Before Fyre Fest and its infamous cheese sandwich, the poster child for events gone terribly awry was DashCon. Best epitomized by the photo of a sad ball pit in an empty convention hall, the event was ...

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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is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011.

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 ...

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 ...

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”, ...

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