The stars we lost in 2012: A GIF tribute
The Daily Dot pays tribute to those who died this year, from Neil Armstrong to Ravi Shankar.
On Dec 28, 2012 by Mike Fenn
Photographer Terry Richardson documents his mother’s final moments on Tumblr
The controversial photographer shared his final portraits of his mother, Annie Lomax, who he also celebrated in the 2011 book Mom/Dad.
On Sep 11, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
$70,000 raised to honor murdered police pup
Captain was kicked out of the force for being “too friendly.” Now the dog’s mysterious death has launched a massive fundraiser for the SPCA.
On Jul 27, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Canvas says goodbye to Lonesome George
The giant Galápagos tortoise passed on Sunday after 100 years of solitude.
On Jun 26, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Reddit mourns a much-loved moderator
Harry Delmolino, 18, passed away from head injuries he suffered in a bicycle accident.
On May 24, 2012 by Christian Yoder
Flickr reacts to the reported death of Flickr
A Gizmodo article about the site’s death captivated the Internet. But what do Flickr users have to say about it?
On May 16, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
America’s oldest teenager Dick Clark dies
Those who knew who he was—and those who didn’t—tweeted and blogged their goodbyes.
On Apr 18, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
Facebook keeps memories alive after death
When Jenna Ness died her friends immediately flocked to her Facebook profile. This is a story about life, death and mourning in the digital age.
On Jan 13, 2012 by Justin Franz
Bon Jovi is not dead yet
Once again, rumors fly across Twitter about the untimely death of a rock star. In this case, they were wrong.
On Dec 19, 2011 by Austin Powell
Christopher Hitchens dies
Intellectual, pronouned atheist and writer Christopher Hitchens dies at 62.
On Dec 16, 2011 by Fruzsina Eördögh
The sun still comes out for George Harrison
Tributes for George Harrison of the Beatles bloom all over the Internet on the tenth anniversary of his death.
On Nov 29, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Tupac fans worry that the Illuminati made a video disappear
Conspiracy theorists come up with all sorts of explanations for a missing Tupac Shakur video.
On Oct 31, 2011 by Fruzsina Eördögh
Buzz killed
Google finally pulls the plug on social failure Buzz and is hoping people head over to Google+.
On Oct 14, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Former Weezer bassist predicted his own death
Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh tweeted a premonition of his own death.
On Oct 10, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
The selling of Steve Jobs
It didn’t take very long — less than a day — for people to start profiting from the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs
On Oct 6, 2011 by Jordan Valinsky
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