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.
Canvas remixes Skrillex
Picturing the dubstep phenomenon in GIFs, illustrations, and photo memes.
On Feb 24, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Twitter rolls out the red carpet for the Oscars
Still wondering who to follow on Hollywood’s biggest night? Check this comprehensive list.
YouTube series Svengali jumps to big screen
The story of real-life rocker Jonathan Owen playing a struggling British band manager was just too good to contain to YouTube.
On Feb 23, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Canvas takes on Leonardo da Vinci, Piet Mondrian, and other famous artists
The image board’s tools for remixing and drawing make meme masterpieces in minutes.
Xeni Jardin’s cancer tweets get her a supporter: Lance Armstrong
The Tour de France winner and cancer survivor sends a message to the blogger as she goes through chemo.
Twitter hits 500 million users
Twitter became the second social network to hit the milestone on Wednesday afternoon and is currently adding 14 new accounts per second.
On Feb 22, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Guy Fawkes mask is a laughing matter
Help Canvas provide an alternate caption for this Guy Fawkes mask.
Flickr revamps with new photo interface
Set to roll out on Feb. 28, the redesign will offer a more interactive and organize images into a seamless collage.
Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, and Chris Brown are all going to a Kraftwerk concert—NOT
Jake Fogelnest fools the masses into believing that top pop stars are attending a Kraftwerk concert.
Canvas tries to artfully figure out the difference between Rick Santorum and Ron Paul
Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are given what can only be called the Canvas treatment.
On Feb 21, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Palestinian prisoner ends hunger strike after Twitter outreach
Shortly after his cause became a worldwide trending top on Twitter, Khader Adnan finally ate for the first time in more than 60 days.
Canvas turns your favorite memes into QR codes
Think a Quick Response Code (QR Code) is only computer-generated image? This will make you think again.
On Feb 20, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Egyptian revolution reveals Twitter’s disappearing act
Twitter records history in the moment. But a new study shows that roughly 10 percent of tweets and images are being lost over time.
Four Twitter parody accounts of France’s Sarkozy suspended
The sweeping move came shortly after the French president signed up for Twitter last week.
Canvas counts the days until Obama is elected—or tossed out
Canvas users count Barack Obama’s remaining days in office.
On Feb 17, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
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