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.
No Shave November update: 18 remain
As Tumblr users chronicle their follicular follies, another nine fall off the Daily Dot’s beardar.
On Nov 18, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Occupy Wall Street vs the Tea Party—a study of tweets
Both movements use Twitter to mobilize. How do they differ?
Unhate: Benetton’s new campaign successfully baits controversy
Italian retailer Benetton managed to offend the White House, the Catholic Church, and Tumblr users with its latest advertising campaign.
On Nov 17, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Occupy protesters mic-check politicians
Protesters have been interrupting political speeches since there were politicians. But Occupy has invented a new, apparently contagious, way to do this.
“Stop the E-Parasite Act”
Thanks to a massive boast of support from Reddit, a Web petition against the Stop Online Piracy Act received enough signatures to warrant an official response from the White House.
Cancer patient asks actor out on coffee date
Lindsey Miller isn’t letting her illness stop her from expressing her ardor for Joseph Gordon-Levitt on YouTube.
On Nov 15, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Marcel the shell returns to YouTube
After landing its creators a book publishing deal, Marcel the shell takes care of business once more on YouTube.
An emoticon without emotion
Is the artist formerly known as Prince behind the mysterious emoticon trending on Twitter?
Stretching the Canvas: Real or repost?
The image-remixing community gets a way of sniffing out repeat offenders.
On Nov 14, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
AIDS awareness through rap
Many were disgusted when they saw that “GOT AIDS” was trending on Twitter. Perhaps they didn’t understand where it came from.
No NBA? Twitter laments potential loss of the regular season
Even after the league’s appeal to fans across social media platforms this weekend, the NBA’s player association rejected the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) proposal.
No Shave November getting hairy
There are still more than 20 dudes vying to win the Daily Dot’s No Shave November competition. Check them out in all their hirsute splendor.
On Nov 11, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Ten ways to commemorate Veterans Day
There are three seperate trending topics on Twitter today celebrating Veterans Day, but here are 10 accounts that support the Armed Forces on a daily basis.
BitGym aims to trim your figure
Smartphone and tablet apps are fun. Cardio machines are boring. Can a combination improve your health?
On Nov 10, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
MLB catcher Wilson Ramos abducted
Even jokesters showed their serious side in expressing their concern for Washington Nationals’ catcher Wilsom Ramos, who was abducted from his Venezuelan home.
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