Joining Polaris Ventures Partners
August 2, 2009 – 5:28 pm | Comments

I am excited to announce that, starting Monday, I will be joining Polaris Venture Partners and will work out of the Dog Patch Lab on Pier 38. Over the last few years, I have had …

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Follow McDonalds on Facebook, Are you Sure?
March 12, 2010 – 12:49 pm | Comments

Several social media best practices – particularly on Facebook – come from big consumer brands: Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, Rockstar, Vitamin Water, etc. McDonalds is arguably the biggest brand, but….
Go to McDonalds.com and notice prominent links …

Dear John, The Facebook Ad Campaign With Everything
January 16, 2010 – 11:24 am | Comments
Dear John, The Facebook Ad Campaign With Everything

Earlier in the week, I got a lot of flack on Facebook for becoming a fan of the movie Dear John. I noted that it was for a purpose: my usual Facebook advertising and brand …

Tiger Woods Propels TMZ to 51st Most Visited Website
January 13, 2010 – 9:27 pm | Comments
Tiger Woods Propels TMZ to 51st Most Visited Website

These days, sponsors might not like Tiger Woods… but TMZ sure does.
Steady at 3-4.5m daily pageviews, the news surrounding Tiger Woods over Thanksgiving doubled TMZ’s traffic, propelled them to the 51st most visited website, and …

Google Acquires AppJet (Creators of Etherpad) – Congratulations!
December 4, 2009 – 8:02 pm | Comments
Google Acquires AppJet (Creators of Etherpad) – Congratulations!

Dogpatch Labs resident Appjet – makers of the the collaborative, realtime document editor EtherPad – has been acquired by Google. As announced on their blog, AppJet will be joining the Google Wave team and “the …

Modelinia Live Streams the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show via Facebook
November 19, 2009 – 2:35 pm | Comments
Modelinia Live Streams the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show via Facebook

Just a few weeks ago, Modelinia live streamed the Heidi Klum Halloween Party through Facebook and Facebook Connect. Tonight is the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and Modelinia is doing a live stream on Facebook for …

Netflix Streaming Arrives on Playstation 3
November 16, 2009 – 12:14 pm | Comments
Netflix Streaming Arrives on Playstation 3

I have been a Netflix subscriber for a few years – sometimes very active and other times ‘pausing’ my account. I was excited to have Netflix (finally) arrive on Playstation 3 because it is a …

Wendy’s Real Time: An Interactive, Social Ad Campaign About Bacon
November 3, 2009 – 7:46 am | Comments
Wendy’s Real Time: An Interactive, Social Ad Campaign About Bacon

Wendy’s has been advertising their new Bacon Deluxe burger which features four strips of Applewood bacon:

So unless you love bacon, why is this interesting? Because Wendy’s has been promoting the burger heavily in an interactive …

The Facebook Halloween Costume
October 31, 2009 – 7:10 pm | Comments
The Facebook Halloween Costume

This clip from the office is great. And if you don’t find this funny, then you clearly aren’t as geeky as I am:

Live Streaming Heidi Klum’s Halloween Party with Modelinia & Facebook
October 31, 2009 – 6:26 pm | Comments
Live Streaming Heidi Klum’s Halloween Party with Modelinia & Facebook

Two weeks ago, I wrote about Modelinia’s Facebook contest that gave creative fans the opportunity to spend Halloween with Heidi Klum at her famous Halloween Costume Party.
Tonight, everyone has the opportunity to spend Halloween …

What You & Your Brand Can Learn From The Jay Leno Show
October 26, 2009 – 7:58 pm | Comments
What You & Your Brand Can Learn From The Jay Leno Show

Advertising Age has recently spent quite a bit of time dissecting the Jay Leno effect on NBC and viewership, ratings and advertising. For instance, “A 30-second spot in “Jay Leno” costs between an average of …

The Rise of New Media, Our Entitled Voices & Chuck Klosterman
October 25, 2009 – 2:28 pm | Comments
The Rise of New Media, Our Entitled Voices & Chuck Klosterman

In his newest book, Eating the Dinosaur, Chuck Klosterman (my favorite current author) tackles reality, perception and voice. In describing the theme of the book, Klosterman says: “most of the core questions dwell on the …

Modelinia’s Heidi Klum Halloween Contest on Facebook
October 17, 2009 – 1:22 pm | Comments
Modelinia’s Heidi Klum Halloween Contest on Facebook

Want to spend your Halloween with Heidi Klum at her famous Halloween costume party. According to OMG on Yahoo, “Heidi Klum loves Halloween. That’s why she throws a big costume party every year that all …