So when my mother first bought an Apple IIc back in the day, one of the main things that we got it for, aside from me being able to play King’s Quest II or whatever, was that my Dad could learn how to use the mouse and keyboard better. My Dad had been a security [...]
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Pics from Bay Area Digg Meet-Up 1-15-10
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 [...]
How to Use Pictures with Tweets to Report on News
I have spoken recently about using pictures in your tweets to engage people and build followers. Including pics with your tweets keeps people up to date on your life, and actually adds value. It’s fine to say that – but why is it true? Over a long period of time, if people know they have [...]
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 [...]
Reach Out and Cut the Power
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 [...]
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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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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.
