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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Facebook iPhone Usage +20% from Post-Logout Promotion
March 8, 2010 – 11:23 am | Comments
Facebook iPhone Usage +20% from Post-Logout Promotion

When discussing marketing and product strategies, I sometimes come across as a broken record! One of things I preach is the power of change. A button’s color, an ad’s call to action, or the placement …

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

As SERPs Get More Crowded, SEO Gets More Challenging (With New Opportunities)
March 3, 2010 – 3:07 pm | Comments
As SERPs Get More Crowded, SEO Gets More Challenging (With New Opportunities)

Internet marketers used to optimize for the “first page” – in other words, being one of the top ten natural search results. While there was declining value with each search position, you could still derive …

3.5 Million Facebook Updates At Peak of Olympic Hockey Game
March 1, 2010 – 12:20 pm | Comments
3.5 Million Facebook Updates At Peak of Olympic Hockey Game

Great stats from Facebook regarding the Olympic Hockey game yesterday afternoon:
Olympic Spirit: The sending of status messages on Facebook peaked Sunday at 2:29 pm PST and 2:54 pm PST during two significant goals in the …

Facebook Widgets Play Video
February 26, 2010 – 6:20 pm | Comments
Facebook Widgets Play Video

As seen in the below screenshots, Facebook Widgets now feature and play video in-line (although I am not entirely sure that this is a new release – it is my first exposure to it). These …

January 2010: Facebook Passes Google in Visits; Yahoo in Uniques
February 24, 2010 – 4:06 pm | Comments
January 2010: Facebook Passes Google in Visits; Yahoo in Uniques

According to Compete, January marked the month where Facebook passed Google in visits and Yahoo in Uniques… both are major accomplishments. Even if Compete’s data is not directly tracked – this is important directionally. In …

Happy Island Promotes Facebook Credits in Marketing
February 21, 2010 – 3:54 pm | Comments
Happy Island Promotes Facebook Credits in Marketing

It was a big week for Facebook Credits:
- Facebook Apps that Exclusively Use Credits Now Featured on Games Dashboard (Friday)
- Facebook’s Increasing Focus on Credits Prompts Developer Speculation (Thursday)
- PayPal Integration Shows Facebook Wants to …

Key to Trust is Real Identity
February 21, 2010 – 10:57 am | Comments
Key to Trust is Real Identity

The article “Can You Trust a Facebook Profile?” describes the “surprising truth” that “Overall people were remarkably honest in representing themselves”:

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

Has Your Facebook News Feed Slowed Down? Here’s Why…
February 12, 2010 – 10:45 am | Comments
Has Your Facebook News Feed Slowed Down? Here’s Why…

Have you noticed that your Facebook news feed has come to crawl since the new homepage rolled out? Here’s why: in addition to various layout changes, Facebook seems to have altered the Facebook news feed …

7 Reasons Google Buzz Matters
February 11, 2010 – 7:20 am | Comments

Mind you, this is coming from a someone who does not profess to understand Google Wave (after several attempts)…
and from someone who believes that Facebook is the bigger than most give it credit for.
Here are …

Facebook “Credits Balance” Make Way to New Homepage
February 8, 2010 – 2:44 pm | Comments
Facebook “Credits Balance” Make Way to New Homepage

My Facebook redesign took effect some time early this morning… and the only big ’surprise’ (for lack of a better word) was the prominence of “Facebook Credits” in the new header. Three links (Home, Profile …