Michael Wangbickler on February 15th, 2012

If you follow this blog at all (and there isn’t much reason since I haven’t updated it in nearly a year), you’ll be wondering where I’ve been. Frankly, this blog just kept dropping on my priorities list. Family, friends, work, and teaching have all pulled my attention away from here. The bad news is that [...]

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Michael Wangbickler on December 16th, 2010

It seems that the cork industry have ruffled a few feathers of notable wine critics over their new marketing campaign. Several bloggers, whom I respect immensely, have taken exception to a series of videos and press release titled “Beware the Holiday Party Faux Pas: Wine Topped with Artificial Stoppers.” While I’m sure that the ads [...]

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Michael Wangbickler on November 2nd, 2010

No, I’m not dead. I’m still very much alive and kicking. I have not, however, been very active on this blog for the past several months. This pretty much breaks one of my biggest rules: if you are going to do it, do it right and do it often. But, things don’t always work out [...]

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Michael Wangbickler on August 29th, 2010

Hotdog. Frankfurter. Tube Steak. No matter what you call it, there are few foods that compare to the perfect hotdog. You can keep your Falafel, Larb Gai, or bacon jam. Mustard, onions, a little kraut on a bun… perfection. And few compare to the beauty that is a red hot from Dante’s Inferno Dogs. While [...]

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Michael Wangbickler on August 6th, 2010

Recently, I’ve been getting more and more auto or canned “thanks for following” direct messages on Twitter. I’ve suggested in the past that this was bad etiquette, but why? First of all, it goes against everything that makes social media an effective marketing/customer service tool. The strength of social media is the ability to engage [...]

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