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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Golfsmith & Nike National Golf Day Give Free Nike Golf Balls to Facebook Fans
June 22, 2010 – 8:21 am | View Comments
Golfsmith & Nike National Golf Day Give Free Nike Golf Balls to Facebook Fans

This weekend, your local Golfsmith will be hosting Nike’s National Golf Day – which features Nike product demos, discounts, etc. But Facebook fans of both Nike Golf and Golfsmith get the VIP treatment with a …

Nike Uses Facebook to Showcase Golfers’ US Open Outfits
June 16, 2010 – 7:30 am | View Comments
Nike Uses Facebook to Showcase Golfers’ US Open Outfits

In advance of the US Open at Pebble Beach this Thursday – Sunday, Nike has taken to Facebook to reveal their sponsored golfer’s daily outfits. Each golfer has a page within their “Athlete Apparel: 2010 …

Foursquare Teams Up with NBA for Lakers / Celtics Finals
June 3, 2010 – 1:28 pm | View Comments
Foursquare Teams Up with NBA for Lakers / Celtics Finals

It’s part Foursquare, part Fanpulse and part ESPN / vintage InGameNow:
Foursquare has teamed up with the NBA to award Celtics and Lakers badges to fans who ‘check in’ tonight and shout either “Go Lakers” or …

“Clever” Email Marketing of the Day
March 18, 2010 – 10:27 am | View Comments
“Clever” Email Marketing of the Day

Celebrating Tiger Wood’s ‘comeback’ to the PGA Tour, TGW.com ran a clever promotional campaign: receive free shipping on all NIKE golf products for the 24 hours following Tiger’s announcement.

3.5 Million Facebook Updates At Peak of Olympic Hockey Game
March 1, 2010 – 12:20 pm | View Comments
3.5 Million Facebook Updates At Peak of Olympic Hockey Game

Great stats from Facebook regarding the Olympic Hockey game yesterday afternoon:
Olympic Spirit: The sending of status messages on Facebook peaked Sunday at 2:29 pm PST and 2:54 pm PST during two significant goals in the …

Nike Revamps NikeGolf.com – Sans Tiger Woods
March 1, 2010 – 11:14 am | View Comments
Nike Revamps NikeGolf.com – Sans Tiger Woods

This morning, Nike announced the unveiling of their new Nike Golf website via Facebook:

Peyton Manning’s Super Bowl Losing Interception Capsizes Twitter
February 7, 2010 – 6:33 pm | View Comments
Peyton Manning’s Super Bowl Losing Interception Capsizes Twitter

Twitter handled the volume of Super Bowl XLIV… until Peyton Manning threw the game-ending interception and effectively sealed a New Orleans Saints victory. Immediately after the play, Twitter was overwhelmed:

Dogpatch Labs Resident FanPulse Launches for Super Bowl
February 5, 2010 – 4:29 pm | View Comments
Dogpatch Labs Resident FanPulse Launches for Super Bowl

Congratulations to Dogpatch Labs residents Fanpulse on the launch of their iPhone App – just in time for the Super Bowl. FanPulse allows sports fans to “check in” to sporting games and interact with other …

Tapulous’ Tap Tap Revenge: A Top Grossing App Despite Being Free
January 26, 2010 – 4:44 pm | View Comments
Tapulous’ Tap Tap Revenge: A Top Grossing App Despite Being Free

A week ago, I wrote that only three of Apple’s top twenty grossing iPhone Apps feature in-app purchases. I wondered whether developers have determined that direct sales were more dependable and profitable than relying on …

beRecruited.com: 7 Million Recruiting Connections in 2009
January 19, 2010 – 8:32 pm | View Comments
beRecruited.com: 7 Million Recruiting Connections in 2009

beRecruited.com had a terrific 2009 – as a recruiting platform, an athletic network and a business (covered in the Sports Business Daily here).
During 2009, the beRecruited platform drove nearly 7,000,000 recruiting connections between …

Apple’s iPod Nano Takes Over ESPN Homepage
January 1, 2010 – 12:49 pm | View Comments
Apple’s iPod Nano Takes Over ESPN Homepage

There are a handful of websites that push the edge on rich ad units: the New York Times, Gizmodo, Yahoo and ESPN (to name a few). There are also a handful of brands that create …

ESPN’s Mobile Application Strategy (and Ad Campaign to Match)
December 29, 2009 – 8:37 am | View Comments
ESPN’s Mobile Application Strategy (and Ad Campaign to Match)

ESPN’s Scorecenter iPhone App is the top sports application in iTunes, alongside several other successful ESPN apps: ESPN Radio ($2.99), ESPN Fantasy Football ($2.99), ESPN Zoom ($2.99), ESPN Streak for the Cash, ESPN 2010 World …