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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Should slides in a deck have boring solid colored backgrounds or images/snazzy backgrounds?
December 30, 2010 – 1:05 pm | 395 Comments

Should slides in a deck have boring solid colored backgrounds or images/snazzy backgrounds?

If you are an investor for an early stage company, do you place more value on 1MM unique visitor or the ability to convert at 5%+ but only 1000 customers?
December 30, 2010 – 12:43 pm | 353 Comments

Trying something new: posting my Quora answers to my blog through the new WordPress integration…
Question: If you are an investor for an early stage company, do you place more value on 1MM unique visitor or …

Calling Developers! Dogpatch Desk for Chrome Extension =)
December 29, 2010 – 5:40 pm | 44 Comments

Attention developers:
I am looking to have a Chrome Extension / Application built and am willing to host you at Dogpatch Labs (http://www.dogpatchlabs.com) during the build… or longer depending on the result / your interest!

Medical Ads Have a Long Way to Go
December 29, 2010 – 8:17 am | 193 Comments
Medical Ads Have a Long Way to Go

If your ad units dedicate 60% of their real estate to text AND still have auto-scrolling enabled… conversion *might* suffer:

Dogpatch Labs Updates Heading into 2011
December 26, 2010 – 9:12 am | 580 Comments
Dogpatch Labs Updates Heading into 2011

As we head into 2010 winds up and we head into 2011, there is a lot of terrific news coming out of Dogpatch Labs. Here is a sampling from just the last couple weeks in …

Christmas Day: Largest iTunes App Download Day. By A Factor.
December 24, 2010 – 8:09 am | 6 Comments
Christmas Day: Largest iTunes App Download Day. By A Factor.

Apple is preparing its users for Christmas with an onslaught of App promotions. I received the lengthy email this morning (as did millions of others) and its a monstrous, editorialized list of applications (favorites, starter …

Exclusivity And Facebook Fan Pages – Whats the Incentive?
December 22, 2010 – 12:22 pm | 222 Comments
Exclusivity And Facebook Fan Pages – Whats the Incentive?

Over the summer I wrote about the four keys to Facebook page marketing: authenticity, consistency, regularity and engagement.

Facebook’s Latest “Friend Finder” – Universal Login
December 21, 2010 – 9:26 am | 310 Comments
Facebook’s Latest “Friend Finder” – Universal Login

I have written several times about Facebook’s continued promotion of the Friend Finder tool … which one attempt by Facebook to encourage user invites.

Facebook Photo Zoom Chrome Extension: Applied to the Web?
December 17, 2010 – 2:55 pm | 306 Comments
Facebook Photo Zoom Chrome Extension: Applied to the Web?

I have been playing with several Chrome extensions and applications… and while several are great utilities / efficiency improvements, one in particular has made me rethink web experience: Facebook Photo Zoom.

2011: The Year of Chrome & Android (2011 Predictions)
December 15, 2010 – 2:05 pm | 572 Comments
2011: The Year of Chrome & Android (2011 Predictions)

To see more of my 2011 tech predictions – click here
Google Chrome and Android are both fast growing: Chrome now has 120m users and Android continues its march towards mobile OS leadership.

It’s All About the Living Room (2011 Predictions)
December 12, 2010 – 8:21 am | 226 Comments
It’s All About the Living Room (2011 Predictions)

To see more of my 2011 tech predictions – click here
This will be the year where the internet finally makes it’s way into the living room… and I don’t mean as a laptop or iPad …

It’s All About Personalization (2011)
December 10, 2010 – 11:07 am | 288 Comments
It’s All About Personalization (2011)

Two years ago (somehow it’s been that long), I gave 20 predictions for digital media & e-commerce in 2009. This year, I am going to do it slightly differently and write individual posts about various …