http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/ en-us Copyright 2007 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:06:25 -0500 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:31:44 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.15 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Artists are mining Internet culture for creative inspiration, making videos out of email spam and multimedia projects from MySpace profiles. http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/12/even_boring_blo.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/12/even_boring_blo.html Wall Street Journal Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:06:25 -0500 Many Apple retail stores are madhouses on ordinary weekends, so it’s no surprise they were crowded on Black Friday. But according to analysts, some of whom are studying the company’s holiday traffic for the first time, Apple’s performance is worth paying attention to. http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/11/do_apple_stores.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/11/do_apple_stores.html Wall Street Journal Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:17:10 -0500 The Kindle has only been on sale for a few hours, but already it seems everyone has an opinion. Here's what tech bloggers and others are saying. http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/11/bloggers_react_2.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/11/bloggers_react_2.html Wall Street Journal Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:21:00 -0500 Scribd wants to be the YouTube of documents. But handling adult material is proving to be a challenge. http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/11/documentsharing.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/11/documentsharing.html Wall Street Journal Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:06:17 -0500 The Nasdaq sank 7% in three days and ended a volatile week down 6.5%. Tech highfliers like Google, Apple and RIM lead the retreat, dropping sharply for three straight days. http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/11/nasdaq_loses_65.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/11/nasdaq_loses_65.html Wall Street Journal Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:22:07 -0500 "The Midwest Teen Sex Show," a new video podcast that has drawn thousands of viewers, aims to teach teens about sex using risqué sketches, explicit language and anecdotes that draw on the teenage experiences of its two 28-year-old creators. http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/11/sexed_podcast_i.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/11/sexed_podcast_i.html Wall Street Journal Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:04:54 -0500 Amateur cineastes are turning "brickfilms," where Lego pieces comprise the cast and set, into a new art for the YouTube age. With a behind-the-scenes video. http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/10/in_this_film_in.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/10/in_this_film_in.html Wall Street Journal Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:00:16 -0500 Cory Doctorow discusses his short story "Scroogled," in which he envisions a world in which Google turns into Big Brother. http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/09/a_new_short_sto.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/09/a_new_short_sto.html Wall Street Journal Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:51:02 -0500 Security expert Mark Lobel of PricewaterhouseCoopers talks with me about the common things employees do on the Internet to jeopardize company security. http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/07/it_security_ris.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/07/it_security_ris.html Wall Street Journal Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:44:10 -0500 Spammers are bypassing corporate defenses by hiding their pitches for penny stocks and pornography in PDF attachments. Security firms have been caught off guard, even though the attacks rely on a well-worn technology. http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/07/the_latest_inbo.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/07/the_latest_inbo.html Wall Street Journal Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:43:28 -0500 A new library in Arizona has decided to organize its books without the Dewey Decimal System, fanning a heated debate about what critics call the "Googlization" of libraries. http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/07/discord_over_de.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/07/discord_over_de.html Wall Street Journal Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:12:26 -0500 Reputation-management services are trying to help clients downplay or remove negative Web information, in exchange for fees that can add up to hundreds of dollars. http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/06/firms_tidy_up_c_1.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/06/firms_tidy_up_c_1.html Wall Street Journal Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:32:27 -0500 Posts from the D conference in Carlsbad, Calif. (May 30-31, 2007) http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/05/blog_entries_fr.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/05/blog_entries_fr.html Wall Street Journal Thu, 31 May 2007 14:28:20 -0500 After years of worrying about how much time freshmen spend on Facebook, colleges are incorporating the study of social networking, online communities and user-contributed content into new curricula on social computing. http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/05/at_some_schools.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/05/at_some_schools.html Wall Street Journal Tue, 29 May 2007 20:11:28 -0500 Bands are holding contests that let fans shoot their music videos. But some complain many winners are pros rather than loyal listeners. http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/05/bands_walk_fine.html http://www.andrewlavallee.com/recent/archives/2007/05/bands_walk_fine.html Wall Street Journal Tue, 08 May 2007 23:59:43 -0500