PayPhrase is an attempt to easily enable off-Amazon merchants to easily integrate Amazon identity, purchasing and shipping; and, it is clear that Amazon considers PayPhrase a strategic priority. Perhaps PayPhrase is a foward-thinking response to …

And just to continue the URL shortener theme… I just noticed that Bit.ly celebrates Hanukkah with a really funny / clever graphic. It’s part underwater blob (their normal ‘mascot’) and part dreidel:

Bitly Update from …

I wrote on Saturday that Facebook had rolled out a new URL shortener, FB.me (covered on InsideFacebook here):

Today, Google announced their own shortener: Goo.gl. Interestingly, it is available only on the Google Toolbar, as a …

“AT&T and Apple could both gain by swapping talent.
Apple, send your marketing wizards to lend your partner a hand. It sorely needs help.
AT&T, send some engineers to redesign the iPhone to make better use of …

Dogpatch Labs resident FanPulse launched their closed Beta this past week and delivered some terrific photos of the lab and their celebratory event. If you are interested in being a beta user, email the team …

I have noticed that mobile alerts from Facebook have shifted from m.facebook.com to fb.me URLs. While it certainly creates a cleaner URL, it will be interesting to see if this is a step towards other …

Though it’s a couple days old, I just spotted Google’s in-SERP Twitter integration yesterday… and now I am seeing it more and more.
In some instances, the integration is clean and adds clear value.for example, …

This is my first time seeing Twitter results integrated within a Google search results page. The below query is for “Windows 7″ and you will notice a dynamic Twitter ‘widget’ in-line with other results. The …

I just raved about Google Chrome extensions and, in particular, the Brizzly extension. Well the Bit.ly Chrome extension is also great:

Once the extension is installed, it allows you to easily post to Bitly and access …

Google Chrome has released their “Chrome Extensions” library with nearly 400 functional extensions… and, just like the browser, the extensions are light weight, functional and great looking (the icons animate, have gloss, and so forth). …

Attention all controllers and finance executives in the technology space! Dogpatch Labs Cambridge is holding office hours and scheduling 30-minute blocks to meet great folks from the space. If you are interested in meeting, Lindsay …

A relatively major announcement came out at the end of today’s Google Search Event – Marissa Mayer announced that Google will receive real-time access from Facebook Fan Page updates:
“Facebook will be providing us with a …