Introducing: Mastering Facebook in Kindle and Paperback
February 21, 2012 – 8:53 am | Comments Off

I’m excited to announce that I’ve turned the last 2+ years of Facebook blog posts into a book focused on Facebook: exciting campaigns, product development, virality, and platform developments. There are 200+ screenshots in the …

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Twitter iOS Integration, Contacts
May 24, 2012 – 5:52 am | No Comment
Twitter iOS Integration, Contacts

I love that Twitter is baked directly into iOS…. but could be so much more – and I’ve written about that from the launch (example here). My primary frustration is that the integration doesn’t do …

Facebook Launches Mobile Friend Finder, Overtakes Mobile App
May 16, 2012 – 5:24 pm | Comments Off
Facebook Launches Mobile Friend Finder, Overtakes Mobile App

Below is a series of screenshots from within the Facebook iOS app that allows users to match their Facebook friends against their iPhone Contacts: “Find Friends on Facebook: Choose contacts on your phone to add …

Facebook Offers In The River Promotion
May 14, 2012 – 9:22 am | Comments Off

Two trends within Facebook that I have written frequently about:
- Facebook Offers: which has morphed from a Groupon-like platform to an extension of their sponsored ad format

#TrendingOnGoogle+
May 8, 2012 – 2:07 pm | Comments Off

I haven’t logged into Google Plus in a little, so I cannot tell if this is a new feature or a result of my infrequent usage – nevertheless, I was taken aback by Google’s new …

Jetsetter’s Email Preference Flow
May 7, 2012 – 2:39 pm | Comments Off
Jetsetter’s Email Preference Flow

Email unsubscribe flows are typically binary: either super simple to unsubscribe (how it should be) or super convoluted (having to uncheck preferences, confirm email addresses, etc). This is a clever flow by Jetsetter because it …

Facebook Roadshow: Advertising Revenue by Product Extension
May 3, 2012 – 4:28 pm | Comments Off
Facebook Roadshow: Advertising Revenue by Product Extension

If you haven’t already, I encourage you to watch the Facebook IPO Roadshow video. It’s fascinating and well done. There is a ton in there worth discussing / pointing out, but I wanted to highlight …

Facebook’s Recently Used Apps Module & The Larger Relationship with App Ecosystem
May 2, 2012 – 11:53 am | Comments Off
Facebook’s Recently Used Apps Module & The Larger Relationship with App Ecosystem

Last week I wrote about Facebook’s newsfeed clustering of posts published by the same applications.
While it is interesting as a signal of the newsfeed’s evolution – it is represents the larger theme of Facebook …

Jetsetter + Pinterest: “Pin It to Win It” Contest Drives Travel Curation
April 30, 2012 – 7:14 am | Comments Off
Jetsetter + Pinterest: “Pin It to Win It” Contest Drives Travel Curation

With the rise of Pinterest, I have enjoyed tracking the brands and campaigns racing to leverage the platform and be early movers. For instance, a couple weeks ago, I highlighted Harrod’s Pinterest / curator contest.

Klout’s Clever Use of iOS’s App & Badge Icons
April 27, 2012 – 8:41 am | Comments Off
Klout’s Clever Use of iOS’s App & Badge Icons

I talk about Klout all the time and encourage marketers to integrate / leverage the service as a way to engage quality users & customers. This has implications for advertising, customer service, product experience, …

Facebook Trending Articles Module
April 26, 2012 – 12:24 pm | Comments Off
Facebook Trending Articles Module

The below screenshots show a new module in Facebook newsfeed: “Trending Articles”. It is a clustering of popular posts based on Open Graph actions of similar types (in this case “read” articles).

Dunkin Donuts Promotional Facebook Timeline Page
April 25, 2012 – 8:43 am | Comments Off
Dunkin Donuts Promotional Facebook Timeline Page

I’ve written a few times about Dunkin Donut’s clever use of their Facebook fan page to spotlight fans and drive on-Facebook promotion. Dunkin Donuts would reward fans each week with a spotlight in their Facebook …

Facebook’s Homepage Real Estate
April 24, 2012 – 10:45 am | Comments Off
Facebook’s Homepage Real Estate

Ever look at Facebook’s homepage and think about the ratio of content to advertisement? It’s easy to overlook it because the feed itself is infinite. But the new page layout combined with the new ad …