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.
Aussie TV star stands up to her cyberbullies
One troll may lose her job as a result.
On Aug 29, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Hackers claim massive breach of Wall Street, CIA
The group, known as GhostShell, claims to have released millions of personal records from the Central Intelligence Agency and Wall Street.
Georgia teen tweeted about “stalker” before her death
Police think the Twitter account of Hannah Truelove, 16, may provide clues about her death.
On Aug 28, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Drunk photos with Tom Hanks inspire movie poster mashups
What else could you possibly do with photographs of Tom Hanks goofing off?
President Barack Obama—commander in GIF
The president is expanding his reach online by using animated GIFs to engage his supporters.
On Aug 24, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
‘Ecce Homo’ fresco restored by Canvas
The master remixers on Canvas have picked up their digital painbrushes to help restore the 19th century Spanish fresco of Jesus Christ.
8 of the best charts from Tumblr’s Truth Graphs
Truth Graphs is a two-week-old Tumblr sensation that tells it like it is… in line graph form.
On Aug 23, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Bahrain overturns activist’s conviction for tweet, but pursues other charges
Although he’s been cleared of spurious charges for criticizing Bahrain’s prime minister on Twitter, civll rights activist Nabeel Rajab could still spend years in jail.
Bullied bus monitor Karen Klein uses donated cash to launch anti-bullying foundation
“I’ve now decided to become an advocate of change,” Klein said.
Hacker turned informant Sabu receives 6-month sentencing reprieve
Hector “Sabu” Monsegur has reportedly been working with the FBI to track down the LulzSec and AntiSec members responsible for high-profile attacks.
On Aug 22, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Connect the dots on Canvas
How would you connect these dots?
Grad student Guha banned from flight because of T-shirt
Guha made headlines recently tweeting Aetna CEO about cancer treatment.
Reddit files Freedom of Information Act request for White House’s beer recipe
At the White House, Obama drinks home brewed ale. Reddit will have what he’s having.
On Aug 21, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Progressive Insurance loses more than 1,000 customers in PR debacle
Many people dropped their Progressive coverage after comedian Matt Fisher’s Tumblr post revealing that the company defended his sister’s killer in court.
Canvas clothes the needy
A nude, oblong shaped creature has appeared on the Canvas imageboard and its users have enough fashion sense—and drawing skills—to dress it up.
On Aug 20, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
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