Articles filed under Washington Post
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LinkedIn the latest company to change policies after social media backlashAug 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...
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How to upgrade to Windows 10Aug 01, 2015 7:32 am - Microsoft rolled out Windows 10 on Wednesday, making the new operating system available to the vast majority of the PC and Windows tablet universe. For those who were fr...
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Was your spouse on Ashley Madison? A new type of detective is ready to helpAug 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...
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Beme wants to be app for social media 'authenticity'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...
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Why the first use of the word 'email' may be lost foreverAug 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...
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Wedding hashtags: Here comes the #upsellAug 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...
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Twitter tracks if you're fit, if you're famishedAug 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...
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Work starts on first offshore wind farm platforms in U.S. watersAug 01, 2015 7:00 am - With the lowering of giant steel legs to the sea bottom off Rhode Island, construction has officially begun on the country's first offshore wind farm, starting what U.S....
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You don't know it, but you're working for Facebook — for freeJul 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...
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IBM, CVS bring Watson to health careJul 31, 2015 11:00 pm - IBM is teaming with CVS Health to harness the power of the Watson supercomputing brain to transform how the care of patients with chronic conditions is managed. Under a ...