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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2009 Internet Usage by the Numbers
January 22, 2010 – 4:21 pm | Comments
2009 Internet Usage by the Numbers

Royal Pingdom has a recap of 2009 web usage by the numbers. There are several nuggets – but here are a few that really stand out:
350 million – People on Facebook.
50% – Percentage of Facebook …

iPhone is Flickr’s #1 Camera; Soon to be Facebook’s #1 Video
August 17, 2009 – 8:58 pm | Comments
iPhone is Flickr’s #1 Camera; Soon to be Facebook’s #1 Video

Mashable is reporting tonight that the iPhone is set to replace the Canon Rebel XTi as the #1 source of photographs on Flickr:
That smartphone, with its weak 2 MP camera and its lack of zoom, …

Facebook Photo’s Remarkable Growth – Did iPhone App Play a Role?
February 22, 2009 – 1:13 pm | Comments

According to ComScore (and via TechCrunch), Facebook Photos is running away from the nearest competitors: Photobucket, Flickr and Picasa (in that order).

Facebook has been the space’s leader for over a year, but the gap …

Should Facebook Acquire FriendFeed, Twitter and/or Digg?
May 24, 2008 – 1:07 pm | Comments

Over the last few years – in *numerous* settings – I have heard different variations of the following: “Why should we build it internally when we can let it be proven elsewhere… and either build …

New SocialFeed Widget (…Your FriendFeed Widget-ized)
May 1, 2008 – 11:15 am | Comments

Yesterday Scoble unveiled his new blog theme and the resounding feedback among the 150+ comments was positive… and how’d he create that FriendFeed widget?
For those web 2.0 users, Widgetbox has a new widget that aggregates …

YouTube RickRolls April Fools In
March 31, 2008 – 7:32 pm | Comments

In general, I don’t understand why April Fools jokes on the internet have begun on March 31st – but apparently that’s now standard. I also struggle with April Fools internet ‘jokes’ because they are mostly …

Digg Really is Powered by the Top 50 Users
March 12, 2008 – 8:35 pm | Comments

Digg can be described as an ecosystem for news readers and contributors. That ecosystem is usually thought to be both wide and deep. But below is snapshot of just how critical (and influential) the top …