Daily Dot 1 Year Anniversary

Logan Youree — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:15:19 GMT

Storified by Logan Youree · Wed, Oct 03 2012 14:15:19

Anniversary Stories:

1 year and 5.3 million readers later, things are looking pretty good. A word from our editor-in-chief: http://dly.do/PJf93K
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 09:31:36

The Daily Dot's @chasehoffberger takes the Cinnamon Challenge—and it ain't pretty: http://awe.sm/f3Wps
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 10:08:21

An interactive timeline of the Daily Dot's first year (thanks to our awesome designer, @mathewsisson): http://awe.sm/m3027
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 11:56:12

Canvas plots the Daily Dot's first anniversary party, hilarity ensues: http://awe.sm/j3XP8
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 13:05:27

How to troll the Daily Dot: Learn from the master @commentiquette http://awe.sm/d3ads
— The Daily Dot · Fri, Aug 24 2012 08:55:26

The Daily Dot now has its own theme song. Can you name all the references? http://dly.do/T9PArr
— The Daily Dot · Sat, Aug 25 2012 10:34:53

Scumbag Steve Guest Tweets:

^SS #scumbagtweet @MisterGIF what you need to know brahhhhhhhhhhhh
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 10:39:38

RT @blakeboston617: @dailydot ain't safe nomore!!!!!!!!! I'm crafting #scumbagtweets all day sonnnnnnnnnnnnn ^SS
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 10:42:04

^SS #scumbagtweets check out @blakeboston617 on youtube #scumbagsteve music videos http://www.youtube.com/user/magangsta21890?feature=guide
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 10:45:15

^SS #scumbagtweets http://www.dailydot.com/news/nypd-disciplines-officers-racist-facebook/ At least the NYPD addresses their problems...
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 10:52:53

RT @blakeboston617: Playing nhl12 gamertag bzb617 and creating #scumbagtweets with @dailydot challenge me #bigbusiness ^SS
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 11:12:18

^SS having a lot of fun with #scumbagtweets thenks to @dailydot for giving me the opportunity to be a part of this #respect
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 11:54:09

^SS #scumbagtweets http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/daym-drops-youtube-reddit-ama/ WTF!!!!!!!!!
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 12:11:58

@blakeboston617 ^SS #scumbagtweetsThe most uplifting thing that has happened to me this past month is that I am still here doing what Ilove
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 12:41:35

RT @blakeboston617: C'mon Every one join in on using #scumbagtweets while I'm in charge on @dailydot's twitter page ^SS
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 13:36:55

^SS #scumbagtweets is mad fresh and perfect for #scumbagthursdays
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 13:52:26

^SS @BradOFarrell Yo bro Share your best #scumbagtweets while I have taken over @dailydot's twitter
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 14:22:52

^SS #scumbagtweets http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/youtube-right-now-kenan-kel-here-goes-supercut/ Who Loves Orange Soda
— The Daily Dot · Thu, Aug 23 2012 14:42:26

The Daily Dot, now with less Owen.

Logan Youree — Wed, 09 May 2012 04:19:24 GMT

Yep, it's true, Owen Thomas is no longer the editor of the Daily Dot. Here are a few of the Tweets and reactions to come from the news.

Storified by Logan Youree · Tue, May 08 2012 21:19:24

Our announcement

The Daily Dot, Now With Less Owen

The rumors are true. Owen Thomas and the Daily Dot have parted ways. We will miss him. He was our founding editor and was a big part of t...

We are sad to announce that @owenthomas will no longer be the editor of the Daily Dot. We'll miss you Owen! http://awe.sm/5lXu8
— The Daily Dot · Wed, Apr 25 2012 12:19:15

Romenesko gets the first tweet out about the news.

Daily Dot founding editor Owen Thomas resigns, "has some awesome opportunities in front of him." http://bit.ly/IvKuE5
— Romenesko · Wed, Apr 25 2012 12:20:12

Anthony Ha's tweet got most of the RTs including from Owen himself.

Yep, @owenthomas is leaving The Daily Dot http://bidness.dailydot.com/the-daily-dot-now-with-less-owen
— Anthony Ha · Wed, Apr 25 2012 12:21:45

@anthonyha Please refer all questions to my spokesdog.
— Owen Thomas · Wed, Apr 25 2012 19:20:20

Mashable publishes their story with some factual errors and two anonymous sources and without attempting to contact us. Mashable gets a lot of people tweeting the story but it doesn't seem to really get much traction after a few hours. Most of the tweets are spammy or by people who tend to RT anything that Mashable sends out.

Daily Dot, Editor-in-Chief Part Ways - http://on.mash.to/Im1VEa
— Pete Cashmore · Wed, Apr 25 2012 12:44:25

.@owenthomas is no longer editor of The Daily Dot - http://bit.ly/IozAMy. Co blog post says he left; I hear it wasn't so amicable.
— Lauren Indvik · Wed, Apr 25 2012 12:26:18

Silicon Angle publishes a story from the Mashable story but takes it down after a couple of hours.

: Daily Dot co-Founder Owen Thomas Departs, Drama Free http://j.mp/ITK1JN
— Silicon Angle · Thu, Apr 26 2012 07:01:14

Owen speaks.

I'm pleased to announce my first post-Daily Dot adventure ...
— Owen Thomas · Wed, Apr 25 2012 14:16:59

... namely, squiring @ramonaterrier on a trip down the California coast.
— Owen Thomas · Wed, Apr 25 2012 14:18:14

The Daily Dot crew say their goodbyes publicly.

@loganWTF Awww. Don't be sad! (Wait, can you actually be sad? I've never seen you frown on @path.)
— Owen Thomas · Wed, Apr 25 2012 14:15:43

My favorite @owenthomas moment at @dailydot. Will miss the sass and steadfast pursuit of perfection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJcV3gyDOjU&feature=plcp&context=C4669dabVDvjVQa1PpcFPv6f6ghDNFz4zNTfeT4ldcTLK3pK_To_4%3D
— Fernando Alfonso III · Wed, Apr 25 2012 13:13:33

I'm sad to not be working with @owenthomas anymore but I am excited for what the future holds for both him and the @DailyDot.
— Logan Youree · Wed, Apr 25 2012 13:08:38

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Daily Dot 1 Year Anniversary

The Daily Dot, now with less Owen.