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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Kindle: More 5-Star Reviews than any Amazon Product!
May 15, 2010 – 1:10 pm | View Comments

In my ongoing fascination / following of Amazon’s marketing for the popular Kindle device (see February, March and April campaigns) – I have another to add:

Android: “Traffic Growing at Compounded Monthly Rate of 32% per Month”
April 28, 2010 – 4:20 pm | View Comments
Android: “Traffic Growing at Compounded Monthly Rate of 32% per Month”

For mobile news, the best reading each month is the AdMob Mobile Metrics Report (see previous coverage here). The March 2010 report is noteworthy for a few reasons and have a consistent theme: Android has …

Amazon Pushes Kindle as Applications; Grows Titles by 20% in Two Months
April 26, 2010 – 3:34 pm | View Comments
Amazon Pushes Kindle as Applications; Grows Titles by 20% in Two Months

Being squeezed by Apple’s iPad and Barnes & Noble’s Nook, Amazon’s Kind promotion has moved from hardware to software.
Before the iPad was released, I noted how Amazon aggressively ramped Kindle promotions. The marketing seems …

My One Major iPad Complaint: The VGA Adapter
April 25, 2010 – 7:49 pm | View Comments
My One Major iPad Complaint: The VGA Adapter

I have glowingly written about the iPad and its potential to disrupt markets and consumer behaviors. My laptop has become less relevant to my daily life: I no longer bring it home from work and …

20% of All Google Searches are Location Related
April 20, 2010 – 8:44 am | View Comments
20% of All Google Searches are Location Related

The last week of tech news has revolved around: Twitter, Foursquare, Apple, Google (who today announced Google Places) and Facebook (who announced communities yesterday and has F8 tomorrow).
The common threads across each of these: …

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

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

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

iPhone OS 4: Five Takeaways
April 8, 2010 – 12:04 pm | View 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) …

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

Modern Family Gets the iPad
March 31, 2010 – 8:39 pm | View Comments

My two current infatuations:
1. The iPad
2. ABC’s Modern Family (best comedy on TV)