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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Email notifications & engagement from SlideShare and Digg
July 21, 2010 – 1:32 pm | View Comments
Email notifications & engagement from SlideShare and Digg

Last week I wrote about email as a vehicle to drive user engagement.
Here is another good example from SlideShare. Earlier this week I posted a presentation on paid search best practices from a recent …

Living Proof’s Restyling Spray Featured on Today Show
July 11, 2010 – 4:21 pm | View Comments
Living Proof’s Restyling Spray Featured on Today Show

Below is a clip from July 9th’s Today Show where Kathie Lee Gifford raved about Living Proof’s No Frizz Restyling Spray — even said it would “change your life”. Not bad!

Announcing Dogpatch Labs San Francisco Roster
May 10, 2010 – 4:59 pm | View Comments
Announcing Dogpatch Labs San Francisco Roster

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 …

Living Proof Launches “Hold” on QVC
April 4, 2010 – 1:25 pm | View Comments
Living Proof Launches “Hold” on QVC

Before getting to more iPad posts (see this am’s here and here), I have a couple of portfolio related posts.
On QVC yesterday, Living Proof announced their new No Frizz Try Me Kit and the launch …

Rue La La’s “Quick! Buy It.” Button Enables Instant, Simple Purchases
February 15, 2010 – 9:38 am | View Comments
Rue La La’s “Quick! Buy It.” Button Enables Instant, Simple Purchases

In an effort to expedite checkout and prevent shopping cart abandonment, retailers like Amazon have pushed “One Click” purchasing and recently introduced “Amazon PayPhrase“. That focus is even more important for time-sensitive e-commerce sites like …

High Energy: Common Trait of Top Talent
November 29, 2009 – 5:35 pm | View Comments
High Energy: Common Trait of Top Talent

A couple weeks ago I wrote about the Mindy Grossman’s great perspective about hiring talent – look for tiggers not eeyores.
The below quote is related and comes from Peter Brooke’s new book, “A Vision …

2009 Holiday Gift Spending: $683 Per Person
October 26, 2009 – 7:32 pm | View Comments
2009 Holiday Gift Spending: $683 Per Person

In what Ad Age is calling “the Season of Scrooge”, households are predictably cutting back on holiday shopping plans. An Accenture study has shown that consumers will be more cost conscious, shop primarily at discount …

Introducing RandiSpoon.com
July 30, 2009 – 8:59 pm | View Comments
Introducing RandiSpoon.com

My sister Randi Spoon is a very talented fashion designer. She just graduated from Syracuse University and their College of Visual and Performing Arts. Her portfolio is now available on her new website, RandiSpoon.com. Enjoy:

Montgomery Technology Conference 2009
March 8, 2009 – 4:27 pm | View Comments

I will be at the Montgomery Technology Conference through Wednesday. If you will be attending or are in the Santa Monica area – please let me know!

Introducing TechNews (http://news.ryanspoon.com)
February 22, 2009 – 3:01 pm | View Comments
Introducing TechNews (http://news.ryanspoon.com)

Introducing http://news.ryanspoon.com – I encourage you to test it out!
About a year ago, I weened myself off of Digg (at least partially) and moved onto Hacker News. Hacker News is the best mix of technology …

Confessions of a Shopaholic: Sad & Ironic
November 30, 2008 – 12:07 pm | View Comments
Confessions of a Shopaholic: Sad & Ironic

While seeing a movie over Thanksgiving (the new James Bond), I noticed the following signage for the new movie “Confessions of a Shopaholic.” The movie is based on the “Shopaholic” book series – but it …

If JibJab / HSM3 do it Right, KFC / Guitar Hero 4 do it Wrong
October 27, 2008 – 6:33 am | View Comments
If JibJab / HSM3 do it Right, KFC / Guitar Hero 4 do it Wrong

I wrote about JibJab’s terrific viral marketing alongside High School Musical 3 (which grossed $42m over the weekend) and said that web / social marketers should aspire to create such engaging, cleverly branded campaigns.

Try JibJab …