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.
The Morning GIF: Monday, January 23
Ladies and gentleman, we are floating in space.
On Jan 23, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Paying tribute to “At Last” singer Etta James
A curated look at the online tributes pouring in for Etta James, who died Friday morning after a battle with leukemia.
On Jan 20, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
China bans pseudonyms on social networks
In its strongest move to date against the rising popularity of microblogging service Sina Weibo, the Chinese government will soon force all users to reveal their full names.
PIPA postponed indefinitely, Internet cheers
Just two days after mass Internet protests, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that voting on the Protect IP Act would be pushed back.
The Morning GIF: Friday, January 20
In preperation for the art exhibit Pokemon Battle Royale, Diego Garcia crafted this animation of Paras.
Rick Perry is out of the race—despite his Twitter popularity
Twitter may love Rick Perry But apparently that’s not enough to keep him in the race.
On Jan 19, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Should Twitter have gone dark today?
While other sites went dark to protest the Stop Online Privacy Act and the Protect IP Act, Twitter stayed operational.
On Jan 18, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
PIPA cosponsor Marco Rubio withdraws support
One senator down, 39 more to go for opponents of the Protect IP Act.
Collecting Twitter’s funniest facts without Wikipedia
If Wikipedia can’t verify a statement, does that make it a fact? These Twitter users seem to think so.
The Morning GIF: Wednesday, January 18
A pretty convincing argument against the Stop Online Piracy Act told in the form of a hilarious and intentionally lo-fi animated GIF.
Students suffer from Wikipedia’s planned blackout
Wikipedia is shutting down to protest SOPA, an antipiracy bill, and students are tweeting their alarm.
On Jan 17, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Curating an alternative view of Sweden on Twitter
Each week, Curators of Sweden turns over the its official Twitter account to a different resident, resulting in a varied and unique look at life in the country.
The Morning GIF: Tuesday, January 17
For this young GIF animator, less proved far more for his mind-bending animation series.
Rupert Murdoch booed on Twitter for piracy tirade
News Corp. CEO calls Google “pirates” and lambastes President Obama—then gets a taste of his own medicine.
On Jan 16, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Reddit’s pot leader gives half-baked apology for fake nonprofit
Shaun Apple agreed to step down as the administrator of the popular Reddit section r/trees. Consider the incident the first lesson in his International Cannabis Culture Education Forum.
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