Geoffrey A. Fowler

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Web Sites Use DNA to Create Family Trees

Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 15 at 5:01 am PT

Who’s your daddy? Now a Web site may know for sure.

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Billionaire Families Join Pledge on Giving

Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 21 at 6:05 pm PT

The billionaire founders of PayPal and Broadcom Corp. are among a dozen wealthy families that have agreed to give the majority of their wealth to charity, following in the footsteps of technology entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

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Tech Giants Agree to Deal on Privacy Policies for Apps

Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 23 at 12:42 am PT

California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris reached an agreement with six of the largest companies in the mobile-device market that could change how app makers handle personal data and the way millions of people download apps.

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In This Online Word Game, the Winning Spell Is Love

Shayndi Raice and Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 14 at 10:04 am PT

Last summer, Kyla Smith spelled S-E-X-Y in Words With Friends, an online Scrabble-like app on her phone. It won her more than just 13 points — it won her love.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.