In early September, we got the unfortunate news that the San Francisco Port Authority was closing Pier 38 (home to Dogpatch Labs San Francisco).
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It wasn’t long ago that Facebook rolled out their commenting system to off-Facebook publishers. They then enabled @ tagging within Facebook comments. And now it appears that they are enabling more robust content creation / …
Google Plus now has 20m+ users and a the press can’t get enough of it. The obvious question is what does engagement look like both near and long-term. One indicator is referral traffic. So here …
This is powerful. And it happens to showcase my favorite brand, Dunkin Donuts… so of course I had to share it:
It’s been a year of chess moves between Google, Apple, Facebook and Twitter. For example, look at the last few weeks alone:
- Google+ launches as Google’s social effort (and its good)
- iOS5 is announced with …
Facebook Ads are becoming more and more Sponsored Stories – effectively friend-endorsed Facebook Pages or Posts. I love the concept (friends vouching for a particular brand, discussions, offer, etc). The ad units are enjoyably familiar …
Noteworthy article on AppleInsider.com yesterday (AppleInsider | iOS ‘stickiness’ grows as average Apple user has $100 in content per device): the average iOS device (iPhone + iPad + iPod) has roughly $100 of paid content …
As Facebook Places ramps (via mobile, deals, etc), Facebook has started promoting Favorite Places. It is a module that asks users which Place they prefer (this or that). The two choices seems to be either …
One of the top iPhone Applications at the moment is Roger Ebert’s Great Movies (currently featured by Apple / iTunes). With all due respect to Roger Ebert – who has a long career of movie …
The Google+ launch has been well received and, for the most part, I have been very impressed by the product (it feels more complete, usable and social than other recent Google products). But they still …
More Facebook Places experimentation (is it clear enough yet that Places is gaining strategic importance?):
I like to check in on Apple’s top grossing applications – it’s a good indication of mobile app and publisher trends. And from time to time, I have written about those trends.
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