I spied an interesting hashtag on Twitter recently – #10yearsago, which threw up some interesting tweets. This got me thinking: what was I doing 10 years ago? Something very significant, ...
Nearly every new car on sale comes equipped with an onboard thermometer. The Vauxhall Cavalier was one of the first cars I can remember to have one. How we all ...
Renault Vel Satis guru Oliver Hammond piqued my attention via Twitter a while ago because of his efforts in building up a VelSat community. His Vel Satis forum site is ever-more ...
OK, that’s not strictly true, but forgive my indulgence, for tonight, Mercedes might become a bit more cool and youthful. The firm will, according to New Media Age, launch an ...
Twitter addicts need to tweet all the time. Facebook fans need to update their status, and Like the thoughts of others, constantly. Social media is all-pervasive and smartphones make it ...
SOCIAL media channels continue to both expand and mature. There are ever-more out there – but norms are also developing for the established players, too. This has got me thinking ...
BBC 6Music is a resplendent beacon of absolute and unbridled brilliance. It rocks. It is witty, erudite, intelligent, entertaining, pure, diverse, and plays music that would be on anyone’s Godlike ...
TWITTER as a networking tool is developing fast. Once again, I found out how useful it can be this week. Trusty ol’ twhirl lit up green one morning: an @ ...
HOW is this motoring journalist finding social media is helping him? For the past few months, I’ve been religiously following the many, many bibles; it quickly became clear socializing would ...
Saab and Volvo: two very different companies indeed: “Volvo has 20,000 employees, Saab at the death had 3500. In 2010 Volvo produced 375,000 cars, Saab in its final year managed just 32,000. And Saab’s $940m turnover was dwarfed by the $16.7bn generated by Volvo.”
That’s why Ford paid $6.45bn for Volvo in 1999 - yet GM’s entire stake in Saab cost just $725m…