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Behind “The Guild”: Felicia Day discusses dysfunctional characters and geek culture

Entertainment

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

Teen dies after copying “choke out game” from YouTube video

Fernando Alfonso III served as an early Reddit and 4chan reporter and the Daily Dot’s first art director until 2016. He’s gone on to report at Lexington’s Herald-Leader and at the Houston Chronicle.

Fernando Alfonso III

Video of YouTuber’s death derails trial

Thrillseeker: Behind the scenes with Devin “SuperTramp” Graham

Based in Montreal, Kris Holt has been writing about technology and web culture since 2010. He writes for Engadget and Tech News World, and his byline has also appeared in Paste, Salon, International Business Times, Mashable, and elsewhere.

Kris Holt

YouTube right now! A “Gangnam Style” wedding

YouTube Guide: “Awkward Family Photos—The Family Portrait”

Dining with Daym Drops—YouTube’s Super Official food critic

Lauren Rae Orsini is a web culture reporter who specializes in anime and the business of fandom. Her work has been published by Forbes and Business Insider.

Lauren Rae Orsini

YouTube right now! Pleated-Jeans’ “Better Names for Things”

YouTube—where fathers get praised for acting like children

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.

YouTube

Behind “The Guild”: Felicia Day discusses dysfunctional characters and geek culture

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

Teen dies after copying “choke out game” from YouTube video

Video of YouTuber’s death derails trial

Thrillseeker: Behind the scenes with Devin “SuperTramp” Graham

YouTube right now! A “Gangnam Style” wedding

YouTube Guide: “Awkward Family Photos—The Family Portrait”

Dining with Daym Drops—YouTube’s Super Official food critic

YouTube right now! Pleated-Jeans’ “Better Names for Things”

YouTube—where fathers get praised for acting like children

Student defends racist YouTube rant by saying he was drunk

Sex-positive vlogger Laci Green returns to YouTube

Andre Meadows—born a black nerd

In the newsroom with Will of DC—YouTube’s premier anchor

Antoine Dodson defends Chick-fil-A in YouTube videos