Announcing Dogpatch Labs San Francisco Roster
May 10, 2010 – 4:59 pm | View Comments

We are excited to announce the newest Dogpatch Labs class here in San Francisco. It includes entrepreneurs and companies that have been part of the lab over the last few months and those that just …

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Another Opportunity to Learn from Starbucks & Facebook
July 25, 2009 – 3:20 pm | View Comments
Another Opportunity to Learn from Starbucks & Facebook

I write a lot about Starbucks and their social media activity – in part because I drink a lot of their coffee and in part because they are one of the best big brands doing …

iPhone and iPod Touch Account for +42% of Mobile Advertising Calls in US
July 23, 2009 – 10:53 am | View Comments
iPhone and iPod Touch Account for +42% of Mobile Advertising Calls in US

Each month, I look forward to reading AdMob’s detailed ‘Mobile Metrics’ report. It is a comprehensive report of mobile usage by geography, device, OS, and so forth – and based on the size of AdMob’s …

The Real-Time Web, Authority Filtering & CrunchUp Themes
July 11, 2009 – 9:39 am | View Comments
The Real-Time Web, Authority Filtering & CrunchUp Themes

Yesterday TechCrunch put on the “Real-Time CrunchUp” event to discuss what has been billed as the real-time web. Alongside several product demos and company launches, the most prominent discussion topics were:
- Business models and opportunities …

Facebook Vanity URLs = Big SEO Boost for Facebook
May 31, 2009 – 9:28 am | View Comments
Facebook Vanity URLs = Big SEO Boost for Facebook

Facebook’s vanity URL push (covered by TechCrunch) is a big deal for two reasons:
- the direct business model opportunity
- traffic via natural search
Let’s leave the business model alone for the now as it is …

beRecruited Hits A Milestone: 500,000 Registered Users
May 16, 2009 – 9:07 am | View Comments
beRecruited Hits A Milestone: 500,000 Registered Users

This past Tuesday, beRecruited.com reached a major milestone: we registered our 500,000th user – representing 3x growth in the last year. beRecruited now has:
- more than 450,000 are student-athletes
- over 16,000 college coaches and …

Twitter, Facebook’s Feed, Facebook Connect and Seesmic: Navigating it All
March 17, 2009 – 7:52 am | View Comments
Twitter, Facebook’s Feed, Facebook Connect and Seesmic: Navigating it All

I’ve been using Seesmic’s Adobe Air Facebook application for a few days now. Despite all of it’s inadequacies (see below), it raises a larger question to me – and one that I have written about …

All We Need is Connectivity: Why the iPod Touch & Netbooks Matter
January 31, 2009 – 4:56 pm | View Comments
All We Need is Connectivity: Why the iPod Touch & Netbooks Matter

We have three computers in our household: one desktop and two laptops. Right now, I’m on my desktop with two wide-screen monitors. Every inch of real estate is covered in applications…. all web-based:
- Gtalk and …

InGameNow Launches Live Scoring, Real-Time Updates
November 23, 2008 – 11:29 am | View Comments
InGameNow Launches Live Scoring, Real-Time Updates

We are very excited to announce the launch of real-time scoring on InGameNow and our InGameNow iPhone Apps.
On team and game pages, you will notice real-time alerts of scores. The posts come from the …