Joining Polaris Ventures Partners
August 2, 2009 – 5:28 pm | Comments

I am excited to announce that, starting Monday, I will be joining Polaris Venture Partners and will work out of the Dog Patch Lab on Pier 38. Over the last few years, I have had …

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Amazon Kindle + iPod Touch Tablet + Netbooks…?
December 31, 2008 – 3:09 pm | Comments
Amazon Kindle + iPod Touch Tablet + Netbooks…?

Three related meme’s have gathered steam this week:
1. Q4 2008 and 2009: Year of the Netbook
2. The large form Apple Touch
3. Memo to Jeff Bezos: My interest in the Kindle is waning

So what do these …

Hulu’s Lazy Sunday: Family Guy & Saturday Night Live Clips?
December 31, 2008 – 2:48 pm | Comments
Hulu’s Lazy Sunday: Family Guy & Saturday Night Live Clips?

I love Hulu.
Hulu understands the web, delivers great quality, the experience is simple, and understands both search and portability…. better than any other video site on the web.
When YouTube hit it big, much credit …

Craigslist, eBay & Amazon: 2008 Trending & Site Efficiency
December 31, 2008 – 10:42 am | Comments
Craigslist, eBay & Amazon: 2008 Trending & Site Efficiency

I’ve always been struck by the different experiences Craigslist, Amazon and eBay offer. For certain needs and products, each has it’s own positives / negatives. For instance, all of our household products (from toiletries to …

I Lost My Comments Installing the New Disqus & Facebook Connect
December 29, 2008 – 7:58 pm | Comments

Some good news:
You can now comment on this blog using Facebook Connect and Seesmic. I upgraded versions of Disqus to enable it (very slick).
Some bad news:
While installing the new Disqus version, I encountered some issues …

2009 Predictions: iPhone Gaming Will Replace Nintendo and Sony
December 29, 2008 – 1:10 pm | Comments
2009 Predictions: iPhone Gaming Will Replace Nintendo and Sony

My 20 Digital Media Predictions for 2009 series continues with a story (The Dream iPhone) that tangentially sits atop Techmeme at the moment.
Most of the talk about the below iPhone v2 mock ups are …

beRecruited Featured in Guam’s Pacific Daily News
December 27, 2008 – 10:41 pm | Comments
beRecruited Featured in Guam’s Pacific Daily News

A few days after beRecruited’s feature in the Wall Street Journal is the below mention from Guam’s Pacific Daily News. The article profiles a local softball player – MeiLani Quintanilla – who received a scholarship …

2009 Predictions: More Huffington Posts and Daily Beasts
December 24, 2008 – 6:35 am | Comments
2009 Predictions: More Huffington Posts and Daily Beasts

First there was the Drudge Report.
Now there is the Huffington Post.
… And Politico.
… And The Daily Beast.
And as part of my 20 Digital Media Predictions for 2009 series, I am suggesting that there will …

2009 Predictions: Online Video Habits Will Grow Behind Hulu
December 22, 2008 – 5:37 pm | Comments
2009 Predictions: Online Video Habits Will Grow Behind Hulu

This is the first in the twenty-part series of my “2009 Digital Media Predictions”… with twenty predictions of course. Each segment is going to add color to one of the predictions from the initial list. …

20 Predictions for Digital Media in 2009
December 22, 2008 – 7:54 am | Comments
20 Predictions for Digital Media in 2009

With the new year fast approaching, I’ve put together a list of 20 digital media trends I predict in the forthcoming year. I plan to write specific posts about each – so for now, these …

beRecruited Featured in Today’s Wall Street Journal
December 18, 2008 – 7:19 am | Comments
beRecruited Featured in Today’s Wall Street Journal

beRecruited is prominently featured in today’s Wall Street Journal article, “The Do-It-Yourself Scholarship“, which graces the cover of the Personal Section.
Author Matthew Futterman gives a thorough overview of collegiate sports recruiting and how the …

Homepage Advertising: Wall Street Journal & Boston.com
December 15, 2008 – 7:03 pm | Comments
Homepage Advertising: Wall Street Journal & Boston.com

I’ve recently spent a lot of time on Boston.com tracking Red Sox free agency rumors. I’ve been very impressed with Boston.com’s revamped sports section and blogging efforts (the best I’ve seen for online newspaper sources) …

Google Image Search: Now with Text Ads. Ugh.
December 14, 2008 – 7:37 pm | Comments
Google Image Search: Now with Text Ads. Ugh.

Much has been made of Google’s willingness – and now need considering the economic downturn – to monetize Google Images search. Google has even suggested that it may mean an incremental $200 million.
But they’ve …