifty, the Ekeos from Fazi Battaglia, 100 percent Verdicchio combines good a...

If you are like me you may trust some book imprints, record labels and varied tastemakers when making new picks.The same thing applies in my case regarding wine. I trust the palate of a number of importers and distributors.The process can be gradual. You buy one wine, then two, then more bearing the...

Can't get enough! Book lovers at work programs have big stars such as Authors@Google even though it seems the program has not had any recent guest. What is more remarkable is that companies quietly doing their job day after day have found book programs to be a great way to broaden their staff views ...

The Blog Squad is proud to announce the launch of Michael Gionta's The Recruiter Campus blog, Tips and Tactics to Growing a Better Recruiting Firm. Gionta shares successful tips, strategies, and tactics of what he experiences running his own recruiting firm, as well as those of the clients he coache...

You are not too late to enjoy the benefits of social media — you will never be too late — because the spoils in social media marketing go to the company that can maintain its social media participation over the long haul over the long term. Start now, start later, and I guarantee that if you’r...

Wumms! Wir verkaufen nicht, basta! Nach den Gerüchten der letzten Tage redet Twitter-Gründer Biz Stone beim FAZ-Netzökonom Klartext. “Unser Ziel ist ein starkes, unabhängiges Unternehmen um das Twitter-Konzept herum zu bauen”, heißt es da. Angeblich hatte Faceboo...

You may not be surprised to find out that home sales are down. Car sales are down. People are less likely to go out for dinner, or to the movies, or to buy a new HDTV. But here's the thing: people are still buying homes. People are still buying cars. In the last month I've seen people eating...

I'm immersing myself in a slew of Amazon Kindle books on decision-making that I recently downloaded: Sway: the Irresistable Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori and Rom Brafman How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely Apparently, it...

If you're looking for real information about sex, love, and intimacy on the Internet, instead of titillating text or web drivel, you'll like The Blog Erotic. The Blog Squad is proud to have helped Dr. Stephanie Beuhler set up and launch her great sex blog. So much of what is published on the Web in ...