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:

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:

• jargon-buster.js
• jQuery
• tabletop.js

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