Americans are tweeting about ‘Syria’ almost as much as ‘twerking’ sometimes more
New research finds that in August, more people tweeted about twerking than Syria in every U.S. state except for two.
How two legitimate news outlets and a time zone offset error accidentally started the Navy Yard ‘truther’ movement
Two news outlets published stories that looked like they were written the day before the Navy Yard mass shooting.
How to get a job in social media, according to the Post’s social media team
The University of Florida offers a $27,000 master’s certificate in social media. We have some free alternatives.
How contractors like Aaron Alexis obtain security clearances
You don’t have to be “perfect” to get approved, one defense contractor tells its employees
Is Twitter pushing advertisements to users’ phones?
Some users have complained about push notifications from advertisers like Dropbox.
How Ray Dolby revolutionized the way we hear sound
Before Dolby’s inventions, you couldn’t listen to recorded sound without also hearing a hiss in the background.
Voyager 1, which just crossed into interstellar space, has less memory and computing power than an iPhone
Its cameras are so outdated that NASA no longer has the software that syncs with them.
This is how jihadis celebrated the Sept. 11 anniversary
Extremists marked the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with propaganda and cake.
The Christmas season has started, whether you like it or not
Kmart aired its first holiday ad on Monday -- and that’s a good thing.
On Twitter, politicians and pundits unmoved by Obama’s Syria speech
Few said Obama’s remarks on Tuesday night had swayed them.
Here’s what they teach at NSA-affiliated “cyber operations” school
Eight U.S. universities currently partner with the NSA to train the next generation of government hackers, programmers and cyberspies.
World’s Best Lasagna tops AllRecipes list for more than a decade
Texas man’s 2001 posting to AllRecipes.com puts his cooking in the kitchens of millions.
A map of the world’s happiest and least happy countries
Can you measure happiness? A UN-sponsored Columbia University report set out to try.
Self-harm blogs pose problems and opportunities
Tumblr’s crackdown may affect people who cut themselves and who have eating disorders.
Diana Nyad is just the latest of many older athletes competing after their “prime”
Athletes competing over 35 have become more common in baseball, hockey, football and a range of other sports.
How Twitter makes the political echo chamber worse
Social media could encourage political discourse. A new audit of Congressional Twitter accounts suggests it doesn't.
Painting of Putin in a negligee seized by police
A controversial art gallery runs afoul of a law against insulting the authorities.
Maybe Yahoo didn't beat Google. YouTube alone gets more pageviews than all of Yahoo.
When you account for all of Google and Yahoo's properties, Google gets more than five times as many visits.
Study: Piracy actually helps small films make money
Illegal viewing could help generate buzz for films without big ad budgets.
Zuckerberg's plan to increase Internet access could make Facebook $3.5 billion
Facebook makes 70 cents off each user in emerging markets, and Zuckerberg wants to get 5 billion online.
Caitlin is a social media reporter on the Digital Audience team. Before joining the Post, she was an associate online editor at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. She has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic and other publications.