The Depeche Mode concert in Santa Barbara had a twist to it. A few minutes in, there was a power outage on the stage for unknown reasons. It was out for about 10-15 minutes. When the show got going again, the big screen behind the band was turned off but all the instruments and overhead [...]
Archive | August, 2009
Is There a Reason Why Glenn Beck Cries All the Time?
Well maybe this is a reason. I can’t say I’m surprised and I can’t say I’m disappointed. After years of spilling vitriolic hate speech onto the nation’s radio airwaves as well as TV, Glenn Beck is finally getting what he deserves. Here’s a report I found on the TV newsletter called Shoptalk: “About a dozen [...]
Top 3 Things I Did with Greg Voakes on His Recent Vacation
Damn what a fun guy Greg Voakes is. The 21 year-old social media dude from Victoria, British Columbia is an absolute blast and hella laid back. He took a one-way flight to Vegas, where he and I proceeded to crash a bachelorette party, go on a roller coaster drunk and walk miles in our dress [...]
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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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SEO Salary Guide [Infographic]
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Social Media And Why You Should Bother With Online Education
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Black Friday And Cyber Monday: Hacks And Scams [Infographic]
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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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Carol Malabey: Thanks very much Cheryl, for your words of appreci...
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David Walker: Ack! The word "it's", when possessive (as in "its...
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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.
