It’s been a year of chess moves between Google, Apple, Facebook and Twitter. For example, look at the last few weeks alone:
- Google+ launches as Google’s social effort (and its good)
- iOS5 is announced with …

The Google+ launch has been well received and, for the most part, I have been very impressed by the product (it feels more complete, usable and social than other recent Google products). But they still …

As Google continues to focus on HTML5 mobile experiences (and do it very well), they have to think about systematically driving usage… which, for mobile, requires ‘desktop’ real estate.

I am pretty sure that I’m the lone Google TV fanboy. I love the ability to merge the television with Google Chrome … and to eventually lay the Android marketplace atop it (currently there are …

I spend a lot of time talking about effective advertising and funnel optimization. Obviously, advertising often represents the top of the funnel (user acquisition) for many companies / campaigns.

Search for “weather 94025″ on your mobile phone. What Google has done is very impressive.
First, the search result is overtaken with a weather forecast (similar to other ‘smart search’ categories like sports scores, news, …

I don’t fully have my head around Wednesday’s Google’s +1 launch… namely because I don’t entirely understand how ‘liking’ a page affects / improves a search query: am I voting for the best matching page …

I write a lot about product marketing and the concept of

Watch the below conveyor belt of Android devices and you understand why the platform is growing… and winning. Even though I am an iPhone user (and I love it) – I’d rather bet on the …

Despite being one of the few Google TV fanboys, I thought this Amazon Video On Demand screenshot summed up the space well:

What sites and apps do I use on a daily basis? Quora, LinkedIn, Crunchbase and a slew of Google Chrome extensions (which I’ve written about before). So why not put all of them together and …

I write a lot about the importance of marketing and promoting “in the river” – my terminology for engaging users in the most specific and relevant experiences / locations. This concept is increasingly important new …