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.
Pilot photo flies high
When one photographer snapped a photo of protesting pilots he had no idea how popular it would become on not one, but two social sites.
On Sep 29, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Question about controversial beliefs almost crashes Reddit
With anonymity, it seems we’re all eager to share our most controversial beliefs.
On Sep 26, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
@myspaceT0m smacks MySpace Tom
A parody account has Twitter laughing with—and about—MySpace cofounder Tom Anderson.
All My Children dead
An era comes to an end. All My Children airs its last episode.
On Sep 23, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
NOPE man now says THANKS!
It really is Chuck Testa, the NOPE man tells us in a new thank you video.
On Sep 20, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Netflix’s Qwikster quickly derided
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings introduces a new service that was once part of the old service — and apologizes for poor communication in the past. People do not seem assuaged.
On Sep 19, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Alzheimer’s more complicated than 700 Club soundbite
TV evangelist Pat Robertson’s comments about Alzheimer’s drew fire Thursday. Experts say the issues are more complex than a soundbite or tweet can explain.
On Sep 15, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Snooki breaks three million
Pint-sized queen of MTV’s Jersey Shore breaks through the three million Twitter follower mark.
On Sep 13, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Make Johnny Cash’s last music video
With a boost from Google, The Johnny Cash Project is mixing in fans’ art to make a video from the late musician’s final song.
On Sep 12, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Canvas treats September 11 differently than most
Canvas says it wants to be the mature sibling to 4chan. But these altered 9/11 images aren’t quite living up to expectations.
Parody Twitter account irks Frito-Lay
Twitter deletes a parody account apeing Frito-Lay chips after the jokesters behind the tweets take things a little too far.
Fritos learns what a difference an “i” can make
A new Twitter parody account takes the maker of Fritos to task. We’ll see how long it lasts.
On Sep 9, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Why electronic books will outlive their creator
Michael Hart, pioneering creator of an online collection of texts, lived to see the dawn of the ebook age.
On Sep 8, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
These GIFs swim on your page
When these artists see a great site, they don’t just take pictures. They make them move.
GOP debate is target-rich lampoon fodder
If you expected to see an intellectual discussion on Twitter during tonight’s Republican presidential debate, you were sorely disappointed.
On Sep 7, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
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