Fidel Martinez
Fidel Martinez is a web culture and politics reporter. His work for the Daily Dot focused on Reddit and YouTube.
Judge rules Minnesota school broke the law after forcing student to fork over Facebook password
The move was a clear violation of the student’s First and Fourth Amendment rights, the judge ruled.
On Sep 17, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
AKineticTypographer turns Reddit comments into motion typography GIFs
The latest popular novelty account on Reddit animates the text of the site’s funniest comments.
On Sep 13, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Facebook temporarily blocks “The New Yorker” over cartoon nipple
A bare breast in one of The New Yorker‘s cartoons apparently violated Facebook’s terms of service.
On Sep 11, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Charlie Kaufman and Dan Harmon break Kickstarter record
Their new project, Anomalisa, is now the most-funded Kickstarter film of all time.
On Sep 10, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Plane bomb hoax was revenge for “compromising” Facebook photo
A 26-year-old man was so incensed about Facebook photos of his girlfriend that he called in a false bomb threat against the man who posted them.
On Sep 7, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Photographer tracks down kissing couple on Facebook to win a contest
To win a major photo contest, Mo Gelber had to track down the subjects of his photo on Facebook. And that’s when things got really complicated.
Befuddled Billionaire: Gina Rinehart’s unflattering meme
That’s actually one of the nicer things said about the Australian billionaire after her remarks about people ” jealous of those with more money.”
On Sep 6, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Sports Casino brings betting to Facebook and Zynga
Players can only gamble on football, soccer, and baseball for now, but the company has its eye on more sports—and real money
Reddit hit 3.4 billion pageviews in August
The social news site scored its best month ever, thanks in no small part to a visit from the president.
On Sep 5, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Meet the troll behind the Kill Mitt Romney Facebook page
Joshua Scott Albert, a 26-year-old blogger from Philadelphia, Penn., stirs the pot with controversy-baiting Facebook pages.
YouTube right now! Rickrolling with “Mad Men”
The AMC cast is never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down.
Controversial Facebook photo causes diplomatic rift between Kyrgyzstan and Belarus
The photo appears to show Janysh Bakiyev—currently wanted by the Krygyzstan government—wandering the streets in Belarus.
On Aug 30, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
New federal guidelines prohibit jurors from using Facebook and Twitter
Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration is looking to clamp down on the use of social media by jurors.
On Aug 29, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
The Internet gets its own Facebook Timeline
Peruse the origins of Internet technologies, companies, and memes at a glance on this new Timeline.
On Aug 28, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Indiegogo shuts down campaign to develop world’s first printable gun
A fundraiser to create the design for a working, 3D-printable gun—and make it publicly available for download—ran afoul of Indiegogo’s terms of service.
On Aug 27, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
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