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Fidel Martinez


Fidel Martinez is a web culture and politics reporter. His work for the Daily Dot focused on Reddit and YouTube.

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16 hilarious Amazon reviews that are anything but helpful

‘591 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?’

On Dec 29, 2016 by Fidel Martinez

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Reddit 50/50: The daring challenge suddenly taking over the internet

Are you feeling lucky?

On Dec 21, 2016 by Fidel Martinez, Austin Powell

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YouTube star’s photo shoot with BMW goes terribly wrong

On Nov 30, 2016 by Fidel Martinez

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The shock and aww of Reddit’s 50/50

Here’s the story behind r/fiftyfifty, Reddit’s version of ‘Would You Rather.’

On Aug 13, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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YouTube’s “Awkward Black Girl” to play Nina Simone in new movie

Issa Rae has made the rare jump from YouTube star to Hollywood actress.

On Jun 5, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Is Xbox One actually a “twisted” surveillance device?

Privacy advocates across the globe have expressed concern over the gaming console’s surveillance capabilities. 

On May 28, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Family’s football freakouts turn into viral-video gold

Being a fan of a professional football team is a masochistic enterprise. 

On Apr 5, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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This is how easy it is to game Amazon’s customer service

That replacement Kindle is on its way, whether you ordered it or not.

On Feb 14, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Twitter parody reduces BuzzFeed to its essence

“Remember the ’90s?” indeed.

On Jan 9, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Mich. bans employers from demanding social media passwords

Michigan becomes the latest state to pass a new law that prohibits employers and educational institutions from demanding that workers or students give up their social media passwords.

On Dec 31, 2012 by Fidel Martinez

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Thingiverse takes down blueprints for printable guns

The movement to make 3-D-printed weapons suffered yet another setback last week.

On Dec 24, 2012 by Fidel Martinez

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Apple kills successful Kickstarter campaign, forces refund

Unable to return the $139,170 it received from 1,000 backers through Kickstarter, design firm Edison Junior had to create its own solution to resolve the matter. 

On Dec 21, 2012 by Fidel Martinez

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Ann Curry inspires pay-it-forward movement with #26Acts

The NBC anchor thought it’d be a good idea for people to perform 20 acts of random kindness in honor of the 20 slain children in Connecticut.

On Dec 21, 2012 by Fidel Martinez

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Magic Johnson back on Twitter after Lakers win 3 in a row

Magic made good on a promise to abandon Twitter until his team rattled off a winning streak. 

On Dec 20, 2012 by Fidel Martinez

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FTC updates Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

After 14 years without revision, some of the terms in COPPA required updating.

On Dec 20, 2012 by Fidel Martinez

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