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The three stages of going viral in 2015, according to the Pizza Rat meme

By Caitlin Dewey Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:40 am - Pizza Rat is, per Internet consensus, many lofty things: a spirit animal, "all of us," a parable of life in New York City. But as the Internet's latest viral Phenomenon,...
E-sports come 'out of the basement'

By Cecilia Kang Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:38 am - On a sun-drenched Saturday afternoon in Silver Spring, Maryland, the dark, cavernous Fillmore theater is roaring with life. A sold-out crowd from around the nation is sc...
What is the right online persona for a pope who's a social media sensation?

By Michelle Boorstein Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:37 am - Pope Francis' selection was conveyed in the centuries-old way, with puffs of white smoke billowing above St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. Eighteen months later, this ...
App reviews: Peel Smart Remote, Nuzzel

By Hayley Tsukayama Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:36 am - Do you always lose your remote in your seat cushions? With the right phone, the Peel Smart Remote for Android can take care of both of those problems. The app works with...
The no-brainer Internet policy the White House just endorsed

By Brian Fung Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:34 am - WASHINGTON - The White House is out with a thick stack of proposals for spreading Internet access far and wide, and for speeding up the Web in places where competition i...
No, selfies have not killed more people than sharks

By Caitlin Dewey Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:32 am - A preposterously popular story out Tuesday on Mashable makes a claim uniquely suited to the anxieties of our always-connected age: In the past year, reporter Cailey Rizz...
The successful Internet shaming of 'pharma bro' Martin Shkreli

By Caitlin Dewey Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:31 am - Online shaming is frequently in the news these days, typically for the very worst reasons: ruined lives, lost jobs, frothing mobs in a frenzy to steamroll the subject of...
Move over, Budweiser: Football has a new advertising king

By Drew Harwell Washington Post
Sep 20, 2015 7:36 am - The biggest TV ad blitz during the National Football League's season-opening week wasn't selling Budweiser or a big Ford truck. It came from DraftKings, a billion-dollar...
Facebook is the new travel guide for Iraqis headed to Europe

By Erin Cunningham Washington Post
Sep 19, 2015 7:44 am - BAGHDAD - Yousif Aljanabi didn't know he could flee Iraq for Europe until the Facebook posts appeared in his feed. There were photos, maps and then entire groups devoted...
Review: Meteorologist weighs in on WeatherBug app

By Angela Fritz Washington Post
Sep 19, 2015 7:38 am - A thunderstorm doesn't have to be severe to be dangerous. Even the most mundane of storms can generate lightning, which kills dozens of people in the United States annua...

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