The following post first appeared on the site Focus.com at this link. It’s a great site and I am going to be an ongoing contributor. In all the years I have been involved with news organizations, whether they be radio, TV or print, most of my bosses haven’t been very internet savvy. In recent years [...]
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Wow, they only have 42 of ‘em? (pic)
I’m sitting at home fiddling around on teh internets, when suddenly, outta nowhere, I lose my internet connectivity. What the hell is van #42? Paranoia set in pretty quickly. Turns out there was a bad accident on the expressway in front of my house. 3 cars banged up bad. Van #42 was here as part [...]
Live Diggnation! Oh How Meta.
My whole life is about META. I worked at TV stations so long that at times I felt more interested in TV station culture and life than I was with the actual delivering of the information. The latest gossip about where a reporter or news director had just gotten a new job always enthralled me. [...]
They Call it Baby Man Yellow.
Sometimes things just work out perfectly. That’s what I thought as I sat down with my buddies Alexia and Janine for a cookie on Friday. Once I was done it was smoke time. And the pack of cigs had the exact same color tone as Alexia’s finger nail polish. And the same color as Babby [...]
Green Inc.: Offsets in the Air in San Francisco
This spring, travelers entering San Francisco International Airport will see a new type of kiosk at check-in — one offering carbon offsets for those who wish to counter the greenhouse-gas emissions from their trip. read more | digg story
HP Pioneer Tom Perkins Shows Off World’s Largest Yacht
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 [...]
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
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
Google Turns 10: See Early Company PICS!
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
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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.
