The below screenshots show a new module in Facebook newsfeed: “Trending Articles”. It is a clustering of popular posts based on Open Graph actions of similar types (in this case “read” articles).

If you’ve been watching any television recently, you’ve surely seen the barrage of ad spots for Google Chrome, Google Plus, and Internet Explorer 9. I understand Google’s effort but am generally confused by advertising specifically …

This cracks me up: ESPN (who has been criticized for not generously citing sources in the past) ran a front page article on UCLA’s troubled basketball team. In citing the source as Sports Illustrated, ESPN …

File this under ironic advertising: ESPN is running a campaign for Nationwide insurance, whose advertisement coincides with today’s Nationwide Series race at Daytona and has featured a Danica Patrick crash (“Spnning out of control: Danica …

This is a fun, effective example of integrated / co-marketing done right. Grantland is ESPN’s new sports and pop-culture media hub (led by Bill Simmons). To simply sum up Grantland: it is a robust blog …

Note: this article originally appeared on TechCrunch: Designing for Mobile: 7 Guidelines for Startups to Follow
As an investor, I’ve seen hundreds of mobile application pitches. And as a consumer, I’ve downloaded hundreds more – some …

I write a lot about tailoring your web experience for the environments where it is (and can) be used. That is particularly important for mobile which has its own UI needs, requirements, opportunities and challenges.

I logged into Starbucks’ wifi this morning and was presented with the below screen. I find it fascinating that Starbucks has an ad for “full behind-the-paywall access. Free.” This strikes me as very much an …

ESPN is getting closer! I have written a lot about ESPN’s usage – and potential usage – of Twitter. I have criticized and applauded. Here is an example of ESPN continuing to improve.

I’ve written a fair amount about how publishers should be better leveraging Twitter, Facebook Subscribe, and social products… and even tailored it to verticals like sports.

In April, I wrote a response to Mark Cuban’s “Does ESPN.com have a Twitter Problem“. My premise was that Twitter is a huge, (relatively) under-utilized platform for ESPN to break news, engage with fans and …

Most of my Twitter usage is through mobile (as I suspect is the case for many). So excuse me if this is old news
When you follow someone on Twitter, it immediately expands to reveal others …