Fernando Alfonso III
Fernando Alfonso III served as an early Reddit and 4chan reporter and the Daily Dot’s first art director until 2016. He’s gone on to report at Lexington’s Herald-Leader and at the Houston Chronicle.
Texts From Mitt Romney parodies the Republican presidential candidate
New single-serving Tumblr imagines fake text message conversations between Mitt Romney and Slacktory’s Nick Douglas.
On Sep 25, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Exasperated NFL players attack replacement refs on Twitter
The league’s stand-in referees have angered players, coaches, and the media, and Twitter provides a convenient outlet for the airing of grievances.
On Sep 24, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Mitt Romney becomes the most reblogged man on Tumblr
The Republican candidate’s tough public relations week continued as a “Mitt Romney sucks” post scored an astounding 8 million reblogs on Tumblr.
On Sep 21, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
English soccer player leaves Twitter after racist attacks
Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel, originally from Nigeria, quit the microblogging service because users targeted him with racial insults after a disappointing game Wednesday.
4chan massacre threat shuts down high school
4chan administators told police the threatening post originated in Sweden.
5 romantic comedies starring Mitt Romney
Watch the most staid leading man in history.
On Sep 20, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Reddit plans Dedicated Day of Service
On Sept. 22, redditors will step away from their keyboards and earn some real-life karma points by doing community service.
Pinterest Zoom application identified as adware
Pinners beware: a new add-on may not be what it claims to be.
Is Tumblr now more popular than Pinterest?
Microblogging site is now the fourth largest social network, according to Alexa rankings.
On Sep 19, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Mitt Romney’s entire hidden camera video hits YouTube
Mother Jones released the entire 49-minute video of Mitt Romney at a private fundraiser, in which he criticizes President Obama and the reported 47 percent of Americans who do not pay income tax.
On Sep 18, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Amanda Bynes driving—the latest meme sensation
It’s like Texts from Hillary but with car crashes.
On Sep 17, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Fixing potholes in the Philippines one tweet at a time
The island nation is hoping Twitter can help reubild its damaged infrastructure after Typhoon Sanba swept across the country on Friday.
Lawyer’s Facebook underwear photo leads to mistrial in murder case
A Florida public defender was fired after she posted a photo of her client’s leopard-print underwear to Facebook, leading to a mistrial.
On Sep 13, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Twitter comedian pokes fun at 9/11 conspiracy theorists
Twitter funnyman Stefan (@boring_as_heck) is retweeting the most embarrassing tweets from the “9/11 was an inside job” crowd, and letting his followers draw their own conclusion.
On Sep 11, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Is the Romney campaign pilfering traffic through URL typos?
Be careful with your typos. Enter the wrong URL, and you might just find yourself at the official Romney campaign site.
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