Raising Scumbag Steve: Susan Boston’s family matters
Susan Boston accidentally turned her son into one of the most infamous memes on the Web, and she’s had to learn to deal with the consequences.
On Jun 7, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
The Hater: Pulling the plug on Internet Week
Having previously taken down South By Southwest and the Vimeo Awards, the Hater turns his attention to New York’s Internet Week.
On May 16, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
The triumphant return of “Gingers do have souls”
Copper Cab’s classic viral video about redheads is back, thanks to the Gregory Brothers’ new autotuned cover.
On May 16, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
Dot Dot Dot: The power of the ridiculous
LOLs, memes and image macros pack the subtle ability to change the world.
On May 10, 2012 by Nicholas White
Are YouTube channels hurting viral-video stars?
YouTube stars Matt Harding, Liam Sullivan, and Judson Laipply debated the issue at ROFLcon.
On May 8, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
Exclusive: Tron Guy wows ROFLcon with speech on how to stop CISPA
We’ve got it: The best moment from this year’s ROFLcon.
On May 8, 2012 by Kevin Morris
The legacy of Tron Guy Jay Maynard
When he’s not volunteering to maintain the IBM mainframe emulator Hercules, Maynard is a computer consultant—just an average Internet hero in Minnesota.
On May 7, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
The future is in the memes
“Humor,” especially in regards to Internet memes, “allows us to disarm and engage in conversations that we otherwise couldn’t do,” Twitter parodist Dan Sinker argued.
On May 7, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
Watch the viral stars of ROFLcon in super slo-mo
You’ve never seen Tron Guy or Leeroy Jenkins like this before.
On May 7, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Is the Internet in an “eternal September”?
Meme Factory celebrates accidental awesomeness at ROFLcon but asks, has the Web jumped the shark?
On May 5, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Nyan Cat meets Me Gusta
Here’s what happens when you put the creators of two ubiquitous Web creations together.
On May 4, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Scumbag Steve speaks: “Everybody does pull scumbag moves”
At ROFLcon, Blake Boston rapped to the Daily Dot about baby-mama drama and what differentiates him from his viral image macro.
On May 4, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
The Daily Dot’s guide to ROFLcon
Everything you need to know in one convenient place.
On May 4, 2012 by Austin Powell
Jonathan Zittrain on memes and the fight against institutionalized cynicism
In his keynote address at ROFLcon, author and Harvard professor Jonathan Zittrain tackled the odd intersection of memes, Internet culture, ethics, and law.
On May 4, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Boing Boing’s Rob Beschizza: “We’re not big on cat videos anymore”
Ahead of his appearance at ROFLCon, Boing Boing Managing Editor Rob Beschizza discusses the early Web and secrets to success.
On May 4, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy
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