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A former editorial operations specialist and staff writer for the Daily Dot, Jordan Valinsky is a tech reporter and web culture commentator. His work has been published by the Week, Digiday, CNNMoney, Popular Mechanics, Vice, Mic, and Betabeat.

Jordan Valinsky

Turning @Horse_ebooks into works of art

Daily Dot Contributor

Entertainment

5 great recurring gags on “The Bugle”

Don’t panic! Calming Manatees are here to help

Chase Hoffberger reported on YouTube, web culture, and crime for the Daily Dot until 2013, when he joined the Austin Chronicle. Until late 2018, he served as that paper’s news editor and reported on criminal justice and politics.

Chase Hoffberger

8 things we just learned about Frank Ocean

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

Michelle Jaworski

The accidental triumph of YouTube star Julia Nunes

Curt Hopkins has over two decades of experience as a journalist, editorial strategist, and social media manager. His work has been published by Ars Technica, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle. He is the also founding director of the Committee to Protect Bloggers, the first organization devoted to global free speech rights for bloggers

Curt Hopkins

Meet Chris Kluwe—the Internet’s first football star

5 TV shows that are even better as GIFs

WTF is Superwholock?

Reddit catapults movie extra to fame on Internet Movie Database

Meet the winner of MTV’s “Teen Wolf” fanfiction contest

Taylor Swift donates $10,000 to school for the deaf after 4chan prank

Supernote Challenge 2012: Which YouTube star’s team will hold the longest note?

Patrick Caldwell is a streaming entertainment reporter. He previously served as a staff music critic at the Austin American-Statesman.

Patrick Caldwell

“That Is All”—John Hodgman on fake facts and personal truth

Kreayshawn’s album tanks on Billboard charts

14 Google parodies on Google’s 14th