Did the stock market tank? No one told Perkins. Check out this slideshow of an uber-yacht. Freakin’ huge. Ha. Those words were written by digg friend Amy Vernon. She’s a highly intelligent gal who has an interest in the Hudson Valley. At first I wasn’t that interested in this submission, but after a few [...]
Archive | September, 2008
Facebook Drunks Start Group, Raise Career Questions (PICS)
A Facebook group that appears to glamorize excess drinking among young ladies is growing in popularity but could spell disaster for members’ career hopes. read more | digg story
Surgeons Reattach Girl’s Hand After Freak Jump Rope Accident
6-year-old Erica Rix was riding in the back of her mother’s SUV on the way back home from soccer practice. Erica was dangling a jump rope out of the window… read more | digg story
California Company Builds Amphibious FLYING Hot Rod (PICS)
It can touch down on land and sea. You haul it on a trailer. It’s a two-seat plane that could become as popular as a jet ski some day. read more | digg story
IKE AFTERMATH: The Worst Of The Worst (PICS)
Ike did damage all over Texas. These pictures show some of the worst damage that the hurricane inflicted. read more | digg story
America and The World – BITTER and UGLY?? (PICS)
With news that some South American leaders have recently kicked out U.S. Ambassadors this week, the question now is, who gets along with the U.S. and who does not?read more | digg story
That’s Enough From You Yankees!! – Chavez Tells US To Leave
President Hugo Chavez says the U.S. ambassador has 72 hours to leave Venezuela and he’s recalling his ambassador from Washington. Chavez said he’s asking U.S. Ambassador Patrick Duddy to leave as a means of showing solidarity with Bolivian President Evo Morales, who expelled Washington’s envoy in La Paz.read more | digg story
Celebrities Who Needed Braces (PICS)
The usual suspects are here, but there are also people like Brett Fav-ra and Oprah.read more | digg story
Chavez Tells U.S. Ambassador To Leave Venezuela
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he is recalling his ambassador from Washington. The move comes less than a day after Bolivia’s leftist president, Evo Morales, ordered the U.S. ambassador on Wednesday to leave the country, blaming him for intensified opposition protests that shut down a natural gas pipeline to Brazil. A State Department [...]
Cal Scientists: One Step Closer To Spiderman-Like Substance
Cal Scientists: One Step Closer To Spiderman-Like Substance Researchers Developing Gecko-Inspired Material That Shakes Off Dirt read more | digg story
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My 89-Year-Old Grandma Loves Playing Solitaire on iPad
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Two Main Reasons Empire Avenue is Worthwhile
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Wow, they only have 42 of ‘em? (pic)
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Journalists Wonder What’s Better on Twitter – “First” or “Correct”
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Using Pics with Tweets to Engage People and Attract Followers
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Google vs. Facebook on Privacy and Security (Infographic)
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Best Education Sites, and the Schools that Rule the Web (Infographic)
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Hi I'm John Boitnott. Welcome to my blog! Here I talk about how old media is coping with the Web. I write for Soshable.com, build buzz for sites and advise writers on how to make their work more likely to be shared online. I have worked at Venturebeat, Village Voice Media and NBC. Before that I held several positions at various TV newsrooms in the state of California, from 1994 to 2009.
