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.
Alec Baldwin leaves Twitter again
The 54-year-old actor left the microblog after allegedly sending a tweet comparing himself to George Zimmerman, the man accused of killing teenager Trayvon Martin.
On Jul 2, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
European Championship in soccer sets new tweet record
While Spain dominated Italy, the Euro Championship dominated Twitter.
Canvas previews new features
Soon users of the buzzing imageboard service will be able to customize their profiles and organize posts by tags.
On Jun 29, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Canvas turns squiggles into art
How would you finish this drawing?
On Jun 28, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Internet skewers CNN for Obamacare flub
CNN just entered “Dewey Defeats Truman” territory with its erroneous report about the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act.
Twitter prepares to fight the trolls
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has had enough of trolls on the microblogging community, and the company is getting ready to fight back.
Anonymous attacks Japanese government sites over strict anti-piracy law
In a statement, the hacktivist collective called the law the “wrong approach,” a criticism that could also be applied to Anonymous.
On Jun 27, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Canvas users play dress up
The latest trend on Canvas: posting photos of yourself cosplaying as the site’s reaction stickers, from “cool” to “banana” to “Forever Alone.”
Super Mario marathon raises over $100,000 for charity
A team of gamers beat almost every Mario game during a five-day gaming marathon, and they racked up a six-figure donation for Child’s Play along the way.
Canvas says goodbye to Lonesome George
The giant Galápagos tortoise passed on Sunday after 100 years of solitude.
On Jun 26, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Teens behaving badly online, study says
From watching porn to hacking Facebook accounts, teenagers are engaging in shady behavior on the Internet—and their parents are mostly unaware of it.
On Jun 25, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Actress quits Twitter after receiving abusive, racist tweets
British soap star Shobna Gulati abandoned her Twitter account last week after receiving “violent, vitriolic” tweets about her Indian heritage.
How Chris Mohney creates the Storyboard of Tumblr
Tumblr’s editor-in-chief reflects on his favorite meme and how he hopes to encourage create work in the community.
On Jun 22, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Canvas art contest gets prehistoric
Canvasaur, the creature that greets users of the Canvas Web browser, is being remixed as part of a new art contest.
On Jun 20, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Twitter parody account takes potshots at Tumblr and CEO David Karp
The tweets by @DavidKrap hit a little too close to home for some Tumblr users.
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