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 [...]
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New Meme: The “Dick Chicken”
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 [...]
San Francisco Pic of the Day
There is something about the crisp fall evenings in San Francisco that can just hit you the right way. The design director for SF Weekly was leaving so we all headed to the Hotel Utah on 4th and Bryant Streets for a goodbye party. Right as I was about to enter the bar there, I [...]
Using Pics with Tweets to Engage People and Attract Followers
I’m starting here what I would like to think would be an ongoing case study in how to build fans and followers on Twitter, through the use of pictures in one’s tweets. It’s good enough to tweet compelling articles and other content from third-party sites through your tweetstream. It’s good to allow people to see [...]
Radiohead Comes To Santa Barbara
Just wanted to give everyone a chance to see an article that a friend sent me from my old stomping grounds in Santa Barbara. Apparently Radiohead came to the County Bowl and wowed the crowd with an excellent lightshow and a long, fun playlist. Click here to see some video and a description of the [...]
What We Won’t Miss About Olympics: Bizarre Clothing
If there’s one thing the Olympics are known for, it’s weird costumes, shorts that just don’t work and other fashion faux pas. 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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Social Media And Why You Should Bother With Online Education
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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.
