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Author Archive for Alexis Ohanian
Before retiring as reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian founded Breadpig in late 2008 as an uncorporation for creating (and selling) geeky things with the purpose of making the world suck less. It's recently expanded to report on all the ways people worldwide are creating & hacking to improve their lives. He's also an angel investor and thinks hummus is awesome. Follow him on twitter, click here.
Breadpig Gets a Gift from LEGO, a Breadpig!
Hack Club was a huge success. The idea was spreading. Then last week, things got even more awesome. Look at what our friends at LEGO sent to the breadpig office!
Sep 17, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Zach Weiner and Hurricane Coming to Boston!
Meet Zach Weiner at his MIT lecture this Monday, August 29 at 4:00 pm in 6-120!
LOLcats at SF SPCA Thanks to LOLmagnetz
Now we’re getting a new room named after Breadpig in the SF SPCA — this one is full of kittehs!
Dec 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
What is Breadpig? (Awesome Movie Answers that Question)
Miguel of GrumoMedia supported us by making this fantastic video
Dec 06, 2010 | 5 comments | View Post
Portrait of a Breadpig
+50 Internet points if you can spot the reddit alien hidden in the image!
Nov 15, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
HypeMachine founder Anthony Volodkin moonlighting as breadpig model
This isn’t the first time Anthony has been captured rocking the Breadpig. In fact, it’s the third time!
Nov 09, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
The Salman Khan Campaign Posters #KHAAAN!
We’re inspired. And we’re serious about getting Salman Khan on the TED stage. But it’s bigger than that, it’s about spreading Khan awareness worldwide. Now we have a banner for our campaign — two of them!
Oct 18, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Thanks for stealing our logo for the day, reddit – here’s 20% off!
We’re big fans of reddit here at breadpig. Well, I did co-found it, but Christina has been a long-time redditor (4 year club). We’re thrilled to see you steal our logo last week!
Oct 12, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Breadpig in Hacker Monthly
After asking to reprint an article I wrote for my blog, Keep calm & carry on: What you didn’t know about the reddit story, Cheng Soon of Hacker Monthly made breadpig an offer we couldn’t refuse.
Oct 01, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Breadpig: Saving the World by Taking Geeks’ Money
I was asked in a BigThink interview about Breadpig, which I described as a shameless adaptation of the “Newman’s Own” formula–for nerds!
Sep 16, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
reddit wanted to win Stephen Colbert over with kindness – we had to help!
The reddit community decided that a good way to drive the point home would be to launch the largest Donors Choose fundraiser ever – something breadpig needed to be a part of.
Sep 14, 2010 | 6 comments | View Post
XKCD: Volume 0 now on sale at Amazon!
But the next time you’re about to checkout with your Amazon cart full of 3 Wolf Moon Shirts, consider adding the special breadpig-published paperback from Randall Munroe.
Aug 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Deconstructing the Breadpig
A casual plane encounter turns into a new understanding of the breadpig.
Aug 16, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Anthony Volodkin Rocks the Breadpig on MTV Brasil
Watch the video of Anthony rocking this interview.
Aug 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Breadpig Allies Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro & Build Women’s Education Center!
We’re matching every donation you make between now and their climb until we hit their goal. Donate here!
Aug 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
