Basically the 30 greatest album covers, but only 1 per artist was allowed. Otherwise, half of them would be Beatles if it were up to me. read more | digg story
What In God’s Name Is McCain Doing In This Photo?
by John Boitnott on October 16, 2008 in Uncategorized
What was happening on that stage? A sneeze? A campaign death rattle? It’s a picture worth a thousand words.read more | digg story
Give OPEC the FInger With These 5 Cars
by John Boitnott on October 15, 2008 in Uncategorized
Five cars that let you have your fun and flip the middle finger at OPEC.read more | digg story
Our 13 Favorite “Same Character,different Actor” Switcheroos
by John Boitnott on October 15, 2008 in Uncategorized
What, do they think they’re fooling us?read more | digg story
Dead and Gone, But Getting Richer by the Day (PICS)
by John Boitnott on October 12, 2008 in Uncategorized
They have passed on — but their contributions to music and popular culture continue to influence us heavily today. That means that their estates are raking in the cash.read more | digg story
Cal Makes Sharpest Image Ever Of Jupiter From Earth
by John Boitnott on October 7, 2008 in Uncategorized
Scientists have taken the sharpest-ever whole-planet picture of Jupiter from the Earth’s surface, thanks to UC Berkeley astronomers. A group of Berkeley astronomers operated a new tool that uses an improved technique to take the atmospheric blur out of images retrieved by telescopes on the ground.read more | digg story
Mashable Gives Away FREE “Web 2.0 Coffee”
by John Boitnott on October 6, 2008 in Digg, World Wide Web
This week, Joffrey’s is debuting “Coffee 2.0,” a new flavor based specifically on the feedback of beta testers. Learn more about how to get 25 free pouches here. read more | digg story
Turtle Gets Wheels After Dog Bites Leg Off (PICS)
by John Boitnott on October 6, 2008 in Uncategorized
They think she had a run-in with a dog. Now she has a new set of wheels. Meet “Tonka.”read more | digg story
BIGGEST Social Media Power Users
by John Boitnott on October 3, 2008 in Uncategorized
Adam Singer from The Future Buzz continues his series on documenting social media power users and influencers. This week he’s got five more wonderful people to share with you.read more | digg story
BIGGEST Social Media Power Users
by John Boitnott on October 3, 2008 in Uncategorized
Adam Singer from The Future Buzz continues his series on documenting social media power users and influencers. This week he’s got five more wonderful people to share with you.read more | digg story
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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.