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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Dogpatch Labs Resident FanPulse Launches for Super Bowl
February 5, 2010 – 4:29 pm | Comments
Dogpatch Labs Resident FanPulse Launches for Super Bowl

Congratulations to Dogpatch Labs residents Fanpulse on the launch of their iPhone App – just in time for the Super Bowl. FanPulse allows sports fans to “check in” to sporting games and interact with other …

Meebo’s Share Functionality on TechCrunch: Drag & Drop onto Facebook & Twitter
August 25, 2009 – 3:59 pm | Comments
Meebo’s Share Functionality on TechCrunch: Drag & Drop onto Facebook & Twitter

If you have visited TechCrunch today, you likely noticed the Meebo chat integration in the page footer. The Meebo bar allows users to connect via Facebook, AIM, and other popular clients. It also acts as …

Tweetmeme, Bitly, Retweets and Blog Comments
July 20, 2009 – 6:20 am | Comments
Tweetmeme, Bitly, Retweets and Blog Comments

Even if a small change, it is telling that TechCrunch has added a Tweetmeme “retweet” counter to their homepage… directly beneath the comments counter (and visually more powerful). It is also telling that the reteweet …

The Real-Time Web, Authority Filtering & CrunchUp Themes
July 11, 2009 – 9:39 am | Comments
The Real-Time Web, Authority Filtering & CrunchUp Themes

Yesterday TechCrunch put on the “Real-Time CrunchUp” event to discuss what has been billed as the real-time web. Alongside several product demos and company launches, the most prominent discussion topics were:
- Business models and opportunities …

10% of TechCrunch’s Traffic Comes from Twitter
June 15, 2009 – 9:51 pm | Comments

Want to know the value of being a “Suggested User” on Twitter? Jason Calacanis offered $250,000 to lock in that slot for two years. Twitter rejected the overture.
But TechCrunch has one of those coveted …

Amid Layoff Speculation, Google Ramps GMail Advertising
November 24, 2008 – 6:41 pm | Comments
Amid Layoff Speculation, Google Ramps GMail Advertising

Google has covered Techmeme, VentureBeat, WebGuild, and others today amidst speculation that Google layoffs are coming… and 10,000 workers are affected.
Whether those rumors are wholly true (my clear hunch: no), I’ve noticed another clear economic …

How about a Techmeme Jr. (or Techmeme Minor League)?
October 18, 2008 – 7:16 pm | Comments
How about a Techmeme Jr. (or Techmeme Minor League)?

I love Techmeme. And I’ve written as much many times before.
I also have noted that the Techmeme Headlines are increasingly being written by major blogs and brands. Meanwhile, other bloggers have written that Techmeme …

TechCrunch 50 Winner: FitBit is my Prediction
September 10, 2008 – 3:29 pm | Comments

I spent the last few days at TechCrunch 50 and, while I won’t be present at the ‘award ceremony’, I’d like to predict the winner… both of which are not traditional Web 2.0 companies.
In …

TechCrunch 50: VideoSurf “A Website that Doesn’t Suck” According to Robert Scoble
September 10, 2008 – 8:40 am | Comments

VideoSurf: Scoble is blogging and video taping from the panel… very funny. The user interface really is impressive and allows for immediate search and browsing of moments and characters within a video (or set of …

TechCrunch 50 Language & Platform: Swype Wows Panel
September 9, 2008 – 4:15 pm | Comments

AlfaBetic: Monetizing across languages. Not sure how / if this works… but scaling content across various languages is a big business (if done technically) for big companies like eBay that operate in dozens of countries. …

TechCrunch 50 Finance Session: iCharts, Me-trics and Emerginvest All Winners
September 9, 2008 – 3:52 pm | Comments

PersonalRIA
Mark Cuban: “I hate the idea but it still could work.” How do you vet investment advisors and protect from fraud?
Roelef: reminds me of Cake financial. You take advantage of sloth and greed: people want …

TechCrunch 50 Mobile Session: FitBit and Tonchidot Steal Show
September 9, 2008 – 2:25 pm | Comments

Best session of TechCrunch 50 so far… tons of innovation in the mobile space and it would have made sense to expand this ‘vertical’ with more companies.
MyTopia: Helping the mobile web play together. They are …