Geoffrey A. Fowler

Take Zap! Tech Geeks, Starved for More Battery Power, Give Themselves a Charge.

Geoffrey A. Fowler and Ian Sherr, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 7 at 10:49 am PT

Any geek can tell you that battery life hasn’t kept up with gadget innovations. But not to worry: Inventors are figuring out how to turn geeks into batteries.

Hollywood Loses SOPA Story

Erica Orden and Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on January 18 at 10:47 pm PT

The entertainment industry moved to counter growing opposition to antipiracy bills that seemed certain to be laws just weeks ago.

Big Brands Like Facebook, But They Don’t Like to Pay

Emily Steel and Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Social on November 2, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Everybody wants to be liked. The question for Facebook Inc. is how much advertisers are willing to pay for the opportunity.

The Long Haul to Capitalizing on Web Trends

Geoffrey A. Fowler and Emily Steel, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 2, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Web companies often upend industries. But they can labor for years to fully make money on their revolutions.

Steve Jobs Funeral Is Friday

Ian Sherr and Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 7, 2011 at 12:32 pm PT

The funeral for Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.’s co-founder, is taking place Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

An Article of Faith for Marketers: Place No Faith in Articles

Geoffrey A. Fowler and Yukari Iwatani Kane, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on September 13, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

This is an article about articles. They’re going AWOL.

Kleiner Plays Catch-Up

Pui-Wing Tam and Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 29, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the late-1990s dot-com frenzy with investments in Netscape Communications Corp., Amazon.com Inc. and, later, Google Inc.

Hackers Shift Attacks to Small Firms

Geoffrey A. Fowler and Ben Worthen, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 21, 2011 at 12:41 am PT

Recent hacking attacks on Sony Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. grabbed headlines. What happened at City Newsstand Inc. last year did not. Unbeknownst to owner Joe Angelastri, cyber thieves planted a software program on the cash registers at his two Chicago-area magazine shops that sent customer credit-card numbers to Russia. MasterCard Inc. demanded an investigation, at Mr. Angelastri’s expense, and the whole ordeal left him out about $22,000.

The Perk Bubble Is Growing as Tech Booms Again

Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 6, 2011 at 4:20 am PT

The social calendar posted on a wall at Internet start-up Airbnb Inc. is covered in multicolored sticky notes. A recent Wednesday was blocked out for a wine and cheese mixer and an all-hands talk on stock options. Friday brought a rooftop barbecue, and Saturday there was an air-guitar contest.