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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Think Weather.com Considers Its New iPhone App Important?
April 14, 2009 – 1:43 pm | View Comments
Think Weather.com Considers Its New iPhone App Important?

Jumping out on a limb… but when a company:
1. dedicates 33% of the above-the-fold real estate
2. replaces ad inventory with in house promotions
You can consider it a strategic priority!
The question remains, however, with Weatherbug and …

LivingSocial Now Reaches 10% of Facebook: 20M Actives
April 13, 2009 – 9:06 pm | View Comments
LivingSocial Now Reaches 10% of Facebook: 20M Actives

Less than a week ago, I wrote about LivingSocial’s meteoric rise up Facebook:
Last week of March: 2,000,000 users
End of March: 10,000,000 users
First week of April: 14,500,000 users

Twitter’s Sweet Spot: 45-54 Year Olds
April 7, 2009 – 8:00 pm | View Comments
Twitter’s Sweet Spot: 45-54 Year Olds

Fascinating report out of Comscore on Twitter’s demographic breakdown:
18-24 year olds, the traditional social media early adopters, are actually 12 percent less likely than average to visit Twitter (Index of 88). It is the 25-54 …

LivingSocial’s Top 5: 15m Active Users
April 7, 2009 – 7:30 pm | View Comments
LivingSocial’s Top 5: 15m Active Users

If you’ve been on Facebook recently, you’ve certainly seen something like the below screenshot:

A list of five things, ranked in order. Usually followed by several friend comments… who then post their own “Top Five”.
It’s simple, …

Gmail on iPhone, Android Improves, Modestly
April 7, 2009 – 5:25 pm | View Comments
Gmail on iPhone, Android Improves, Modestly

I am baffled that Google hasn’t yet created specific iPhone Applications for: Gmail, RSS Reader, GTalk, Docs, etc…
It’s not that Google is adverse to developing on the iPhone: their core Google App and Google Earth …

Zynga Releases Mafia Wars iPhone App; Printing Money?
April 7, 2009 – 5:05 pm | View Comments
Zynga Releases Mafia Wars iPhone App; Printing Money?

Zynga may well be one of the fastest growing companies that you’ve never heard of. And if you haven’t heard of Zynga, you’ve probably interacted with one of its Facebook, iPhone or web apps.
Lots …

Features vs. Business; Neuvasync & Google Sync
April 4, 2009 – 5:20 pm | View Comments
Features vs. Business; Neuvasync & Google Sync

Last week, the back of my iPhone cracked and the good folks at the Apple Store were nice enough to replace it (although I do not understand why ‘appointments’ are required). Switching phones used to …

Microsoft’s Latest Laptop Hunter, Giampaolo
April 4, 2009 – 4:47 pm | View Comments

First Microsoft had Lauren. Now they have Giampaolo, a “technically savvy” twenty-something looking for a computer that fits his $1,500 budget (higher than Lauren’s $1,000 budget).
Because Giampaolo’s budget is higher, he is actually able to …

Current Takes to the Twittersphere: Twouble with Twitters
April 1, 2009 – 8:33 am | View Comments

Q. “Who are they talking to?”
A. “No one…. and everyone!”
Not in the Twittersphere yet? Let Current explain how it works and give you etiquette tips:

Feeling Ripped Off? Kodak AND Microsoft Attack
March 30, 2009 – 9:15 pm | View Comments

Microsoft made headlines with their “Lauren” commercials (“I’m just not cool enough to be a Mac person”):

Considering the economy, Microsoft hit Apple at a very sore, powerful point: pricing. Critics argued that the machine “Lauren” …

IRS.gov: The Web’s Hottest Property
March 29, 2009 – 6:31 pm | View Comments

Nearly 30 million monthly uniques according to Quantcast – placing IRS.gov as the 26th biggest website. The 30m uniques represents 10x growth since January 1st:

The Next Step in iPhone Gaming: Nintendo NES
March 27, 2009 – 8:15 pm | View Comments
The Next Step in iPhone Gaming: Nintendo NES

At the break of the new year, I listed 20 predictions for Digital Media in 2009. The third prediction was:
iPhone Gaming Will Progress Beyond Novelty
At the time of that article, the biggest application was …