Announcing Dogpatch Labs San Francisco Roster
May 10, 2010 – 4:59 pm | View Comments

We are excited to announce the newest Dogpatch Labs class here in San Francisco. It includes entrepreneurs and companies that have been part of the lab over the last few months and those that just …

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

Dockers, Volkswagen and ETrade Integrate Super Bowl Ads with Facebook Campaigns
February 8, 2010 – 12:26 pm | View Comments
Dockers, Volkswagen and ETrade Integrate Super Bowl Ads with Facebook Campaigns

For many, the Super Bowl is more about advertising than football (though last night’s game was far better than the ads). Last night was about integrated ad campaigns:
- In real-time, Dockers rain a Facebook premium …

SEO: Content is King; Social Media: Context is King
February 8, 2010 – 8:45 am | View Comments
SEO: Content is King; Social Media: Context is King

While leading natural search strategy at eBay, we had a motto: Content is King. It wasn’t a unique tagline – even CKX, Inc (American Idol, Elvis Presley, etc) stands for “Content is King”.
While at the …

Checking-In: The Geo-coded Status Update
February 6, 2010 – 12:37 pm | View Comments
Checking-In: The Geo-coded Status Update

Two excellent posts on the current status of geo-location companies by Robert Scoble and Hunter Walk (both bloggers are great and their blogs are must reads). Scoble argues that industry-first Foursquare is being squeezed by …

Twitter Local Trends: Local Search is About to Change
January 26, 2010 – 7:16 pm | View Comments
Twitter Local Trends: Local Search is About to Change

I might be in the minority here, but I consider Twitter’s launch of Local Trends Twitter’s most significant product advancement since… launch? It will no doubt be overshadowed by tomorrow’s Apple announcement – but local …