Joining Polaris Ventures Partners
August 2, 2009 – 5:28 pm | Comments

I am excited to announce that, starting Monday, I will be joining Polaris Venture Partners and will work out of the Dog Patch Lab on Pier 38. Over the last few years, I have had …

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

Twitter – Experiencing Windows 7 Via Twitter (Rather than Blogs)
May 27, 2008 – 6:45 pm | Comments

Techmeme is filled with major tech sources covering Microsoft’s Windows 7 debut (TechCrunch, D6 Highlights, WebWare, Engadget, and many more).
But the action is also being covered actively (perhaps even more actively) on Twitter. In the …

The Trouble with PerezHilton.com As a Business (Perhaps Blogs For that Matter)
February 23, 2008 – 6:07 pm | Comments

Want celebrity gossip? The online destination of choice is PerezHilton.com – which, according to Perez, boasts larger readership than People Magazine (the perennial #1 print magazine). That success has turned Perez into a star – …

Smaato and Engadget Share More Than a Passion for Mobile…
January 23, 2008 – 10:35 pm | Comments

Smaato is a mobile-advertising company that recently took a 3.5mm investment round.
Engadget is one of the biggest tech toys blogs on the web – often focusing on the mobile world.
The similarities extend to their logo… …

Determining the 2008 Election Winner Based on Web Traffic – Mitt Romney & Barack Obama?
January 21, 2008 – 7:31 pm | Comments

Can web traffic and data determine the likely outcome of the 2008 election primaries? I put each of the major candidates through Quantcast and the results are quite revealing. The charts below are estimated ‘unique …