Chase Hoffberger
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.
Meet Hwang Min-Woo, the kid star of “Gangnam Style”
Psy’s Mini-Me says he wants to be bigger than Psy himself!
On Dec 27, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
“Gangnam Style” vodka is coming for Russia
A company in Russia made its first move to cash in on Psy’s 2012 anthem “Gangnam Style” this week.
On Dec 25, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Motown Tribute to Nickelback drops debut on Bandcamp
The world hasn’t closed up shop, but hell may have frozen over. The Motown Tribute to Nickelback has finally released their debut album on Bandcamp.
On Dec 21, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
“Gangnam Style” wins the race to 1 billion YouTube views
Korean rapper Psy becomes the first artist in the world to rack up 1 billion YouTube views for a single song.
Daym Drops tells us all about his “Fallon” appearance
Things are starting to get Super, Super Official for the great YouTube food reviewer Daymon “Daym Drops” Patterson.
On Dec 20, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Reddit helps deaf man understand grandfather’s WWII video
When a 32-year-old deaf man came to Reddit for help interpreting an old video of his now-departed grandfather, redditors stepped up to caption the entire thing.
Developer who tried to fix Facebook gets banned from Facebook
“Steve,” the man behind the popular F.B. Purity browser extension—which blocks Facebook ads and unwanted newsfeed messages—has been banned from the site by Facebook’s legal team.
On Dec 19, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
YouTube video played no role in Benghazi attacks
An investigation into the Sept. 11 attacks on a U.S. consulate in Libya found that the controversial film “Innocence of Muslims” had no part in inciting the violence.
Drunk tweets don’t count, says U.K. prosecutor
Good news for all the drunks in Great Britain: Your alcoholism may get you out of trouble for the offensive things you post to Twitter and Facebook after hours.
YouTube stars create ultimate viral video with “Gangnam Style” mashup
Here’s what happens when you combine YouTube’s top 100 stars with two of the site’s biggest hits to date.
On Dec 18, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
“Troll” held on $250,000 bail for school shooting threat
A 19-year-old man from Washington State threatened to “shoot up every school” within a 100-mile radius. He’s currently being held by police, and reportedly told them he’s an Internet troll.
With just months to live, 17-year-old records a final song
17-year-old guitarist Zach Sobiech, who suffers from a terminal bone cancer called osteosarcoma, wrote and recorded “Clouds” for the world to remember him by.
On Dec 17, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
NRA Facebook page goes offline after school shooting
The National Rifle Association has stayed silent on Twitter, and apparently taken down its Facebook page, after Friday’s tragic mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.
140,000 people signed this White House gun control petition
One of the White House’s petitions launched Friday in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., has become the most popular petition on We the People.
College football player kicked off team for racist anti-Obama tweet
Bradley Patterson, a walk-on long snapper at the University of North Alabama, was dismissed from his team last night after posting an unsettling message.
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