Welcome to Personal Post [beta]

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  • What is Personal Post? Why do I need to log in?

    Personal Post is a constantly updated stream of articles from your favorite authors, blogs and sections of the Washington Post. Each person's stream is unique, so you'll need an account on washingtonpost.com to get started.

  • How can I add things to my Personal Post?

    Look for our new "More" button next to the Facebook and Twitter links on articles and blog posts, when you find something you like, click the button to add it to your Personal Post.

  • How can I remove things from my Personal Post?

    If there's something you don't like, while on your Personal Post, you can hover over it and click the red X in the corner, that'll tell us to put less of that in your stream. Or, after you click the X you can click the "remove all" link to completely remove a topic from your stream. And don't worry, you can always add it back later.

  • Is what I'm reading visible to others?

    No, Personal Post is not a social reading feature, so what you read on Personal Post is not visible to others.

  • How did you come up with the starter streams?

    By looking at reading patterns across the Washington Post site we can identify certain topics that often occur together. For example, users who look at weather reports often look at traffic reports, and users who read about the White House also read about Congress. When we look at the data on a much larger scale, we are able to group sections and topics together to create these starter streams. Please note that the data that we used to develop these starter streams was all aggregated and anonymized - that is, we didn't analyze any individual or identifiable users' reading behavior, but simply looked at trends across broad sets of users.

  • What do you mean by "beta"?

    In the software world, something that is in "beta" is still evolving. We want your feedback in order to make Personal Post better, so if you have questions or comments, email us at personalpost@washpost.com.

  • What does it mean to be powered by Trove?

    Trove is a news aggregation technology that helps us match articles to topics based on other stories that you read on washingtonpost.com. WaPo Labs, a digital innovation group at the Washington Post Company, developed Trove and Personal Post.

  • Is this related to the Washington Post Social Reader?

    No. Washington Post Social Reader is a completely separate product from Personal Post. For more on how Washington Post Social Reader works, click here.

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Personal Post is a brand new product, and we're constantly looking for ways to improve your experience. Please share your compliments, criticism or ideas.