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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Where is the Desktop Widget Innovation?
January 14, 2010 – 2:18 pm | Comments
Where is the Desktop Widget Innovation?

In all the developer attention paid to mobile, Facebook and web-based applications, “desktop widgets” have been the big loser. They were thought to be a major selling point when Microsoft Vista was launching – and …

eBay’s “Come to Think of It” Campaign Arrives on Gizmodo
December 16, 2009 – 4:21 pm | Comments
eBay’s “Come to Think of It” Campaign Arrives on Gizmodo

eBay’s “Come to Think of It” advertising campaign is all over television… and is now making its way across the internet as well. The below screenshots are of a matching campaign on Gizmodo. The ad …

Apple’s Latest iPhone Advertisement: All About Big Brands
November 22, 2009 – 1:08 pm | Comments
Apple’s Latest iPhone Advertisement: All About Big Brands

In March, I wrote about Apple’s full page advertisement in the New York Times touting the iPhone as a weekend tool: “Getting the most out of your weekend, one app at a time.”
In yesterday’s New …

The Role of Ego, Competition, Badges & Statistics on the Web
November 8, 2009 – 10:38 am | Comments
The Role of Ego, Competition, Badges & Statistics on the Web

Over the last three nights and dinners, the same debate has arose among three separate groups of friends: the role of competition within the the web and user behaviors.
My strong feeling is that, other …

The Changing AdWords, Paid Search Landscape – And What it Means
May 16, 2009 – 8:55 am | Comments

Interesting data out of Comscore and TechCrunch this morning that points to the slowing growth of paid search activity despite a rise in search activity. Comscore believes it is a consequence of longer search queries, …

1 Billion Apps – So Now What for iTunes’ App Store?
April 21, 2009 – 9:31 pm | Comments
1 Billion Apps – So Now What for iTunes’ App Store?

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It’s a staggering number: 1,000,000,000.
The iPhone App store launched in July of 2008 and grew faster than most anticipated – both inventory and adoption. The App Store’s 25,000 apps …

Why Would You Ever Purchase Video Games Off Amazon?
March 5, 2009 – 8:05 am | Comments
Why Would You Ever Purchase Video Games Off Amazon?

This morning, Motley Fool asks whether it is game over for Game Stop as Toys “R” Us in encroaching into their territory of video game buying / selling / trading.
… who cares?
I continue to …

Why Amazon Continues to Pull Away from eCommerce
February 22, 2009 – 9:40 pm | Comments

Read this blog enough and you certainly know that the one company I rely on and respect most is Amazon. Almost daily, I use Amazon as an example in good product experience, design, strategy, etc. …

Wordpress 2.7 Scores a Perfect 10
February 22, 2009 – 1:02 pm | Comments
Wordpress 2.7 Scores a Perfect 10

I have always been a major Wordpress fan and used any opportunity to plug both Wordpress.com and Wordpress.org.
Now – I have an even greater reason to speak their praises: Wordpress 2.7 is exceptional. I …

Google Print & Google Radio Closures Are Unfortunate
February 13, 2009 – 7:26 am | Comments
Google Print & Google Radio Closures Are Unfortunate

News arrived yesterday that Google is shutting down their Print and Radio ad systems. It’s unfortunate news for brand advertisers and the traditional media formats.

An ironic tag-line for Google’s Print & Radio Platform
With eBay …

Why Amazon and eBay Should Merge
January 16, 2009 – 9:09 am | Comments
Why Amazon and eBay Should Merge

As part of my 2009 Digital Media Predictions series, I said that Amazon should acquire or merge with eBay and/or Netflix (read the Netflix article here).
Let me first state my obvious biases: I love Amazon …

Why Amazon Should Acquire Netflix
January 2, 2009 – 7:56 am | Comments
Why Amazon Should Acquire Netflix

As part of my 2009 Digital Media Predictions series, I said that Amazon should acquire or merge with eBay and/or Netflix. Both perspectives are coming… but first, Netflix:
Movie ticket sales are down. DVD and Blu …