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.
GIF Cards: GeoCities-inspired Christmas trees by Nick Kegeyan
When GIF artist Nick Kegeyan is in need of artistic inspiration, he trawls Facebook or turns on TV shows like “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.”
On Dec 25, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Twitter’s bad Santa is high for the holidaze
Ol’ Santa Claus is checking his list one last time before his big night.
On Dec 24, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Anonymous targets Ohio football team accused of rape
At least 11 high school football players have been targeted by Anonymous hackers after two of their teammates were charged with the rape of a 16-year-old Ohio girl.
GIF Cards: A 3-D Christmas
GIF artist Mathew Lucas caps off a banner year with two exclusive holiday GIF cards.
GIF Cards: Memey Christmas!
Noted GIF artist (and Daily Dot contributor!) Jason “Challenger” Reed shares some exclusive GIF art you can send your friends and family for the holidays.
On Dec 20, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
High-profile users abandon Instagram over new terms of service
National Geographic, Wired writer Mat Honan, and singer Pink are just three of the well-known Instagram users who are leaving the photo-sharing community because of its controversial new terms of service.
On Dec 19, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
I reported on 4chan—and all I got was this lousy pizza
Here’s what happens when you report on the Internet’s most notorious forum for pranks and mischief.
Obama, not Kim Jong-un, is Time’s Person of the Year
President Barack Obama was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year Wednesday. But according to Korean Central News Agency, Kim Jong-un was the real winner.
GIF Cards: All I want for Christmas
All GIF artist Hoppip wants for the holidays is a box full of kittens and good coffee.
Instagram promises to “fix any mistakes” in terms of service
Instagram is trying to soothe users after making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
On Dec 18, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
GIF Cards: Send season’s greetings in style
Tumblr artist and Disney illustrator William Reiss shares two exclusive GIF cards.
Facebook page shares “missed connections” from college library
Students at Trinity College Dublin have started a Facebook page for anonymously flirting with the hotties they spot at the campus’s libraries.
On Dec 14, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Politics meets high school on Mean Girls of Capitol Hill Tumblr
This mashup of teen comedy Mean Girls and Washington’s current crop of poltiicians is so fetch.
On Dec 12, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
“KJUGASCHAMBERS”: How hackers stole Person of the Year poll
A group of IRC users installed Kim Jong-un as Time Magazine’s No. 1 vote, but they also spelled a message with the first letter of each candidate’s name.
On Dec 10, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
First-ever Bitcoin bank opens for business
Bitcoin exchange Paymium now has bank backing from France’s Credit Mutuel.
On Dec 7, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
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