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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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Make Your Content Accessible on Mobile – All Devices, All Formats. ESPN’s Gamecast as Example.
February 3, 2012 – 8:34 am | One Comment
Make Your Content Accessible on Mobile – All Devices, All Formats. ESPN’s Gamecast as Example.

I write a lot about tailoring your web experience for the environments where it is (and can) be used. That is particularly important for mobile which has its own UI needs, requirements, opportunities and challenges.

Balancing Ads, Revenue and Experience, Pageviews.
December 29, 2011 – 7:53 am | Comments Off
Balancing Ads, Revenue and Experience, Pageviews.

I write frequently about how mobile web requires a different design and UI than traditional. Great example here. These are two *subsequent* screenshots from the New York Times iPad-friendly website.

HBO Go: Delightful, Albeit Inefficient, Exploration. And That’s Fine By Me.
October 26, 2011 – 9:41 am | 3 Comments
HBO Go: Delightful, Albeit Inefficient, Exploration. And That’s Fine By Me.

Below is a screenshot of HBO Go’s iPad App. It’s gorgeous, fun and highly dynamic.
It represents the shift of paid content to mobile: HBO Go, ESPN Watch, Netflix, Hulu, etc.

Most Important Feature of Facebook for iPad, iPhone: “Apps”
October 11, 2011 – 7:24 am | 4 Comments
Most Important Feature of Facebook for iPad, iPhone: “Apps”

The most important part about Facebook’s new iOS apps that they unveiled yesterday? For starters, the app actually works and I had given up using Facebook for iPhone (which failed 90+% of the time.

Amazon’s Kindle Fire: Great Product Page, Free Amazon Prime Trial
September 28, 2011 – 7:43 am | 358 Comments
Amazon’s Kindle Fire: Great Product Page, Free Amazon Prime Trial

Amazon’s $199 tablet, the Kindle Fire, is now available for pre-order. The product page is really terrific: colorful, informative, fun and all on a single page. It’s great:

JibJab Jr. Brings Interactive Kids Books to the iPad. And its Great!
August 31, 2011 – 6:55 am | 5 Comments
JibJab Jr. Brings Interactive Kids Books to the iPad. And its Great!

Today, JibJab launched JibJab Jr. to bring interactive children’s books to the iPad.
And while I am obviously biased (Polaris is an investor)… it’s terrific.

iOS5 Wireless Update.
August 20, 2011 – 6:30 am | 33 Comments
iOS5 Wireless Update.

Easily the most important & impactful part of iOS5. Between the wireless sync and the cloud based content (apps, music, movies, etc) – the ‘home’ device no longer plays a role. And that’s great news.

Average iPhone, iPad & iPod Has $100 of Paid Content On It
July 13, 2011 – 1:29 pm | 311 Comments

Noteworthy article on AppleInsider.com yesterday (AppleInsider | iOS ‘stickiness’ grows as average Apple user has $100 in content per device): the average iOS device (iPhone + iPad + iPod) has roughly $100 of paid content …

Apple’s New Store Layout: Tangled.
May 31, 2011 – 7:13 am | 330 Comments
Apple’s New Store Layout: Tangled.

Much has been made about Apple Store redesign which now features iPads beside each product. It is clever, on-brand, and interactive / educational in way that little-else could be. I really admire Apple’s effort to …

A Week with the iPad 2. My Review.
March 21, 2011 – 3:48 pm | 452 Comments
A Week with the iPad 2. My Review.

I got my hands on an iPad 2 while at South by Southwest (SXSW) thanks to Apple’s genius marketing: Apple constructed a temporary Apple Store that held almost-unlimited iPad 2 inventory to take advantage of …

ESPN’s iPad Experience: Choose Your Own Adventure
November 12, 2010 – 8:10 am | 196 Comments
ESPN’s iPad Experience: Choose Your Own Adventure

I write a lot about the importance of getting product, messaging and promotion “in the river“ (in other words: making sure that messages are delivered inside the core experience and to the respective audience – …

Mobile Accounts for 12.5% of Visits… and Other Interesting Stats From this Blog
September 14, 2010 – 12:18 pm | 366 Comments
Mobile Accounts for 12.5% of Visits… and Other Interesting Stats From this Blog

Every so often I like to dig into this blog’s traffic and see what it reveals. This time I was sparked by a Quora conversation about how bloggers use Google Analytics.