6 posts and columns on Scott Monty

Inside Ford's App-Happy Fiesta–But No Manilow (and BoomTown is a Fanilow)!

in News on April 26, 2010 at 8:51 am PT

Last week, outside the Facebook f8 developers conference, BoomTown checked out the new 2011 Fiesta model, which will be the first vehicle in which smartphone apps can be voice-controlled via its in-car synching software called SYNC AppLink. While getting a test, I interviewed the Ford dude–Julius Marchwiki–who has been in all the YouTube videos of late touting its digital prowess. And, even though he had no Apple iPhone sync and no Barry Manilow to offer, Marchwiki did manage to keep my interest.

Ford to Enable Wi-Fi Hotspots in Some Cars: BoomTown Rejoices

in News on December 21, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

Last week, when BoomTown was taking a taxi from JFK Airport, I was more of a geek loser than usual, using my USB broadband modem to connect and write a post. But the jostling cut off the connection several times, which was frustrating. Now comes news that Ford will make the next generation of its Sync-enabled vehicles into Wi-Fi hotspots, allowing you to connect to the Internet everywhere much more seamlessly in a moving car. Oh, joy! Now, I can obsessively Gowalla myself while moving at 80 miles per hour, which should freak some people out.
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Weekend Update 10.17.09–Blogs, Drugs and Rock and Roll

in News on October 17, 2009 at 12:30 pm PT

For those about to rock, All Things Digital salutes you.

What Happens in Vegas Doesn't Stay in Vegas: Kara Visits BlogWorld Expo

in News on October 16, 2009 at 6:00 am PT

Yesterday, BoomTown traveled to the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center–and it was not even time for the annual Consumer Electronics Show! Instead, I was attending BlogWorld Expo, an annual event for bloggers of all kinds–from military bloggers to political bloggers to a roving pack of mommy bloggers–who gather to find out about all kinds of social media software and tools and, most importantly, how to monetize their sites. Needless to say, it was blogtastic!
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Ford's Social Media Guru Scott Monty: "Social Media Is the Cocaine of the Communications Industry"

in News on October 15, 2009 at 2:53 pm PT

Today, BoomTown got the best quote ever from Scott Monty, when I asked him over lunch about his comparison of social media tools to an illicit drug. “Social media is the cocaine of the communications industry,” said Monty, who has been global digital and multimedia communications manager for Ford Motor Company since mid-2008. Riding that Twitter train, high on Facebook cocaine?
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For Companies, a Tweet in Time Can Avert PR Mess

in News on August 3, 2009 at 10:35 am PT

A growing number of businesses are tracking social-media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter to gauge consumer sentiment and avert potential public-relations problems.