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Zynga’s Treasure Isle: Economies of Scale in a Social World
April 19, 2010 – 10:38 am | 198 Comments

There are two camps in the world of social gaming:
- One side thinks that it has been won outright by Zynga
- The other side believes that we are in the early innings of a nine-inning …

Sprout Enables HTML5 & Flash Ads – Simultaneously
April 16, 2010 – 12:55 pm | 221 Comments
Sprout Enables HTML5 & Flash Ads – Simultaneously

After last week’s Apple announcement, I declared HTML5 as one of the winners. Generally, I believe that mobile represents a significant change in our web usage / consumption… and HTML5 plays an increasingly important role …

Join Two Amazing Companies: Formpsring and ShoeDazzle
April 16, 2010 – 10:38 am | 685 Comments
Join Two Amazing Companies: Formpsring and ShoeDazzle

I have been slow to update my blog’s “job board“… but have two great companies and opportunities to add to the list. I am fortunate to spend time with each of these companies: excellent products, …

Google’s Q1: 60,000 Android Devices Activated Daily; AdSense Revenue Growth (+24%)
April 15, 2010 – 2:42 pm | 215 Comments
Google’s Q1: 60,000 Android Devices Activated Daily; AdSense Revenue Growth (+24%)

During their Q1 earnings announcements, Google revealed some good tidbits about their business and strategic initiatives… which clearly include Android and Chrome:
- 34 devices from 12 OEMs are Android operated
- 60,000 Android devices are sold …

Facebook Testing New Feed Posts to Drive Additional Comments?
April 11, 2010 – 11:25 am | 497 Comments
Facebook Testing New Feed Posts to Drive Additional Comments?

It appears as though Facebook experimenting with new formats of news feed ‘announcements’ to escalate noteworthy, relevant content to your “top news” feed?
This is the first time I have seen notifications like this via …

E-Commerce on the iPad: Gilt Group & eBay Help Us Imagine
April 11, 2010 – 7:29 am | 273 Comments

Not because I shop regularly on Gilt Group or eBay…
But I encourage iPad users and folks within e-commerce to download their iPad apps…
Because it represents that potential of what e-commerce can look like atop the …

PR for Startups: Dogpatch Labs Event with VentureBeat & TechCrunch
April 9, 2010 – 10:13 am | 251 Comments
PR for Startups: Dogpatch Labs Event with VentureBeat & TechCrunch

Wednesday evening, Dogpatch Labs hosted a “PR for Startups” event alongside Anthony Ha of VentureBeat and Jason Kincaid of TechCrunch. Topics included:
- what is newsworthy
- how and when to engage press / bloggers
- who to …

iPhone OS 4: Five Takeaways
April 8, 2010 – 12:04 pm | 261 Comments
iPhone OS 4: Five Takeaways

Today Apple announced iPhone OS 4 – which ships in the summer for the iPhone and iPod Touch and in the winter for the iPad. Lots of incremental and much needed changes (ie App Folders) …

Living Proof Launches “Hold” on QVC
April 4, 2010 – 1:25 pm | 318 Comments
Living Proof Launches “Hold” on QVC

Before getting to more iPad posts (see this am’s here and here), I have a couple of portfolio related posts.
On QVC yesterday, Living Proof announced their new No Frizz Try Me Kit and the launch …

iBooks: iPad’s Book Experience Stomps Kindle’s
April 4, 2010 – 8:26 am | 340 Comments
iBooks: iPad’s Book Experience Stomps Kindle’s

I have long wanted an Amazon Kindle, but held out because of the looming iPad. Despite arriving a year longer than I initially assumed / hoped, I am glad that I waited as the iPad’s …

iPad Review: 24 Hours with the iPad
April 4, 2010 – 8:03 am | 194 Comments
iPad Review: 24 Hours with the iPad

After ~24 hours with the iPad, I decided to post a few ‘mini-reviews’ of the device, experience and applications. Here is my take on the iPad itself, with a couple more posts coming on particular …

Gorgeous Beta Launch: WordPress & VaultPress
April 1, 2010 – 11:00 am | 217 Comments
Gorgeous Beta Launch: WordPress & VaultPress

If you’re an active blogger and WordPress user, you should be excited about the new launch of VaultPress – a backup and monitoring service for your sites.