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.
Unidentified man draws up the perfect marriage proposal
Here’s the Draw Something image that sparked an engagement.
On Mar 27, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
White House responds to petition asking White House to take petitions seriously
Reddit responds to the response with an idea for a new petition.
On Mar 23, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Reclusive comedian Dave Chappelle joins Twitter, hints at comeback
“Chinese Riddle: If a man does not tweet does he exist?” Dave Chappelle may have found the answer.
On Mar 22, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Aziz Ansari promotes his comedy special Reddit-style
Actor Aziz Ansari entertains the Reddit masses—and promotes his comedy special with an IAmA.
On Mar 21, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Minor league baseball players go to bat for Chipotle
How often do baseball players tweet about Chipotle? Enough to warrant a quirky new Tumblr blog.
Community still comfy with CouchSurfing
It isn’t just about finding a place to lay your head for the night; it’s all about community.
Online outcry spurs investigation into the murder of Trayvon Martin
After 400,000 signatures on an online petition and more than 73,000 mentions on Twitter, the U.S. Justice Department announced an investigation into the murder of the Florida teen.
On Mar 20, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Ustream and Livestream keep country tuned in to resurging Occupy movement
On six-month anniversary, Occupy movement continues to broadcast live online.
On Mar 19, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
What Facebook and Twitter statistics tell us about the London riots
“This was a pick-your-poison riot,” Kevin Hartman said at South By Southwest on Monday.
On Mar 13, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
The history of South By Southwest Interactive
A year-by-year glance at the good, the bad, and the awesome from the annual tech conference.
On Mar 12, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
The demystification of “Black Twitter”
When it comes to trending topics on Twitter, some things really are black and white.
On Mar 9, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Poster artist turns to Kickstarter to reenergize the Occupy movement
Jesse Goldstein hopes his posters help reinvigorate the Occupy movement. Many think they will, as evidenced by their donations.
No one’s buying what Blogger Bob’s selling
The TSA’s attempt to respond to a video showing how to get around airport security draws sharply negative responses.
On Mar 8, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
How a single tweet powered an artist’s Kickstarter campaign
All it took to kickstart one artist’s fundrasiing campaign was a single tweet from writer Neil Gaiman.
WTF: QR codes land in the strangest places
Is that a QR code on your banana on are you just happy to see me?
On Mar 7, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
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