They certainly look good now… wheras they didn’t always look that way when they were younger. read more | digg story
Why Mike Tyson Does NOT Belong In A Top 10 List
by John Boitnott on September 8, 2008 in Digg, Sports
Mike Tyson does not belong in a list of the top 10 heavyweight boxers ever. And he doesn’t stand a chance against Ali…. and possibly even Larry Holmes. Or so say boxing experts polled in this article. read more | digg story
Google Turns 10: See Early Company PICS!
by John Boitnott on September 5, 2008 in California news, Digg, Fun Stuff, Google, World Wide Web
See the first house that Google founders worked at, their first employee photos, and more. Also, employees talk about what the company’s next 10 years may bring. read more | digg story
STUNNING Face Lift at Palace of Fine Arts (PICS)
by John Boitnott on September 4, 2008 in California news, Digg
The internationally-renowned San Francisco landmark, the Palace of Fine Arts, is getting a jaw-dropping makeover. These pictures convey the sheer size and complexity of the artwork adorning the building. read more | digg story
IMAGES: US Olympians take over Oprah’s season premier
by John Boitnott on September 3, 2008 in Digg, Sports, Television
A cast of Olympic medalists join Oprah Winfrey in Chicago’s Millennium Park for the taping of her first show of the new season. read more | digg story
Police Deliver Baby Jesus At Gas Station
by John Boitnott on September 3, 2008 in California news, Digg, Television
A pair of Modesto police officers who stopped to help a motorist Tuesday morning ended up helping the man’s wife give birth to a baby boy, who was later named, Jesus. After the mother and baby were transported to the hospital, the two officers thought the logical next step would be to buy Jesus some [...]
TODAY’S WORD ON JOURNALISM . . . Monday, Sept. 1, 2008
by John Boitnott on September 3, 2008 in Media Stuff, Politics, Television
http://tedsword.blogspot.com Fair & Balanced? “A newspaper cannot really congratulate itself on having got all the facts impartially when it has quoted at length from two uninformed idiots on opposing sides of an issue.” –A.J. Wiggins, former editor & publisher, The Ellsworth (Maine) American Speak up! Comment on the WORD at http://tedsword.blogspot.com. Feedback and suggestions–printable and [...]
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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.