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WSJ Jargon Buster

A glossary of technical terms that follows you around the web. Made in a weekend by WSJ for Build The News, March 2015.

Here's how it looks:

Jargon Buster screenshot

How to install Chrome plugin

  • Download this repository and unzip.
  • In Chrome, go to chrome://extensions.
  • Tick "Developer mode" in the corner.
  • Drag the "app" folder onto the page.

How to use plugin

You can also install the Jargon Buster into your own website. You'll need:

Then initialise using:

var buster = new JargonBuster({
  'spreadsheet_key': '1ghlHloe91EWGK4khcl-VJ_JhltzOMsxrNobDZVcX8zU'
});

Change the spreadsheet key to use a different Google Sheet as a source.

Credits

The "WSJ+1" team was:

  • Elliot Bentley
  • Jason French
  • Jon Sindreu
  • John Crowley
  • Pat Minczeski
  • Jack Bowie

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