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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...
YouTube signs up everyone but TV for new paid service

By Lucas Shaw and Brian Womack Bloomberg News
Jul 25, 2015 7:35 am - Google's YouTube, which has signed up partners for a new paid video service, may find out by early next year whether its own Internet stars really are as valuable as tho...
New Web site could help you find the top surgeons near you

By Lena H. Sun The Washington Post
Jul 19, 2015 7:32 am - One of the most frustrating experiences for consumers is choosing a doctor for surgery. Now a nonprofit consumers group has come out with a free surgeon rating tool that...
At 20, Amazon continues to defy predictions

By Brad Stone Bloomberg
Jul 18, 2015 7:41 am - You've got to hand it to Steve Ballmer. On Oct. 22, Microsoft's ex-chief executive officer appeared on Charlie Rose and threw some serious shade at Amazon.com, his forme...
Digital news for millennials: LGBT, weed and the latest from 'Game of Thrones'

By Paul Farhi The Washington Post
Jul 18, 2015 7:36 am - While the mainstream media was obsessing over the results of the Greek bailout referendum last Monday, the news site Ozy.com was going in a different direction altogethe...
Want to feel better about your body? Try Instagram on for size

By Julia Carpenter The Washington Post
Jul 18, 2015 7:34 am - You'd think that, between the filters and the #fitnessgoals and the celebrity-grams, Instagram would make an unfriendly place to talk body acceptance. But as participant...
When you'll know the Internet of Things has gone too far

By Vivek Wadhwa Special to The Washington Post
Jul 18, 2015 7:33 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. - Your toaster will soon talk to your toothbrush and your bathroom scale. They will all have a direct line to your car and to the health sensors in you...
Some subprime reviews for Amazon's Prime Day

By Sarah Halzack The Washington Post
Jul 18, 2015 7:31 am - After a week and a half of hype and a major marketing blitz, Amazon.com's one-day deals bonanza, Prime Day, appears to have pulled in a big haul of orders - but also lef...

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