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Fernando Alfonso III


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.

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The Morning GIF: Tuesday, December 27

Step one: Dust off your desktop PC from the 1990s. Here's a step-by-step guide to cracking Windows 98. 

On Dec 27, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Twitter thrives on love

It's taken a lot of love—and spreading the word—for Twitter to get to the place where it is now.

On Dec 26, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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The 10 most important people on Twitter in 2011

Twitter is the online community's public square. Here's the Daily Dot's list of the ten most important voices in it.

On Dec 23, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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The Morning GIF: Friday, December 23

Sonic the Hedgehog has seen better days. 

On Dec 23, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Reddit helps reunite family

Just in time for the holidays, the Reddit community helps down a user's family in mere hours. 

On Dec 22, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Reddit tracks supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act

In Reddit's latest act against the controversial bill, users compiled a list of companies that support the measure to inspire boycotts. 

On Dec 22, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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The Morning GIF: Thursday, December 22

As Leonard Cohen might say, first we take Manhattan. Then we occupy Berlin. 

On Dec 22, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Twitter adds four more languages—but not Arabic

Danish, Finnish, Polish, and Norwegian are now on Twitter's menu.

On Dec 22, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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January 2 is Deadmau5 Day

Las Vegas honors an electronic-music club king and YouTube prince with a Sin City coronation.

On Dec 22, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Newt Gingrich hacked

 Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's  website today has been taking people to interesting places.

On Dec 21, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Does the Stop Online Piracy Act support the porn industry?

After blocking 20 amendments, including one involving "obscene and pornographic works," the House Judiciary committee in charge of preparing the act for a full vote has pushed back the next hearing until 2012. 

On Dec 21, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Ho Ho Ho! You don’t need a letter to reach out to Santa

It may be too late to get a letter to the North Pole. Thank your lucky reindeer you won't even need a stamp to communicate with the jolly fat guy.

On Dec 21, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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The Morning GIF: Wednesday, December 21

Gustaf Mantel doesn't just create GIF; he makes art. 

On Dec 21, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Writer, mother, and popular tweeter lands TV show

Popular Twitter user Kelly Oxford now has her on TV show.

On Dec 21, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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The Morning GIF: Tuesday, December 20

An aerial view of the power outage that delayed Monday Night Football last night—twice. 

On Dec 20, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III