Mike Fenn
Mike Fenn is a former contributor to the Daily Dot whose beats included Reddit, YouTube, and all things WTF. His work has also appeared in Forbes and News.com.au.
“Star Wars” game designer quits job, joins Twitter to find new one
Daniel Erickson, who worked on BioWare’s popular online game Star Wars: The Old Republic, joined Twitter to look for a new gig and critique the game industry.
On Oct 5, 2012 by Mike Fenn
Guess what Steve Martin called his agent
The comedian’s Twitter followers did their best to uncover the asterisks for “******kle.”
On Oct 1, 2012 by Mike Fenn
Can Twitter solve Chicago’s illegal gun problem?
Residents are responding to the #whatifchicago hashtag with good ideas and a healthy dose of snark.
The family values of GeekDad’s Matt Blum
Matt Blum didn’t write the book on parenting, but he does edit an essential blog on geek families.
On Sep 26, 2012 by Mike Fenn
Gamers raise over $9,000 for friend’s brain surgery
Dungeons and Dragons players turned to the gaming community to help support fanartist Daniel Somerville.
On Sep 17, 2012 by Mike Fenn
Occupy movement marks first anniversary on Twitter
One year ago today, Zuccoti Park in New York City was occupied by protestors angry about growing inequalities in the U.S.
Massachusetts election guide links to medical marijuana spoof site
Opponents of a Mass. medical marijuana measure forgot to register their domain name, so a pro-marijuana prankster decided to use it for a spoof site instead.
On Sep 14, 2012 by Mike Fenn
Why a comics editor is taking back the Idiot Nerd Girl meme
Dark Horse Comics’ Rachel Edidin talks about sexism and geek culture.
On Sep 13, 2012 by Mike Fenn
Comedian Rob Delaney takes Reddit’s questions in an AMA
Twitter may have made Delaney famous, but the comedian tried his hand at entertaining a different audience in a Reddit interview Monday afternoon.
On Sep 10, 2012 by Mike Fenn
13-year-old girl steals brother’s car, takes road trip to visit online boyfriend
13-year-old Elizabeth met her online boyfriend, 12-year-old Dylan, while playing Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Who is the most dangerous celebrity online?
Watch out when searching for these celebrities.
Republican-sponsored hashtag “#areyoubetteroff” backfires when Twitter users answer “yes”
The Romney campaign didn’t get the response it expected from a promoted Twitter hashtag playing on a famous Reagan quote.
On Sep 5, 2012 by Mike Fenn
Gov. Ted Strickland turns DNC speech into Romney roast
“Barack Obama saved the American auto industry,” Strickland said last night. “Mitt Romney saved on his taxes.”
Teen’s death in gruesome bus accident documented on Twitter
Daniel Fernandez, 16, was killed Aug 31. when he stuck his head out of a double-decker “party bus.” News of the tragedy and messages of grief spread quickly through Twitter.
On Sep 3, 2012 by Mike Fenn
A sit down with @InvisibleObama
The mystery tweeter behind everyone’s new favorite furniture-based parody account talks to the Daily Dot.
On Aug 31, 2012 by Mike Fenn
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