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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Tech takes to Super Bowl XLV Ads… & Takes them to Web before the Game
February 6, 2011 – 12:45 pm | 293 Comments
Tech takes to Super Bowl XLV Ads… & Takes them to Web before the Game

Tonight you’ll likely see a handful of tech companies advertising during the Super Bowl (a 30-second spot runs $3,000,000). Techmeme – which is usually filled with tech and gadget news – is headlined by forthcoming …

Facebook as a Conversion Tool. Registration Flows as Example.
January 26, 2011 – 10:32 am | 373 Comments
Facebook as a Conversion Tool. Registration Flows as Example.

It is common to think of Facebook as user / traffic acquisition lever (perhaps the best available considering its 600m users, its viral network, and the developer platform and tools). But thanks to a recent, …

Adam Sandler’s Just Go For It Trailer is Facebook Themed
January 23, 2011 – 4:03 pm | 300 Comments
Adam Sandler’s Just Go For It Trailer is Facebook Themed

Continuing the theme of posting about TV commercials… here is the latest spot for Adam Sandler’s new movie “Just Go For It.” The entire spot is created around Facebook: it opens with a Like button …

Exclusivity And Facebook Fan Pages – Whats the Incentive?
December 22, 2010 – 12:22 pm | 222 Comments
Exclusivity And Facebook Fan Pages – Whats the Incentive?

Over the summer I wrote about the four keys to Facebook page marketing: authenticity, consistency, regularity and engagement.

Facebook’s Latest “Friend Finder” – Universal Login
December 21, 2010 – 9:26 am | 310 Comments
Facebook’s Latest “Friend Finder” – Universal Login

I have written several times about Facebook’s continued promotion of the Friend Finder tool … which one attempt by Facebook to encourage user invites.

Facebook Photo Zoom Chrome Extension: Applied to the Web?
December 17, 2010 – 2:55 pm | 306 Comments
Facebook Photo Zoom Chrome Extension: Applied to the Web?

I have been playing with several Chrome extensions and applications… and while several are great utilities / efficiency improvements, one in particular has made me rethink web experience: Facebook Photo Zoom.

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 …

“Social Top Ups with Facebook”… Not by Facebook
December 10, 2010 – 8:55 am | 302 Comments
“Social Top Ups with Facebook”… Not by Facebook

Here is an example of why it is important to pay attention to an advertisement’s provider:

McDonald’s Buys Facebook Ads to Ask, “Would You Check-In?”
December 7, 2010 – 9:29 am | 672 Comments
McDonald’s Buys Facebook Ads to Ask, “Would You Check-In?”

McDonald’s is currently buying sponsored ads on Facebook to ask whether you “would check-in at a McDonald’s restaurant”. Considering that McDonald’s does not currently provide offers for checking-in via Facebook Places, this appears to be …

Facebook Now Advertising “Facebook Deals” to iPhone Users
December 4, 2010 – 8:26 am | 426 Comments
Facebook Now Advertising “Facebook Deals” to iPhone Users

Last week I wrote about how both Starbucks and H&M are beginning to advertise their Facebook Deals / Facebook Places campaigns.

Facebook Testing New Ad Format With Groupon?
November 28, 2010 – 9:05 am | 881 Comments
Facebook Testing New Ad Format With Groupon?

As Facebook ramps its own Deal platform, it appears as though they might be testing a new ad unit / format with the web’s leading deal provider: Groupon.

Google Advertising Chrome Heavily on Facebook
November 22, 2010 – 9:42 am | 9 Comments
Google Advertising Chrome Heavily on Facebook

Chrome is a clear focus for Google.
It is growing quickly and taking market share from other web browsers… and it represents a core component of other Google priorities: Google TV, mobile, web speed, apps, etc.