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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Netflix Streaming Arrives on Playstation 3
November 16, 2009 – 12:14 pm | 320 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 | 524 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 | 536 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 | 296 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 | 393 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 | 372 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 | 801 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 …

When Amazon Destroys iTunes in Pricing… What Do You Do?
October 12, 2009 – 1:41 pm | 259 Comments
When Amazon Destroys iTunes in Pricing… What Do You Do?

Consumers used to go to Apple’s iTunes because it was easier, cheaper and more effecient. Now compared to Amazon, it is is neither cheaper nor easier… Now I buy my music directly through Amazon (as …

Project Runway Overtakes PerezHilton.com for Season Premier
August 22, 2009 – 12:25 pm | 637 Comments

In preparation for Lifetime’s season premier of Project Runway, PerezHilton.com ran its standard background ad unit alongside integrated, rich IAB units. The unique part of this campaign, however, was how Perez removed the blog’s standard …

Blue Bottle Cafe & Restaurants using Twitter & Facebook
August 22, 2009 – 10:55 am | 40 Comments
Blue Bottle Cafe & Restaurants using Twitter & Facebook

If you live in San Francisco and love coffee, you likely know about Blue Bottle Cafe – it is arguably the best coffee in the city, has a rabid fanbase and was made famous by …

Man vs. Food Uses Facebook Ads, Video & Poll to Kick Off New Season
August 5, 2009 – 12:48 pm | 2 Comments
Man vs. Food Uses Facebook Ads, Video & Poll to Kick Off New Season

Last week, I wrote about Starbuck’s using Facebook Polls and Facebook’s Top Pages (both all-time and daily growth). Here is another example of a rich, interactive campaign through Facebook: Travel Channel’s Man vs. Food.
The new …

YouTube Immediately Boosts Sales of Chris Brown’s Forever
July 25, 2009 – 6:25 pm | 205 Comments
YouTube Immediately Boosts Sales of Chris Brown’s Forever

Much has been made of YouTube’s ability to monetize… but the most viewed video of the week (the JK Wedding Entrance Dance) clearly drove sales – boosting Chris Brown’s ‘Forever’ into the seventh most purchased …