Fidel Martinez
Fidel Martinez is a web culture and politics reporter. His work for the Daily Dot focused on Reddit and YouTube.
Facebook deletes secret feature
The hidden “all” link let you view your feed unfiltered—until Facebook shut it down.
On Nov 13, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Facebook group plans “National Papa John’s Appreciation Day”
A conservative group has organized a day of support for the pizza chain, which is under fire for opposing Obamacare.
Dad forced to get cat for son after viral Facebook post
After a viral Facebook campaign, the Urbanos traveled to the Gifford Cat Shelter to pick up “Hairietta L. Pawturr.”
On Nov 12, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
New Call of Duty gets YouTube streaming—for better or worse
Gamers are not excited about Call of Duty: Black Ops II players “eat[ing] up 2/3 of their bandwidth streaming it to 0 viewers on YouTube.”
On Nov 9, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Iranian blogger allegedly tortured to death over Facebook remarks
Sattar Beheshti was arrested last week at his home in Robat-Karim and took him into custody on charges of “actions on social networks and Facebook.”
On Nov 8, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
3-year-old soccer fan calls player a “c*nt” in shocking video
An Arsenal fan is being criticized for teaching his young son a song involving rape references and “vile” language.
On Nov 6, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Sarah Palin finally endorses Romney in Facebook post
“This is the endorsement equivalent of an e-card,” said the Washington Post‘s Alexandra Petri of Palin’s 900-word endorsement post.
On Nov 5, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Man harassed on Facebook for voter fraud joke
A N.C. man claimed to have voted for Barack Obama in multiple precincts, angering conservatives who didn’t realize he wasn’t serious.
Anonymous doxes Brazilian model who exploited hurricane wreckage
While many in New York City were still without power, Nana Gouvea posed for a sexy photoshoot in the midst of Hurricane Sandy’s devastation.
Turn your First World Problems into charitable donations
The redditor behind the AllTheProblems.com is donating the revenue from pageviews to a nonprofit organization that helps bring water to African nations.
On Nov 2, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Top British intelligence agency to scour Facebook
England’s Government Communications Headquarters is recruiting talent and developing tools to sift through social media for helpful intelligence.
On Nov 1, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Facebook reportedly working on classified ad feature
The social networking giant is rumored to be diving into a market traditionally ruled by Craigslist.
On Oct 31, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
British celebs respond to bizarre portraits on Twitter
Artist Chris Shaw draws strange, awful portraits of British news personalities, and then tries to get his subjects to respond on Twitter.
On Oct 29, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Are Facebook’s Promoted Posts holding your audience hostage?
Facebook page managers claim they saw a huge drop in traffic to their pages this September, and now they can only reach 15-20% of their fans without paying for promoted posts.
On Oct 25, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Veteran and quadruple amputee Taylor Morris is unstoppable
Morris lost parts of all four limbs in an IED attack while serving in Afghanistan. This is his inspirational story.
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