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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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Sometimes In-Google Twitter Results Verge on Too Much
December 10, 2009 – 8:04 pm | 253 Comments
Sometimes In-Google Twitter Results Verge on Too Much

Though it’s a couple days old, I just spotted Google’s in-SERP Twitter integration yesterday… and now I am seeing it more and more.
In some instances, the integration is clean and adds clear value.for example, …

Dynamic Twitter Results Now Appearing Within Google SERPs
December 10, 2009 – 4:27 am | 804 Comments
Dynamic Twitter Results Now Appearing Within Google SERPs

This is my first time seeing Twitter results integrated within a Google search results page. The below query is for “Windows 7″ and you will notice a dynamic Twitter ‘widget’ in-line with other results. The …

My Proudest Day as a Blogger
December 6, 2009 – 9:09 am | 335 Comments
My Proudest Day as a Blogger

If you read this blog enough, you surely know that I love Dunkin Donuts (both their iced coffee and use of social media).
The above Dunkin Donuts Twitter post was in response to my “Dunkin …

The Role of Ego, Competition, Badges & Statistics on the Web
November 8, 2009 – 10:38 am | 251 Comments
The Role of Ego, Competition, Badges & Statistics on the Web

Over the last three nights and dinners, the same debate has arose among three separate groups of friends: the role of competition within the the web and user behaviors.
My strong feeling is that, other …

Wendy’s Real Time: An Interactive, Social Ad Campaign About Bacon
November 3, 2009 – 7:46 am | 524 Comments
Wendy’s Real Time: An Interactive, Social Ad Campaign About Bacon

Wendy’s has been advertising their new Bacon Deluxe burger which features four strips of Applewood bacon:

So unless you love bacon, why is this interesting? Because Wendy’s has been promoting the burger heavily in an interactive …

Facebook Introduces In-Feed Tagging (ie @username)
September 14, 2009 – 2:34 pm | 284 Comments
Facebook Introduces In-Feed Tagging (ie @username)

Facebook continues to roll out new features. Today, you can now tag friends directly in your Facebook feed (and through posts) with the ‘@’ symbol that is so common on Twitter. You will notice it …

Meebo’s Share Functionality on TechCrunch: Drag & Drop onto Facebook & Twitter
August 25, 2009 – 3:59 pm | 567 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 …

FastFeud.com Launches out of Dog Patch Labs & Rails Rumble 2009
August 24, 2009 – 11:17 am | 3 Comments
FastFeud.com Launches out of Dog Patch Labs & Rails Rumble 2009

Rails Rumble 2009 concluded yesterday at 5:00pm pst. About 250 teams submitted their 48-hour projects and the early results look great (here’s an excellent write / thread on Hacker News). Judging for the event begins …

Blue Bottle Cafe & Restaurants using Twitter & Facebook
August 22, 2009 – 10:55 am | 40 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 …

Facebook Pages Updates Now Push to Twitter
August 21, 2009 – 4:46 pm | 550 Comments
Facebook Pages Updates Now Push to Twitter

Though it seems like a relatively minor change – this is a significant change / win for marketers who actively use Twitter and Facebook Pages. Users have been able to send their Twitter posts into …

“Still Think Social Media is a Fad?”
August 19, 2009 – 11:47 am | 391 Comments
“Still Think Social Media is a Fad?”

Erik Qualman of Socialnomics has put together a great video called “Social Media Revolution”. Worth watching and then checking his datapoints and footnotes (a couple of which I included below):

Social Reputation on Twitter (Foursquare Screenshot)
August 12, 2009 – 5:12 am | 323 Comments
Social Reputation on Twitter (Foursquare Screenshot)

A great screenshot from Twitter (via Tweetdeck’s iPhone app) that shows the virality of Foursquare. I’ve spoken a lot about the power of conversation in the real-time web – but this is notable because it …