More functionality & features often means more business & complexity.
And as Facebook continues to roll out features, the experience can be crowded. To Facebook’s credit, the site is remarkably clean considering the long list …

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

Amazon’s $199 tablet, the Kindle Fire, is now available for pre-order. The product page is really terrific: colorful, informative, fun and all on a single page. It’s great:

Yesterday Google+ created shareable, public circles. And, as power user Robert Scoble suggested, engagement and usage has surged. In less than a day, I’ve had over 1,000 people follow me. That is entirely attributable to …

I sometimes share an article on Facebook and Twitter … and despite not having a ton of commentary to add – think it’s worth ‘re-blogging’ (a short snipet and link back). Here is a note …

A handful of quick, disorganized thoughts on Facebook’s announcements / releases this week:
Immersive
The activity ticker is immersive and really amplifies ‘viral’ potential. I have ‘liked’ (and listened and read and soon to be much watched, …

Ahead of F8, Facebook has rolled out several changes … which is rather remarkable considering how many updates / features and how significant some are. To do it a couple days ahead of F8 is …

I recently touched on the potential importance of Facebook Subscribe, Facebook Subscribe: Opportunity for Publishers & Online Voices… and here is why Subscribe is important and not simply a “me too” product:

How does Groupon address concerns of loyalty / merchant retention? Build tools directly into the product that allow customers to communicate directly with the merchants. It’s an easy, smart way to connect buyers with sellers …

A post I drafted a few weeks ago and never published… better late than never (I think!)
Two good examples of In the River promotions for two new, relatively off-stream product launches:

Yesterday Facebook announced their Subscribe feature (you can read more from Facebook here). It is an important step as it changes the relationship of users: friends, followers, two-way delivery, etc.
It is also interesting that …

In April, I wrote a response to Mark Cuban’s “Does ESPN.com have a Twitter Problem“. My premise was that Twitter is a huge, (relatively) under-utilized platform for ESPN to break news, engage with fans and …