Terrific interview over on VentureBeat. Dean Takahashi speaks with Digital Chocolate’s Trip Hawkins about their success on iPhone’s App platform.
I encourage you to read the full article but have included two highlights:

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 …

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

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 …

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, …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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:

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” …

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: