Andrew LaVallee

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The school did its homework, confirming through his old tweets that he was originally from St. Louis and a fan of the local team.
Benjamin Akande, dean of Webster’s school of business and technology, then convinced Cardinals management to let Mr. Dorsey throw the pitch. Once the deal was sealed, Mr. Akande contacted Mr. Dorsey via [...]

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Sun, September 6 2009 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments

AmazonFail

This weekend’s news that Amazon.com removed sales rankings for gay and lesbian books has coined a new term, already in heavy rotation on Twitter and the blogosphere: AmazonFail.

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Tue, April 14 2009 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments

Cyber/Genius/Ghost-Twittering/20%

AT&T has experimented with Second Life-like virtual environments to test its response to attacks. Its researchers, who are scattered around the country, create avatars that “visit” labs and run experiments. “We invented it because we were trying to cut down on travel,” he says. “We weren’t doing it to be cute. We were doing it [...]

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Mon, March 30 2009 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments

The role of #votereport, iReport and other sites on Election Day

Ira Socol noticed election workers at his polling place in Holland, Mich., Tuesday telling voters the address on their ID card had to match the one on their voter registration. Otherwise, they couldn’t use the voting machines.
The 52-year-old doctoral student believed this discouraged some from his low-income district from voting.
In Birmingham, Ala., Joy Heard, a [...]

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Wed, November 5 2008 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments

Friends Swap Twitters, and Frustration

New Real-Time Messaging Services Overwhelm Some Users With Mundane Updates From Friends
Though she already has a blog, a podcast and a character in the virtual world of Second Life, Kera Richard has recently become obsessed with a new online tool for connecting with friends. For the past three weeks, she has joined the crowds on [...]

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