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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Until We Have Facebook Connect for iTunes & iPhone Apps…
September 25, 2009 – 4:28 pm | 219 Comments
Until We Have Facebook Connect for iTunes & iPhone Apps…

… we have First & 20 – a collection of iPhone home screens and favorite applications from interesting developers, designers and tech bloggers. So while I wait to see what applications my friends have installed …

Starbucks iPhone Apps: Mobile Payments, Shared Drinks & More
September 25, 2009 – 12:28 pm | 755 Comments
Starbucks iPhone Apps: Mobile Payments, Shared Drinks & More

Hats off to Starbucks once more. Starbucks released two iPhone Apps yesterday that are again best-in-class, innovative and compelling from a customer standpoint. The ‘Starbucks’ app allows users to find stores, create custom concoctions, access …

Microsoft Courier: My Apple Tablet Fascination is in Trouble…
September 23, 2009 – 1:42 pm | 264 Comments
Microsoft Courier: My Apple Tablet Fascination is in Trouble…

My fascination with the Apple Tablet is less around Apple and more around the convergence of several devices which either currently or will play a key role in my day-to-day habits: web, video, applications, etc. …

“The message that you get… is actually less important than who you get it from”
September 21, 2009 – 9:58 am | 242 Comments
“The message that you get… is actually less important than who you get it from”

Great line from Fast Company’s interview with Mark Zuckerberg, “Exclusive Interview: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on the Value of Viral Loops“:
Penenberg: Marketing to one’s social graph offers a number of huge advantages. Why is that?
Zuckerberg: I …

Building Custom Facebook Fan Pages: A Dogpatch Labs Demo
September 21, 2009 – 9:21 am | 354 Comments
Building Custom Facebook Fan Pages: A Dogpatch Labs Demo

I write a lot about Facebook and the importance of fan pages and engaging with those fans. Just as the content on the Facebook Pages is critical to the interaction, so is the page itself. …

Trialing Videosurf’s Video Link Enhancer
September 21, 2009 – 8:30 am | 610 Comments
Trialing Videosurf’s Video Link Enhancer

I spent last Monday and Tuesday at the TechCrunch 50 conference – a collection of fifty companies that took the stage to launch in front of 2,000 attendees and 1,000s more of online viewers. I …

TGI Friday’s Facebook Campaign is Strange… But Somewhat Brilliant
September 19, 2009 – 4:21 pm | 369 Comments
TGI Friday’s Facebook Campaign is Strange… But Somewhat Brilliant

Meet Woody: TGI Friday’s clever / bizarre entrance into the world of social media… and in particular, Facebook. Woody has his own series of television advertisements and Facebook page (825,000 fans and growing). And Woody …

Dogpatch Labs San Francisco Office Hours: Wednesday Mornings
September 18, 2009 – 7:57 am | 833 Comments
Dogpatch Labs San Francisco Office Hours: Wednesday Mornings

We are excited to announce office hours at Dogpatch Labs San Francisco starting Wednesday, September 23rd. Office hours will be held on Wednesday mornings from 9am-11:30am and include coffee, bagels and good conversation. Come by …

Seeking a Senior Marketing Maven at Ice.com
September 14, 2009 – 4:05 pm | 622 Comments
Seeking a Senior Marketing Maven at Ice.com

Love jewelry and fashion?
Looking to join an industry leading company and team?
Are you a talented marketer excited about e-commerce, user acquisition and social media?
Ice.com, a Polaris portfolio company and the leading internet jeweler operating both …

Facebook Introduces In-Feed Tagging (ie @username)
September 14, 2009 – 2:34 pm | 284 Comments
Facebook Introduces In-Feed Tagging (ie @username)

Facebook continues to roll out new features. Today, you can now tag friends directly in your Facebook feed (and through posts) with the ‘@’ symbol that is so common on Twitter. You will notice it …

Multi-Image Facebook Feed Posts Get Bigger, More Frequent
September 14, 2009 – 8:19 am | 209 Comments
Multi-Image Facebook Feed Posts Get Bigger, More Frequent

Last week, I wrote about the growing trend of large imagery in the Facebook feed… moving from single images to now multi-image portraits. Well it is getting more prominent and the graphics are as bold …

At TechCrunch50
September 14, 2009 – 8:07 am | 241 Comments
At TechCrunch50

I am TechCrunch50 today and tomorrow. If you are around the conference, please drop me a note.