Fidel Martinez
Fidel Martinez is a web culture and politics reporter. His work for the Daily Dot focused on Reddit and YouTube.
YouTube star’s photo shoot with BMW goes terribly wrong
On Nov 30, 2016 by Fidel Martinez
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
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
Facebook cracks down on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev fan pages
Unlike recent high-profile criminal suspects, fan pages and fake profiles for Tsarnaev are hard to find on Facebook.
On Apr 19, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
Take fundraising online with Piggybackr, the Kickstarter for kids
Finally, kids can stop going door-to-door with popcorn, wrapping paper, and chocolate.
Get mixed up in Justin Hager’s pop culture mashup art
How one single-serving Tumblr brings together the oddest of bedfellows.
On Apr 9, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
Microsoft employee to angry gamers: “Deal with it”
Microsoft Studios creative director Adam Orth angered Xbox fans angry that the next generation of the game system may need a constant Internet connection to work.
On Apr 5, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
Family’s football freakouts turn into viral-video gold
Being a fan of a professional football team is a masochistic enterprise.
Tumblr reveals where Nickelodeon’s “Guts” kids are now
With Stalking Guts, artist Kyle M.F. Williams uses Facebook to track down former contestants of Nickelodeon Guts, revealing in the process a sort of lost innocence.
On Mar 28, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
Toronto mayor accused of sexual misconduct on Facebook
Sarah Thomson took to Facebook to vent about her alleged encounter with Rob Ford.
On Mar 8, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
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
Meet Corbin Corona, the Web’s most hated wannabe pop star
When 24-year-old Corbin Corona posted his music video “SuperStar” to YouTube Jan. 21, he wasn’t intending to punt the hornet’s nest known as Reddit.
On Feb 1, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
Snarky crafting site Regretsy closes up shop after 3 years
Regretsy, the blog that made its name by mocking the most ridiculous creations on crafingt site Etsy, is closing up shop after running out of crafting jokes.
On Jan 28, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
New social network uses numbers, not names, for user IDs
In response to Facebook gathering as much information as possible about its users, Social Number launched last week and doesn’t even require your name.
On Jan 25, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
“West Wing” characters tweet support for Obama’s gun control plan
President Barack Obama addressed the nation earlier today to lay out his administration’s plans for tougher gun control legislation. So did the cast of fictional television show The West Wing.
On Jan 16, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
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