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.
Fields of artful dreams
He once played on baseball fields. Now Joshua Perry plays with them, creating art and function.
On Jan 2, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Your picks for the 10 most important people on Twitter in 2011
Who better to pick Twitter’s top voices than Twitter users themselves?
On Dec 30, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
5 must-follow women on Twitter
After readers pointed out that our list of the top 10 Twitter accounts of 2011 had omitted women, we set out to make things right.
Kelly Clarkson gets political
Kelly Clarkson annoys her fans with her endorsement of Republican contender Ron Paul.
On Dec 29, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
BBC’s Faces of the year 2011 spurs #pandagate controversy
Meet Ms. December, Sweetie the panda. Likes include bamboo, honey, and cuddling.
The best possible reaction to the Weeknd’s Echoes of Silence
Meet the man behind Aziz Ansari’s favorite YouTube reaction video.
On Dec 28, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Dramatic reactions from Kim Jong-il’s funeral
The funeral for the late North Korean dictator has been a worldwide trending topic all morning on Twitter, collecting equal amounts of pity, laughter, and scorn.
Google+ gains momentum
Google’s social network may finally be gaining momentum.
The 10 most important people on Twitter in 2011
Twitter is the online community’s public square. Here’s the Daily Dot’s list of the ten most important voices in it.
On Dec 23, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
The Morning GIF: Friday, December 23
Sonic the Hedgehog has seen better days.
Reddit helps reunite family
Just in time for the holidays, the Reddit community helps down a user’s family in mere hours.
On Dec 22, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Twitter adds four more languages—but not Arabic
Danish, Finnish, Polish, and Norwegian are now on Twitter’s menu.
January 2 is Deadmau5 Day
Las Vegas honors an electronic-music club king and YouTube prince with a Sin City coronation.
Newt Gingrich hacked
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s website today has been taking people to interesting places.
On Dec 21, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
The Morning GIF: Wednesday, December 21
Gustaf Mantel doesn’t just create GIF; he makes art.
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