1990 Boing Boing logo, from a t-shirt

Boing Boing (originally bOING bOING) is a publishing entity, first established as a magazine, later becoming an award winning group blog. Image File history File links Boing Boing logo artwork from its print days. ... Image File history File links Boing Boing logo artwork from its print days. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A collaborative blog is a type of weblog which publishes posts written by multiple users. ...

History

Boing Boing started as a zine in 1988 by Mark Frauenfelder and Carla Sinclair. Issues were subtitled "The World's Greatest Neurozine". Associate editors included Gareth Branwyn, Jon Lebkowsky, and Paco Nathan. Along with Mondo 2000, Boing Boing was an influence in the development of the cyberpunk subculture. Common themes include technology, futurism, science fiction, gadgets, intellectual property, Disney and politics. The last issue of the zine was #15. A zine—an abbreviation of the word fanzine, and originating from the word magazine[1][2]—is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Mark Frauenfelder Mark Frauenfelder is a weblogger, illustrator, and journalist. ... Carla Sinclair (born August 15, 1964) is a writer whose credits include co-editing bOING bOING magazine and contributions to Wired magazine. ... Gareth Branwyn is a writer, editor, and media critic who writes about technology and technoculture for Wired, Make, Esquire, the Baltimore Sun, and other publications. ... Jon Lebkowsky is an author and activist who was cofounder of FringeWare, Inc. ... Paco Nathan, circa 1997 Paco Nathan (b. ... Mondo 2000 #13 Mondo 2000 was a glossy cyberculture magazine published in California during the 1980s and 1990s. ... Berlins Sony Center reflects the global reach of a Japanese corporation. ... In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, culture, which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ... Futurism was a 20th century art movement. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... A gadget is a device that has a useful specific purpose and function. ... For the 2006 film, see Intellectual Property (film). ... “Disney” redirects here. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. ...

Boing Boing Editors. Left to right: Cory Doctorow, Mark Frauenfelder, Xeni Jardin, David Pescovitz

Boing Boing became a website in 1995 and later relaunched as a weblog on January 21, 2000, described as a "directory of wonderful things." Over time, Mark Frauenfelder was joined by three co-editors: Cory Doctorow, David Pescovitz, and Xeni Jardin. All four Boing Boing contributors are or have been contributing writers for Wired magazine. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Cory Doctorow (born July 17, 1971) is a blogger, journalist and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. ... Mark Frauenfelder Mark Frauenfelder is a weblogger, illustrator, and journalist. ... Xeni Jardin (IPA: ) (born August 5, 1972)[1][2] is a journalist and weblogger in the United States. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... A weblog (now more commonly known as a blog) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (normally, but not always, in reverse chronological order). ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Cory Doctorow (born July 17, 1971) is a blogger, journalist and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. ... Xeni Jardin (IPA: ) (born August 5, 1972)[1][2] is a journalist and weblogger in the United States. ... Wired is a full-color monthly magazine and on-line periodical published in San Francisco, California since March 1993. ...

In September 2003, Boing Boing removed their Quicktopics user comment feature without warning or explanation. Bloggers commenting on the change at the time speculated that it stemmed from "identity impersonators and idiot flamers" pretending to be co-editors.^[1] Xeni Jardin was also a guest on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer to discuss the Washington Post's decision to remove their comments section, and spoke from her experience at Boing Boing.^[2] In August 2007, a redesigned site was launched, which included a restored comment facility, moderated by Teresa Nielsen Hayden. The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is an evening television news program broadcast weeknights on PBS in the United States. ... ... Teresa Nielsen Hayden (born March 21, 1956) is an American science fiction editor, fanzine writer, essayist, and teacher. ...

In 2004, the project incorporated as Happy Mutants LLC, and John Battelle became the blog's business manager.^[3] Boing Boing has twice won the Bloggies for 'Weblog of the Year', in 2004 and 2005. John Linwood Battelle is a journalist and visiting professor of journalism at UC Berkeley. ... A Blog award is an online award to vote for the best weblog. ...

The site added advertising over the course of late 2004, placed above and to the left and right of material, and, in 2005, in the site's RSS feed as well. Editor Cory Doctorow noted that "John [Battelle] said it's going to be harder to make a little money to pay your bandwidth bills than it will be to make a lot of money and have a real source of income from this."^[4] For RSS feeds from Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Syndication. ...

Boing Boing used to feature a "guest blogger" sidebar, but stopped the series in summer 2004. Guests included John Shirley, Karen Marcelo of Survival Research Laboratories, Johannes Grenzfurthner of monochrom, Rudy Rucker, Gareth Branwyn, Wiley Wiggins, Jason Scott of textfiles.com and journalists Danny O'Brien and Quinn Norton. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Survival Research Laboratories (SRL) is an industrial machine performance art group founded by Mark Pauline in November, 1978. ... Johannes Grenzfurthner, leading a fake demonstration in Munich in 2003 Johannes Grenzfurthner (* June 13, 1975, Vienna) is artist, writer, curator, director. ... monochrom members: (back) Johannes Grenzfurthner, Evelyn Fürlinger, Roland Gratzer; (front) Günther Friesinger, Franz Ablinger. ... Rudy Rucker, Fall 2004, photo by Georgia Rucker. ... Gareth Branwyn is a writer, editor, and media critic who writes about technology and technoculture for Wired, Make, Esquire, the Baltimore Sun, and other publications. ... Wiley Ramsey Wiggins (November 6th, 1976 in Austin, Texas) is an American film actor and blogger. ... Jason Scott Sadofsky Jason Scott Sadofsky, more commonly known as Jason Scott, is the creator, owner and maintainer of the textfiles. ... Front page of textfiles. ... Danny OBrien Danny OBrien (1969-) is an English technology journalist. ... Quinn Norton (photo by Aaron Swartz) Quinn Norton (b. ...

In September of 2006 Boing Boing introduced a weekly podcast, Boing Boing Boing, intended to cover the week's posts and upcoming projects. The show's cast consists of the Boing Boing editors accompanied by a weekly guest. In the same month, Boing Boing introduced a second podcast called Get Illuminated, which features interviews with writers, artists, and other creatives.

Unicorn Chaser

A "unicorn chaser" is a concept created by Boing Boing editors as an antidote to blog postings linking to sites containing gross or shocking images. The antidote contains a picture of a unicorn and was launched first in August 2003 as a reply to a picture of a rash that editor Mark Frauenfelder posted in an attempt to get readers to diagnose it for him. The text posted with the image came with the title "And now, we pause for a Unicorn Moment." Recently it was also used as an antidote for pictures of a brain tumor, a man who pumped up the skin of his face with saline solution and many different ways to clean your earwax. An antidote is a substance which can counteract a form of poisoning. ... Look up gross, groß in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A shock site is a website that is intended to be offensive or shocking to most of its viewers, containing shocking material which is considered distasteful and crude, and is generally of a pornographic, scatological, or extremely violent nature. ... The gentle and pensive maiden has the power to tame the unicorn, in this fresco in Palazzo Farnese, Rome, probably by Domenichino, ca 1602 For other uses, see Unicorn (disambiguation). ... A brain tumor is any intracranial tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the brain itself (neurons, glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells), lymphatic tissue, blood vessels), in the cranial nerves (myelin-producing Schwann cells), in the brain envelopes (meninges), skull, pituitary and pineal gland, or... In medicine saline is a solution of sodium chloride in sterile water, used commonly for intravenous infusion, rinsing contact lenses, and nasal irrigation or jala neti. ... Wet-type human earwax on a cotton swab. ...

On May 18th, 2007, Boing Boing announced that Virgin America, as part of its "Name Our Planes!" campaign, would be naming one of its new aircraft "Unicorn Chaser," after having asked Boing Boing to suggest a name.^[5] Virgin America is a U.S. based low-cost airline that began service on 8 August 2007. ...

Boing Boing Gadgets

Added during the format change on Aug 28 '07, BoingBoing gadgets is a blog about personal and consumer electronics,written by Joel Johnson, a former Gizmodo editor and founder of Dethroner.

Notes and references

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External links

• Boing Boing website
• In-depth Interview with Cory Doctorow on WorldChanging
• Boing Boing Boing podcast feed
• Get Illuminated podcast feed
• BoingBoing Gadgets