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’s top star, Ray William Johnson, leaves his production company
Maker Studios says it’s parting ways with Johnson because numbers for his =3 (“Equals Three”) show are in decline.
On Oct 18, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
The Facebook crusade to end cyberbullying
Spurred by Amanda Todd’s suicide, the Facebook group We Are Against Bullies is fighting back against hateful comments online and in real life.
Gregory Brothers give town hall debate the Songify treatment
Mitt Romney, Barack Obama and Candy Crowley star in the Gregory Brothers’ funkiest Auto-Tuned debate video ever.
On Oct 17, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Gnesa: YouTube’s next Rebecca Black?
The singer’s self-produced music video for “Wilder” gives Black’s “Friday” a run for its completely unlistenable money.
YouTube Guide: Krispy Kreme’s “Halloween”
YouTube’s baddest rapper is back with a track about his adventures on Halloweens past. Plus: Kinky sex with comedian Rob Delaney.
On Oct 16, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Was inspirational blogger David Rose just an elaborate hoax?
An anonymous man confessed to spending years crafting the persona of Rose, the 24-year-old blogger with cerebral palsy who died Monday.
Click here to learn more about Mitt Romney’s tax plan
The Democratic National Committee has created a clever website parodying the elusiveness of Romney’s proposed $5 trillion in tax cuts.
YouTube Guide: “Taylor Swift Pick-up Lines”
Do Taylor Swift lyrics make good pickup lines? Tommy Wooldridge decided to find out. Plus: Award-winning series “The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl” returns.
On Oct 15, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Thousands protest “Innocence of Muslims” at Google’s London HQ
More than 3,000 people rallied Monday morning to demand that Google remove the infamous anti-Muslim video from YouTube.
Space jump becomes most-viewed streaming event ever
8 million people watched live as Felix Baumgartner jumped from the edge of space.
YouTube Guide: “Pocket Like It’s Hot”
DeStorm, Snoop and Andy Milonakis rap about Hot Pockets. Plus: AsapSCIENCE teaches you the secrets of lucid dreaming.
On Oct 11, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Rapper Fat Joe: “Instagram that Hoe”
Fat Joe—photographer for the masses, appreciator of the asses.
YouTube Guide: A real-life “Simpsons” intro
The famous opening sequence from The Simpsons, now with real people!
On Oct 10, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Rihanna is the most liked person on Facebook
Sorry, Eminem. Rihanna’s the new ruler of Facebook.
YouTube Right Now! Bad Lip Reading translates the presidential debate
“When they laugh at you, you’ll drown.”
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