Fidel Martinez
Fidel Martinez is a web culture and politics reporter. His work for the Daily Dot focused on Reddit and YouTube.
Facebook’s new strategy: All mobile, all the time
Facebook beat Wall Street’s expectations this quarter, largely because of mobile users. In other words, get ready for more ads in your Facebook mobile apps.
On Oct 24, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
News of Zynga layoffs spread through Twitter
Twitter users speculated the company used the Apple conference as a smokescreen to prevent bad press.
On Oct 23, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Fark launches fundraiser for charity facing partisan backlash after Paul Ryan photo op
Fark users decided to take a stand after a partisan backlash put an Ohio soup kitchen in financial trouble.
On Oct 22, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Kanye Wes [Anderson]: A stylish Tumblr mashup
Who knew the rapper and director had such complimentary styles?
On Oct 19, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
New Statesman and Ai Weiwei challenge China’s “Great Firewall”
Well-known artist and dissident Ai Weiwei edited the latest issue of the magazine, which is available for free in China via file-sharing networks.
Facebook helps prevent terroristic attack on Federal Reserve
An FBI informant used Facebook to communicate with—and ultimately stop—a 21-year-old Bangladeshi national who wanted to bomb the Federal Reserve building in Manhattan.
On Oct 18, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Redditors donate money to recently unemployed Violentacrez
The “His Name Was Michael Brutsch” fundraising campaign is trying to help the former troll, who was outed by Gawker, and his wife, who is disabled.
On Oct 16, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Sean Penn and Kid Rock are “Americans” in hilarious PSA
Two celebrities with different political viewpoints come together in this patriotic, awfulsome public service announcement.
On Oct 11, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Kickstarter expanding to the U.K.
The crowdfunding platform will begin posting U.K.-based projects Oct. 31.
How Facebook could slow the spread of STDs
A new study created a Facebook group that apparently convinced young people to use condoms more often.
On Oct 10, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Facebook to pay up to $10 to “Sponsored Stories” victims
Facebook agreed to compensate victims who appeared in advertisements without their consent.
On Oct 9, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Facebook introduces “want” button, but only for some retailers
The new “want” and “collect” buttons allow users to add items to a new Facebook wish list, a la Pinterest’s pinboards.
8 hilarious Kickstarter projects about Kickstarter
Can you create a Kickstarter campaign to kick-start a Kickstarter campaign?
Brewpub taps Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout—a beer with bull testicles
Denver’s Wynkoop Brewing Company is set to release the “ballsiest beer ever,” literally.
On Oct 8, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Facebook scans your private messages, likes pages for you
Even in private messages, every page you link to on Facebook gets an additional Like.
On Oct 4, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
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