Announcing Dogpatch Labs Palo Alto & Europe
September 29, 2011 – 8:27 am | 349 Comments

In early September, we got the unfortunate news that the San Francisco Port Authority was closing Pier 38 (home to Dogpatch Labs San Francisco).

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Facebook Introduces In-Feed Tagging (ie @username)
September 14, 2009 – 2:34 pm | 284 Comments
Facebook Introduces In-Feed Tagging (ie @username)

Facebook continues to roll out new features. Today, you can now tag friends directly in your Facebook feed (and through posts) with the ‘@’ symbol that is so common on Twitter. You will notice it …

Multi-Image Facebook Feed Posts Get Bigger, More Frequent
September 14, 2009 – 8:19 am | 209 Comments
Multi-Image Facebook Feed Posts Get Bigger, More Frequent

Last week, I wrote about the growing trend of large imagery in the Facebook feed… moving from single images to now multi-image portraits. Well it is getting more prominent and the graphics are as bold …

At TechCrunch50
September 14, 2009 – 8:07 am | 241 Comments
At TechCrunch50

I am TechCrunch50 today and tomorrow. If you are around the conference, please drop me a note.

Rockstar, 7-Eleven and Facebook Ads: Become a Fan, Get a Free Sample
September 11, 2009 – 11:04 am | Comments Off
Rockstar, 7-Eleven and Facebook Ads: Become a Fan, Get a Free Sample

Just last week, I wrote about Facebook and Chick-fil-A’s new direct response ads. Other units are starting to pop-up and this example is particularly interesting.
The ad is for a “Free Can of Rockstar” Energy …

Dogpatch Labs Expands to Boston, San Francisco Lab is Growing & More
September 10, 2009 – 9:12 am | Comments Off
Dogpatch Labs Expands to Boston, San Francisco Lab is Growing & More

Whew, we were busy laboring over Labor Day weekend, and so Dogpatch Labs we has news to share:
Dogpatch Labs is expanding to Boston
Dogpatch Labs has expanded and officially opened space in Cambridge, Massachusetts. TechCrunch …

Polaris Opens Dogpatch Labs Cambridge
September 10, 2009 – 9:11 am | 734 Comments
Polaris Opens Dogpatch Labs Cambridge

Cambridge MA – 9/9/09 – Polaris Venture Partners today announced that it is opening Dogpatch Labs Cambridge, which will be located at 222 3rd Street in Kendall Square.
Dogpatch Labs Cambridge follows the success of …

At GigaOm Mobilize Conference
September 10, 2009 – 7:04 am | 214 Comments
At GigaOm Mobilize Conference

Currently at GigaOm’s Mobilize conference in mission bay (a location I am increasingly impressed by and excited about). It is a packed agenda covering devices, monetization, usage trends and so forth. More to come shortly
Update, …

Facebook Widgets: Full On-Facebook Promotion & Fan Page Widgets
September 9, 2009 – 2:39 pm | One Comment
Facebook Widgets: Full On-Facebook Promotion & Fan Page Widgets

Last week, Facebook unveiled their new Facebook Widgets suite with badges and boxes for profiles, fan pages, and photos. It is yet another indicator of Facebook focus on pages and off-Facebook.com activity. The widgets include …

How to Go Viral – Step #1: Have a Great Product
September 9, 2009 – 9:04 am | 393 Comments
How to Go Viral – Step #1: Have a Great Product

In the days of social media, marketers and brands are continually focused on ‘going viral’ – gaining enough momentum on the web that it begins to spread organically and quickly. There are several ways to …

Facebook Launches Direct Response Facebook Ads
September 1, 2009 – 10:38 am | 681 Comments
Facebook Launches Direct Response Facebook Ads

Facebook is testing several new Facebook Ad formats – recently rolling out surveys and ‘become a friend’ buttons inside the ad units. These are additional ways to brands and marketers to engage with their audience …