A very busy, productive week for Dogpatch Labs residents across the various locations. In the last few days, fivecompanies have gotten great coverage for their launching products:
- Hollrr (San Francisco): Hollrr Takes Foursquare’s Badge Strategy, …

Why am I excited about the forthcoming iPad?
It has an opportunity to change our reading behavior… much in the same way that the iPhone (and Android and other mobile computers) have changed web consumption. …

It’s a busy week at Dogpatch Labs San Francisco. Below is the week’s calendar – if you are interested in being part of any of the following events, please let me know and RSVP:

1. World …

In an effort to expedite checkout and prevent shopping cart abandonment, retailers like Amazon have pushed “One Click” purchasing and recently introduced “Amazon PayPhrase“. That focus is even more important for time-sensitive e-commerce sites like …

In a recent New York Times article, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus said that all employees need to “be a CEO of something.” Its a terrific mantra and speaks to the importance of ownerships, responsibility and …

Have you noticed that your Facebook news feed has come to crawl since the new homepage rolled out? Here’s why: in addition to various layout changes, Facebook seems to have altered the Facebook news feed …

Mind you, this is coming from a someone who does not profess to understand Google Wave (after several attempts)…
and from someone who believes that Facebook is the bigger than most give it credit for.
Here are …

I cannot tell if these are:
- new YouTube ad-units, or
- bizarre / sneaky advertiser units
… but they are appearing more and more across the Google AdSense network. The below screenshots are taken directly from advertisements …

My Facebook redesign took effect some time early this morning… and the only big ‘surprise’ (for lack of a better word) was the prominence of “Facebook Credits” in the new header. Three links (Home, Profile …

For many, the Super Bowl is more about advertising than football (though last night’s game was far better than the ads). Last night was about integrated ad campaigns:
- In real-time, Dockers rain a Facebook premium …

While leading natural search strategy at eBay, we had a motto: Content is King. It wasn’t a unique tagline – even CKX, Inc (American Idol, Elvis Presley, etc) stands for “Content is King”.
While at the …

Twitter handled the volume of Super Bowl XLIV… until Peyton Manning threw the game-ending interception and effectively sealed a New Orleans Saints victory. Immediately after the play, Twitter was overwhelmed: