Postgres 9.4 introduces a new column type: jsonb. json and jsonb columns store data differently, so just compare the two when you want to store JSON data and choose the one that matches your use case best.

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Rails 4.2 includes support for jsonb columns, too. The article outlines different ways on how to interact with the serialized object.