It’s old news that big players like Google, Facebook and Amazon have (and continue to…) tried their hand at the local / deals space.
To be successful, each has to figure out how to make …

I haven’t logged into Google Plus in a little, so I cannot tell if this is a new feature or a result of my infrequent usage – nevertheless, I was taken aback by Google’s new …

If you’ve been watching any television recently, you’ve surely seen the barrage of ad spots for Google Chrome, Google Plus, and Internet Explorer 9. I understand Google’s effort but am generally confused by advertising specifically …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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.

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 …

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

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.

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 …