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LinkedIn the latest company to change policies after social media backlash

By Jena McGregor The Washington Post
Aug 01, 2015 7:33 am - Who knew that taking away the ability for users to immediately download their LinkedIn contacts could spark a protest? Last week, that's exactly what happened. The profe...
Was your spouse on Ashley Madison? A new type of detective is ready to help

By Jessica Contrera and Caitlin Dewey The Washington Post
Aug 01, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — The phone is ringing, and they already know that whoever is calling is feeling suspicious. “This is Kelly,” the intern answers in a soothing voice. In her t...
Beme wants to be app for social media 'authenticity'

By Caitlin Dewey The Washington Post
Aug 01, 2015 7:00 am - It takes filmmaker Casey Neistat three apps and two cameras to post a single photo to Instagram. Every shot that he sends his 385,000 followers — whether of the Manhatta...
Why the first use of the word 'email' may be lost forever

By Abby Ohlheiser The Washington Post
Aug 01, 2015 7:00 am - Somewhere out there, during the early days of networked communication, somebody probably complained about a lengthy term and decided to do something about it. At that po...
Wedding hashtags: Here comes the #upsell

By Sarah Frier Bloomberg News
Aug 01, 2015 7:00 am - Matt Barranca and his fiance Liz are getting married in November. They're all set with the guest list, photographer, and venue-an historic banquet hall in Hartland, Mich...
Twitter tracks if you're fit, if you're famished

By Aleszu Bajak Special to The Washington Post
Aug 01, 2015 7:00 am - What does Twitter say about your diet? According to an analysis of 50 million tweets, Mississippi loves cake, Virginia can't get enough bacon, and Colorado likes chocola...
Use of facial-recognition tool draws privacy concerns

By Rachel Adams-Heard Bloomberg News
Aug 01, 2015 1:00 am - When you are identified in a picture on Facebook, biometric software remembers your face so it can be "tagged" in other photographs. Facebook says this enhances the user...
You don't know it, but you're working for Facebook — for free

By Caitlin Dewey The Washington Post
Jul 31, 2015 11:00 pm - What do you call a multimillion-dollar, for-profit company that's run in large part by unpaid or underpaid grunt laborers? A century ago, you might've dubbed it robber-b...
Facebook should scrap its real-name rule

By Leonid Bershidsky
Jul 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Hamburg data protection supervisor Johannes Caspar is after Facebook again: He wants it to scrap its real-name-only policy. His demand provides an interesting perspectiv...
How Jet.com could save you money

By Sarah Halzack The Washington Post
Jul 26, 2015 7:38 am - After months of testing and tweaking, the e-commerce startup Jet.com opened its digital storefront on Tuesday, marking the official kickoff of the company's ambitious ef...

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