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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Starbucks Sends Thanksgiving Wishes via Facebook; We can “Like” via SMS
November 26, 2009 – 12:29 pm | Comments
Starbucks Sends Thanksgiving Wishes via Facebook; We can “Like” via SMS

I subscribe to Starbucks’ Facebook Page updates via SMS because I like to stay current with Facebook’s most current brand marketer. With 5.1m Facebook fans, they tend to innovate… and also get seem to trial …

Apple’s Latest iPhone Advertisement: All About Big Brands
November 22, 2009 – 1:08 pm | Comments
Apple’s Latest iPhone Advertisement: All About Big Brands

In March, I wrote about Apple’s full page advertisement in the New York Times touting the iPhone as a weekend tool: “Getting the most out of your weekend, one app at a time.”
In yesterday’s New …

7 Great iPhone Apps from Big Brands: From Paint to Coffee to Sneakers
November 18, 2009 – 1:09 pm | Comments
7 Great iPhone Apps from Big Brands: From Paint to Coffee to Sneakers

I spend a lot of time using mobile applications – in part to experience what is going on and in part to experience how brands and top players are thinking about mobile. There are plenty …

Facebook Launches Direct Response Facebook Ads
September 1, 2009 – 10:38 am | Comments
Facebook Launches Direct Response Facebook Ads

Facebook is testing several new Facebook Ad formats – recently rolling out surveys and ‘become a friend’ buttons inside the ad units. These are additional ways to brands and marketers to engage with their audience …

Blue Bottle Cafe & Restaurants using Twitter & Facebook
August 22, 2009 – 10:55 am | Comments
Blue Bottle Cafe & Restaurants using Twitter & Facebook

If you live in San Francisco and love coffee, you likely know about Blue Bottle Cafe – it is arguably the best coffee in the city, has a rabid fanbase and was made famous by …

Top Facebook Pages: All-Time vs. Today’s Top Gainers
July 30, 2009 – 9:31 pm | Comments
Top Facebook Pages: All-Time vs. Today’s Top Gainers

InsideFacebook’s PageData tool is useful in understanding trends in Facebook usage, marketing and pop-culture. It is also a powerful way to track a brand’s success on Facebook – and if they are engaging in marketing …

Another Opportunity to Learn from Starbucks & Facebook
July 25, 2009 – 3:20 pm | Comments
Another Opportunity to Learn from Starbucks & Facebook

I write a lot about Starbucks and their social media activity – in part because I drink a lot of their coffee and in part because they are one of the best big brands doing …

Starbucks: Four News Feed Interaction Lead to Three New Fans
July 20, 2009 – 6:06 am | Comments
Starbucks: Four News Feed Interaction Lead to Three New Fans

Starbucks was named the “Most Engaged Global Brand” in Charlene Li’s ENGAGEMENTdb study. I have written about Starbucks as a leading example of Facebook marketing (“A Lesson in Facebook Marketing and Engagement“) – this …

Starbucks’ 3 Million Facebook Fans: A Lesson in Facebook Marketing, Engagement
June 19, 2009 – 1:46 pm | Comments
Starbucks’ 3 Million Facebook Fans: A Lesson in Facebook Marketing, Engagement

Starbucks is approaching 3,000,000 Facebook Fans (a huge number – they have 220,000 Twitter followers) and is engaging those users to find out how to better utilize Facebook and their popularity:
Starbucks Coffee Company: About to …

13 iPhone Apps I Want Developed (Google, ESPN, FriendFeed)
April 19, 2009 – 9:32 am | Comments
13 iPhone Apps I Want Developed (Google, ESPN, FriendFeed)

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1. GMail
The improved Gmail iPhone site is just that: improved. But a true GMail iPhone App would allow fuller cusotmizations, run faster, better integrate calendars and contacts… and soon …

My Starbucks Via Review (Video)
March 25, 2009 – 10:10 pm | Comments
My Starbucks Via Review (Video)

My Starbucks Via samples arrived and that gave me a chance to do an instant coffee tasting / review. The video review is below (shot using my new Flip Mino HD… awesome). Even as a …

Starbucks Takes to London Streets to Promote Starbucks Via
March 25, 2009 – 9:51 am | Comments
Starbucks Takes to London Streets to Promote Starbucks Via

A little more than a month ago, I wrote about Starbucks new instant coffee: the Starbucks Via. My free samples have since arrived and I plan to do a review once I prepare and taste …