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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Be Actionable. Be Different. Facebook Listen & Read Buttons & Google Offers as Examples.
January 18, 2012 – 10:03 am | Comments Off
Be Actionable. Be Different. Facebook Listen & Read Buttons & Google Offers as Examples.

Before the holiday, I wrote that Facebook was testing “listen buttons” in the Ticker. I commented that it was sure to boost activity and conversions… but what happens when the ‘action’ graph expands and there …

More Thoughts on Facebook Messages / Facebook Email
January 16, 2012 – 7:44 am | Comments Off
More Thoughts on Facebook Messages / Facebook Email

I don’t claim to be great at email… But I am *way* worse on Facebook messages.
It is embarrassing how many emails I have missed over the months… and I should get some blame for …

Google Currents: A Reminder about Mobile UI
December 22, 2011 – 9:03 pm | Comments Off
Google Currents: A Reminder about Mobile UI

Below are three screenshots from Google Currents on the iPhone (Google’s Flipboard-like product). Rather than commenting specifically on the Currents product, I wanted to share three themes I was reminded of when first using the …

Google+ Navigation Crowded with Google+ Promotions.
December 5, 2011 – 9:48 am | Comments Off
Google+ Navigation Crowded with Google+ Promotions.

Here’s the Google+ right column. It’s getting awfully crowded / busy and its one large promotion for Google+ functions / features:

Google Chrome Better Promoting Chrome Apps
November 2, 2011 – 9:25 am | 60 Comments
Google Chrome Better Promoting Chrome Apps

Google has rolled out a new Chrome homepage that allows users to toggle between “most visited” websites and Chrome Applications. It also creates a navigational panel at the page’s footer.

Google+ Shared Circles Causes Surge in Followers
September 27, 2011 – 4:57 pm | 341 Comments
Google+ Shared Circles Causes Surge in Followers

Yesterday Google+ created shareable, public circles. And, as power user Robert Scoble suggested, engagement and usage has surged. In less than a day, I’ve had over 1,000 people follow me. That is entirely attributable to …

Facebook Search = Social Graph + Like Graph
September 1, 2011 – 8:10 am | 17 Comments
Facebook Search = Social Graph + Like Graph

Twitter search is becoming more intelligent and powerful.
Google Search is becoming more social.
And here’s an example of Facebook doing both:

Google Adds Persistent Header, Footer to New Gmail Theme.
August 1, 2011 – 8:11 am | Comments Off
Google Adds Persistent Header, Footer to New Gmail Theme.

Persistent headers / footers have become common, hip design treatments. It of course makes sense: actionable links / content follow you throughout the page… so better navigation is always nearby & easy.

Google Unveils New Ad Units: Email-able Ads
July 27, 2011 – 12:45 pm | 8 Comments
Google Unveils New Ad Units: Email-able Ads

Over the past couple days, I have been seeing the following ad units in my GMail accounts:
- the top sidebar ad is prominently separated from others
- it is in an entirely different treatment that includes …

Three Must Have Google Plus Extensions
July 26, 2011 – 7:23 am | 94 Comments
Three Must Have Google Plus Extensions

I have written a fair amount about Google Plus and about how Google Chrome / Chrome extensions are changing my web behaviors. Lets put those two themes together… here are three great Google Plus Chrome …

Google Plus Now My #3 Referring Site.
July 22, 2011 – 1:35 pm | 389 Comments
Google Plus Now My #3 Referring Site.

Google Plus now has 20m+ users and a the press can’t get enough of it. The obvious question is what does engagement look like both near and long-term. One indicator is referral traffic. So here …

Chrome, Extensions, Google+ & Facebook.
July 18, 2011 – 10:40 am | 329 Comments
Chrome, Extensions, Google+ & Facebook.

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