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 sun still comes out for George Harrison
Tributes for George Harrison of the Beatles bloom all over the Internet on the tenth anniversary of his death.
On Nov 29, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Herman Cain gets free advice—again—on whether he should continue his run
Twitter jumps to help Republican Presidential hopeful Herman Cain with his decision about whether to run for office—and not everyone is so nice.
Reddit goes Easter-egg hunting, turns up solid gold
A thread on the social news site led to a sprawling account of the best hidden gems in movies, video games, and television. Here’s a curated list of our favorites.
New study: Most of Twitter doesn’t speak English
Less than 4 in 10 tweets are written in English now. Arabic is the fastest-growing language lately.
On Nov 28, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
No Shave November comes clean for the holidays
The pressure of looking freshly groomed for relatives was apparently too much to handle for some of our final contestants.
On Nov 25, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Paint it black: A first-hand account of frenzied shopping
A Daily Dot reporter enters the maelstrom of Black Friday and lives to tell the tale.
Follow Fernando Alfonso III as he tracks Black Friday frenzy
Now you don’t have to go to the mall yourself to experience the madness. Just follow the Daily Dot’s Fernando Alfonso III starting tonight and he’ll share it with you.
On Nov 24, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Get historical with Perez Hamilton
History doesn’t all have to be black and white. It also can be pink.
On Nov 23, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Occupy the Internet! Artists launch GIF-powered protest
The Internet proves a warmer, safer environment for the Occupy movement to defend the 99%.
YouTube collects 3.5 billion hits daily
YouTube is expanding faster than the universe—or at least it seems that same way from these startling statistics
Mr. Wyden goes to Washington
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has pledged to filibuster votes on Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act by reading the names of those who sign his petition online. Judging from the signatures he’s garnered thus far, that would take a long time.
On Nov 22, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Reddit celebrates officer who protects and serves
Here’s the video that illustrates why Sgt. Wayne Guillary of the LAPD has a five-star rating on RateMyCop.com.
Don’t be a turkey this Thanksgiving
Diet. Hit on your sister-in-law. Carve a turkey with an electric chainsaw. For those celebrating the American holiday, these are all moves to avoid.
On Nov 21, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
“Pornpatriots” fight Stop Online Piracy Act
“They can pry my porn from my cold, dead hands,” commented one redditor in support of the porn industry’s attempts to fight a conversial bill.
Did you know that 93 percent of people who read this story will love it?
What happens when a group of journalists get together to Tweet out fake research? More than 50 percent love it.
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