Anyone well-versed in internet lore will be familiar with the image of a slightly deflated child’s ball pit on a hotel convention room floor. DashCon (originally called Tumblr-Con, although not ...
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It may have started out as the world's saddest piece of kid's entertainment, but by the end of the weekend, the DashCon ball pit had become the Tumblr celebrity of the year. Featured Video "The ...
The DashCon organizers have released an official statement about the events that led to the fandom convention being described as a “complete disaster”. The statement cites “mismanaged communication”, ...
While you were comfortably relaxing in your home over the weekend, a group of Tumblr bloggers tried to hold a convention. The result was DashCon, one of the most glorious shitshows to ever amuse bored ...
Look, DashCon 2014 was a huge mess. I'll be the first person to admit that, and I'm a dragon werewolf—you know how stubborn they can get! I understand if the idea of DashCon 2015 rubs you the wrong ...
When people spend a lot of time on the Internet in the same place, eventually, they like to meet up in real life. Tumblr is no different. This past weekend, Tumblr fans organized the first annual ...
History repeats itself, even when it involves hobbits. The very public collapse of an Illinois Tumblr-centric fan convention called DashCon—organizers reportedly begged for money to keep the ...
When the first generations of social media natives are old and gray, they will bounce their grandchildren on their knee and tell them about the old days when Facebook was just for college kids and ...