Chase Hoffberger
Chase Hoffberger reported on YouTube, web culture, and crime for the Daily Dot until 2013, when he joined the Austin Chronicle. Until late 2018, he served as that paper’s news editor and reported on criminal justice and politics.
YouTube stars create ultimate viral video with “Gangnam Style” mashup
Here’s what happens when you combine YouTube’s top 100 stars with two of the site’s biggest hits to date.
On Dec 18, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
“Troll” held on $250,000 bail for school shooting threat
A 19-year-old man from Washington State threatened to “shoot up every school” within a 100-mile radius. He’s currently being held by police, and reportedly told them he’s an Internet troll.
With just months to live, 17-year-old records a final song
17-year-old guitarist Zach Sobiech, who suffers from a terminal bone cancer called osteosarcoma, wrote and recorded “Clouds” for the world to remember him by.
On Dec 17, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
NRA Facebook page goes offline after school shooting
The National Rifle Association has stayed silent on Twitter, and apparently taken down its Facebook page, after Friday’s tragic mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.
140,000 people signed this White House gun control petition
One of the White House’s petitions launched Friday in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., has become the most popular petition on We the People.
The cutest compilation of babies trying to stay awake
You can now take in the wonders and cuteness of these 14 bored-by-life babies in one four-minute supercut.
On Dec 14, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Police smash DJ gear with sledgehammers in anti-rave video
Officers at England’s Norfolk Constabulary were court-ordered to destroy speakers and amps seized from an illegal rave, so they took sledgehammers to the gear in a YouTube video.
“Gangnam Style” kills first man
A man in England died Saturday after an office party performance of “Gangnam Style” led to chest pains and an eventual failure of the heart.
On Dec 13, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Bored British police parody Vanilla Ice on Twitter
#IceIceSurrey is the new hashtag going straight to the top of Twitter feeds in England.
On Dec 12, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Egyptian man gets 3 years for uploading “Innocence of Muslims”
Albert Saber, 27, was convicted of “denigrating religions” and sentenced to three years in prison for his role in uploading and promoting the controversial anti-Muslim film.
The greatest blessing: R&B legend gets a second chance
With help from Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, singer Lester Chambers has launched a Kickstarter campaign to reclaim his legacy.
Ray William Johnson airs dirty laundry after breakup with Maker Studios
Ray William Johnson, host of YouTube’s most-subscribed program, explains why he split from production company Maker Studios.
On Dec 11, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Hackers hold Australian medical center’s records for ransom
A group of hackers believed to be from Russia has encrypted all the patient records at a Gold Coast medical center, and is asking $4,000 to decrypt them again.
On Dec 10, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Pinterest purges spam and fake accounts
Pinterest announced Thursday that the site plans to undergo a massive shutdown of fake and spammy accounts over the next few weeks.
On Dec 7, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Couple announces breakup in a song on YouTube
Jonathan “Song-a-Day” Mann, a YouTube celebrity who has posted more than 1,400 original songs to the site, sang that he and his girlfriend are breaking up.
On Dec 6, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
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