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geoffreyfowler

  1. Who should be Groupon's new COO? SV survey says: Brian McAndrews or David Rosenblatt. http://on.wsj.com/dRGq1w about 5 hours ago via bitly
  2. @amir_efrati reports on Google's plans for social search with "+1": http://on.wsj.com/fJSePl 9:37 AM Mar 30th via bitly
  3. No. 1 trick of Facebook malware app creators: promise to show who stalks your profile. (It never works.) http://on.wsj.com/eDfHSv 6:33 AM Mar 29th via bitly
  4. Amazon planning online media "locker" reports @ethanwsj http://on.wsj.com/dX5wBh 2:45 PM Mar 28th via bitly
  5. Facebook hires Mark D'Arcy from Time-Warner to lead ad creative efforts. http://on.wsj.com/g04k2B 1:14 PM Mar 28th via bitly
  6. Big e-commerce news: eBay to buy GSI Commerce. Does the deal make eBay compete against its own sellers? http://on.wsj.com/dNtd25 7:02 AM Mar 28th via bitly
  7. Next hot startup: phone social networks. The latest entry is Color, an app for sharing based on proximity. http://on.wsj.com/eOfqWQ 4:38 PM Mar 23rd via bitly
  8. Groupon President Rob Solomon Stepping Down http://on.wsj.com/eTKCiM 8:03 PM Mar 22nd via bitly
  9. No evidence that Facebook actually causes 1 in 5 divorces http://on.wsj.com/hpgaQM 3:11 PM Mar 11th via bitly
  10. Facebook Backs Obama Anti-Bullying Campaign http://on.wsj.com/i2jI4I 8:35 AM Mar 11th via bitly
  11. Path cooks up "FriendRank" to identify your most important Facebook friends. http://on.wsj.com/eY7s36 7:27 AM Mar 11th via bitly
  12. At the Hacker Dojo, techies get space to work, community and no judgements on Red Bull-fueled code binges. http://on.wsj.com/fqsiBS 3:03 PM Mar 9th via bitly
  13. The iPad 2 debuts amidst "the year of the copycats." My WSJ story with @nickwingfield http://on.wsj.com/hzotkZ 3:25 PM Mar 2nd via bitly
  14. Jobs: " These are post-PC devices that need to be even easier to use than a PC." 11:12 AM Mar 2nd via TweetDeck
  15. Jobs returns to stage with his favorite slide about the intersection of technology and liberal arts. 11:11 AM Mar 2nd via TweetDeck
  16. Favorite part of today's iPad announcement: the new cover has a micro-fiber lining that helps keep the display clean. 11:08 AM Mar 2nd via TweetDeck
  17. Jobs: "We think 2011 is clearly going to be the year of iPad 2." Now cut to video, as Apple often does at the end of product launches. 11:05 AM Mar 2nd via TweetDeck
  18. Jobs back in sales pitch mode, calls iPad 2 an "amazing product": Faster, ligher, thinner. 11:04 AM Mar 2nd via TweetDeck
  19. Jobs is back. "Anyone can make music now," he says. 11:03 AM Mar 2nd via TweetDeck
  20. "Smart instruments" on iPad GarageBand makes the software do everything except choosing the chord. "Musical training wheels." 10:59 AM Mar 2nd via TweetDeck
  • Name Geoffrey Fowler
  • Location San Francisco
  • Web http://topics.wsj...
  • Bio San Francisco-based technology reporter for the Wall Street Journal.
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