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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Amazon Prime Instant Video Catalog Grows
February 8, 2012 – 3:06 pm | No Comment

Such is the online video content war: catalogs grow, compete and find their way into the homes / devices of as many eyeballs as possible…. after all, content wants to be seen and ultimately the …

Yesterday, Living Social Sold 1.39 Billion Calories Worth of McDonald’s Food.
December 2, 2011 – 10:25 am | 2 Comments

Yesterday Living Social ran a promotion with McDonald’s: $13 for 5 Big Macs and 5 large fries.
With 15 hours to go, they have already sold ~260,000 deals… which equates to 1.2 million Big Macs.
~35,000 people …

Humanizing Your Brand
November 30, 2011 – 11:53 am | One Comment
Humanizing Your Brand

Editor’s note: Guest contributor Andrew Machado is the founder of Open Home Pro, which empowers real estate agents to give their clients a new type of experience when shopping for a home with just …

MyFace. From FX’s The League.
November 7, 2011 – 10:50 pm | 3 Comments

The world’s first offline social network.
From FX’s The League. This is terrific.

Please excuse the poor quality… home video =)
And please excuse some slight profanity – but still kosher for TV!

11 Ways to Usher the NFL, NBA, MLB into the New Web
October 6, 2011 – 6:30 am | 58 Comments
11 Ways to Usher the NFL, NBA, MLB into the New Web

I am a sports nut. That shouldn’t be news if you follow me here or on Twitter / Facebook. I also spend my professional life on the web and looking at new technologies. In part …

Borders Palo Alto Closing, Offers 60% Off $45 Blu Rays (Bargain!)
September 3, 2011 – 9:17 am | 321 Comments

The downtown Palo Alto Borders is closing and the entire store is marked at 60-80% off. Everything is on sale – from the books to the bookshelves. I walked in with the intention of buying …

Lady Gaga Uses Facebook Event to Launch New Single
February 11, 2011 – 3:47 pm | 422 Comments
Lady Gaga Uses Facebook Event to Launch New Single

230,000 have RSVP’d to the debut of Lady Gaga’s new single: Born This Way. Why? In part because it is Lady Gaga (who only trails Justin Bieber in internet popularity) and in part because the …

Adam Sandler’s Just Go For It Trailer is Facebook Themed
January 23, 2011 – 4:03 pm | 300 Comments
Adam Sandler’s Just Go For It Trailer is Facebook Themed

Continuing the theme of posting about TV commercials… here is the latest spot for Adam Sandler’s new movie “Just Go For It.” The entire spot is created around Facebook: it opens with a Like button …

Favorite TV Commercials Of the Moment (Including a Dogpatch Labs Star!)
November 23, 2010 – 9:22 am | 712 Comments

Since having our first child just a month ago, we have had the television on more than normal (particularly the first couple weeks!). Between baby bouncing / feeding and laptop / email … the TV …

The Social Network Movies Advertising on Facebook with Myspace?
October 1, 2010 – 11:11 am | 703 Comments
The Social Network Movies Advertising on Facebook with Myspace?

The Social Network movie opens today (Yes: I loved it) and advertisements are appearing across the web.

The Social Network: Two Conflicting Reviews
September 28, 2010 – 8:15 pm | 617 Comments
The Social Network: Two Conflicting Reviews

Last night I saw a screening of The Social Network and it lived up to the hype / great reviews (100% on RottenTomatoes.com). The movie was well done, well acted, fun, and actually very inspiring …

Predators Uses Facebook Connect to “Blow Up Your Friends’ Heads”
July 23, 2010 – 8:58 am | 356 Comments
Predators Uses Facebook Connect to “Blow Up Your Friends’ Heads”

This is one of the more creative and fun Facebook Connect implementations. Predators – a surprisingly good movie, promise! – launched a Facebook viral campaign in conjunction with their national launch two weeks ago (opened …