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Nicholas White


Nicholas White is the founder and editor in chief of the Daily Dot. His work has appeared in Wired, PBS, the Associated Press and elsewhere, and his reporting has been honored for excellence in journalism by the Associated Press.

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Dot Dot Dot: Everything online is subject to remixing

Creativity find its greatest outlets on the Web, as art imitates life and vice versa. 

On May 31, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: Can humanity survive in the age of the corporate community?

As Internet communities continue to grow, companies can't allow the people that define it become mere ghosts in the machine. 

On May 24, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: Can a real civilization emerge from the ephemera of the Internet?

Small businesses, a currency, bank robbers, artists, a (literally) shared religion: Is this the start of a truly online civilization? 

On May 17, 2012 by Nicholas White

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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

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Dot Dot Dot: In search of justice on the Web

Despite trolls and all else on the Internet, justice can be had—if you’re willing to fight for it.

On May 3, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: Law and order, version 2.0

You have the right to remain silent. But few do online.

On Apr 26, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: Life is a meme

On the open-sourced Web, we all can be Anonymous and masters of our own domains. 

On Apr 19, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: Annyong on Twitter, Anonymous in “Time”, Hillary in texts, and a cardboard arcade

When people can connect online, dreams can come true.

On Apr 12, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: When computers cry

You don’t need Google glasses to live your life through a computer screen. 

On Apr 5, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: What’s real online isn’t always true

The information age was supposed to be an era of universal, perfect knowledge. But in a world of bits and bytes, can we actually know anything?

On Mar 29, 2012 by Nicholas White

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The best and worst moments of launching the Daily Dot

For the Daily Dot's CEO, 2011 was all about getting the website you're reading off the ground.

On Dec 29, 2011 by Nicholas White

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Restoring the miracle of publishing

How can a media startup recapture the grandeur of the old way we made the news?

On Jul 1, 2011 by Nicholas White

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How the Daily Dot might reach a million people

The reach of the Daily Dot's network of beta testers and early adopters astounded even its CEO.

On Jun 24, 2011 by Nicholas White

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We’re in beta!

As we prepare for a private beta, the Daily Dot's CEO considers how media products need to evolve.

On Jun 17, 2011 by Nicholas White

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From the Trenches: Daily Dot launches in alpha

This week was an especially exciting week in the world of The Daily Dot. The alpha version of our site is up. We were the first news organization to report the way Congressman Wiener's Twitter account was likely "hacked." And we released the list of the 1,000 most influential people on Reddit.

On Jun 3, 2011 by Nicholas White