What went wrong at Dashcon?
Held over the weekend of July 11, 2014, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Schaumburg, Illinois, the inaugural convention quickly became infamous for allegations of mismanagement and corruption among organizers, an alleged abrupt demand by the hotel for an upfront payment of cash for use of its …
How much were tickets to Dashcon?
Attending DashCon was never going to be cheap — a Saturday badge cost $45, as much as a pass for the massive San Diego Comic-Con — but the organizers estimated that this would cover the cost of starting an all-new convention.
Is Dashcon coming back?
Coming March 2021, we will be holding the second official Dashcon in Schaumburg Illinois, featuring panels such as: Love Wins: Destiel is Canon.
Who was responsible for Dashcon?
DashCon
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Organization: | |
| Founder: | Megan Eli and Roxanne Schwieterman (Dashcon), Megg Eli and Cain Hopkins (Emoti-Con) |
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| URL: | http://www.dashcon.org (website); http://dashcon.tumblr.com/ (tumblr) |
What was the Tumblr Ballpit?
A ball pit (originally called “ball crawl” and also known as a ball pool or ball pond) is a padded box or pool filled with small colorful hollow plastic balls generally no larger than 3 inches (7.6 cm) in diameter. In fandom, the Ball Pit meme is a Tumblr meme that originated from a July 2014 fan convention, DashCon.
When was Tumblr created?
2007
Tumblr/Dates launched
Let’s start with Tumblr’s early days. The site launched in 2007 under David Karp, who dropped out of high school at age 15 and got Tumblr up and running when he was 20.
Who peed in the DashCon ball pit?
The culprit appears to be YouTube user Hebe Goldstein, who also trolled attendees by encouraging them to shout, “Free Palestine!” while filming them in the pit. If that’s not enough cross-platform madness for you, the ball pit also racked up multiple Facebook pages, including I peed in the DashCon Ball Pit.
What does ball pit mean?
A ball pit is a pit, usually rectangular and padded, filled with small colorful hollow plastic balls. Instead of balls, other spherical objects can be used, such as balloons. It is typically employed as a recreation and exercise for small children.
When did Tumblr start?
Tumblr was launched in February 2007, and within two weeks had gained 75,000 users. Arment left the company in September 2010 to work on Instapaper.
