Announcing Dogpatch Labs Palo Alto & Europe
September 29, 2011 – 8:27 am | 349 Comments

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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Facebook Login, Again a Conversions Boost
September 6, 2011 – 9:12 am | 384 Comments
Facebook Login, Again a Conversions Boost

I’ve written about the benefits of using Facebook connect as a registration path:

1. it’s becoming universal and therefor familiar

Hulu Gives Away a Month of Hulu Plus for Facebook Connect
August 27, 2011 – 12:42 pm | Comments Off
Hulu Gives Away a Month of Hulu Plus for Facebook Connect

After my rather public Netflix cancellation , I was lured into Hulu Prime with their Facebook Connect promotion: a free month of Hulu Prime if you connect your Hulu account to Facebook.

Use Facebook Connect to Eliminate Mobile App Registration, Login
April 29, 2011 – 8:37 am | 186 Comments
Use Facebook Connect to Eliminate Mobile App Registration, Login

I have two mobile application pet peeves:
1. when the first thing I see is a registration flow.
2. and when the registration doesn’t use Facebook’s steamlined flow.

Facebook’s Comment System is Important. Here’s why.
March 1, 2011 – 8:28 pm | 301 Comments
Facebook’s Comment System is Important. Here’s why.

Facebook rolled out their long-awaited commenting system today. Like other publishers, I immediately installed it on my blog (just scroll down a little and try it out)… here’s why it’s important:

Facebook Connect As a Registration & Login Flow
February 26, 2011 – 8:22 am | 481 Comments
Facebook Connect As a Registration & Login Flow

Reading OM’s article “My web without Facebook Connect“, I was reminded of an blog post I recently wrote and regularly reference (“Facebook as a conversion tool: registration flows.“).

It’s All About Personalization (2011)
December 10, 2010 – 11:07 am | 288 Comments
It’s All About Personalization (2011)

Two years ago (somehow it’s been that long), I gave 20 predictions for digital media & e-commerce in 2009. This year, I am going to do it slightly differently and write individual posts about various …

Predators Uses Facebook Connect to “Blow Up Your Friends’ Heads”
July 23, 2010 – 8:58 am | 356 Comments
Predators Uses Facebook Connect to “Blow Up Your Friends’ Heads”

This is one of the more creative and fun Facebook Connect implementations. Predators – a surprisingly good movie, promise! – launched a Facebook viral campaign in conjunction with their national launch two weeks ago (opened …

Microsoft’s “Office Social Connector” (aka Facebook Connect for Outlook) is Great
July 15, 2010 – 7:17 am | 383 Comments
Microsoft’s “Office Social Connector” (aka Facebook Connect for Outlook) is Great

But tying together the web’s most visited site (Facebook) with arguably the most important communication platform (email) is both natural and a long time coming.
And with this week’s announcement of Microsoft’s ‘Outlook Social Connector‘ …

Apple Actively Promoting Facebook App Store Page
May 13, 2010 – 10:26 am | 440 Comments
Apple Actively Promoting Facebook App Store Page

As I have written numerous times before: “finding” (ie search and filtering) becomes exponentially more difficult as inventory grows. Apple’s app gallery faces this problem (as do giants like eBay, Amazon, etc). For instance, it …

JibJab Celebrates 30 Years of Star Wars
May 10, 2010 – 4:02 pm | 617 Comments
JibJab Celebrates 30 Years of Star Wars

The blog has been dormant for the past couple weeks – but back from our honeymoon (pictures coming!), I have a slew of quick posts that should have been covered earlier and warrant greater depth… …

Vitaminwater Connect: 100,000 Free Bottles Via Facebook
March 6, 2010 – 11:39 am | 624 Comments
Vitaminwater Connect: 100,000 Free Bottles Via Facebook

Vitaminwater has introduced its newest flavor: Vitaminwater Connect (named after Facebook Connect)… and they are giving away 100,000 free bottles of Connect to their 1.2 million Facebook fans. If you remember, over the last few …

The Facebook Connect Makeover: Great Facebook Presentations
February 19, 2010 – 1:02 pm | 274 Comments
The Facebook Connect Makeover: Great Facebook Presentations

I have been asked several times recently for great Facebook Connect presentations and takeaways from our Dogpatch Labs / Facebook event (which you see here). Below are a handful of great presentations and demos. Any …