San Francisco’s Great New Year’s Fireworks 2010 (Pics)
by John Boitnott on January 2, 2011 in Fun Stuff, Images
Wow, they only have 42 of ‘em? (pic)
by John Boitnott on July 2, 2010 in California news, Fun Stuff, Tech Culture, Weird
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 [...]
Pics from Bay Area Digg Meet-Up 1-15-10
by John Boitnott on January 17, 2010 in Digg, Environment, Fun Stuff, Social Media
I never thought I would actually have the chance to meet the great digger Tal Siach. He’s Israeli, and since he’s on the other side of the Earth, that means I’m never going to get to meet him right? Not so. He visited the States over the last week for the Consumer Electronics show in [...]
Boitnott Talks VVM New Year Goals on Larry Chiang Crunchup Video
by John Boitnott on January 2, 2010 in Fun Stuff, Media Stuff, Tech Culture
I have learned so much about my FICO score from Larry Chiang. But more than that, he is one of the nicest people I have met in the Bay Area tech community so far. When I went the latest Crunchup in San Francisco, a mutual friend kinda “handed me off” to Larry and next thing [...]
New Meme: The “Dick Chicken”
by John Boitnott on December 6, 2009 in Social Media, Tech Culture
It’s rare these days that you come upon a new meme in its infancy — or to be honest just another bizarre oddity that makes you laugh a little while consuming alcoholic beverages at the local watering hole. I was carousing at Murio’s on Haight Street in San Francisco a little while back with my [...]
This Is One Unreasonable Sign
by John Boitnott on August 19, 2008 in Fun Stuff
I just had to send this one out and show it to you guys. Please take a closer look. I’m a little bit shocked that Naitonal Park officials need people to be THIS informed. Oh by the way – don’t forget to bring your bell!
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My 89-Year-Old Grandma Loves Playing Solitaire on iPad
July 31, 2010
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Two Main Reasons Empire Avenue is Worthwhile
May 28, 2011
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Wow, they only have 42 of ‘em? (pic)
July 2, 2010
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Journalists Wonder What’s Better on Twitter – “First” or “Correct”
June 19, 2009
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Using Pics with Tweets to Engage People and Attract Followers
October 11, 2009
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SEO Salary Guide [Infographic]
November 30, 2011
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Social Media And Why You Should Bother With Online Education
November 22, 2011
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Black Friday And Cyber Monday: Hacks And Scams [Infographic]
November 22, 2011
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Google vs. Facebook on Privacy and Security (Infographic)
November 8, 2011
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Best Education Sites, and the Schools that Rule the Web (Infographic)
October 27, 2011
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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.