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Commentary on various aspects of publishing and marketing, primarily focused on books, magazines, and social media.

Bill Maher does journalists’ job for them

Posted on March 8, 2008January 8, 2015 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

One of the more frustrating things about mainstream media coverage of this year’s Presidential primaries has been their short attention span and preference…

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Know Hope

Posted on March 5, 2008December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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April 22nd is a long way off and my nerves are a little bit frayed right now so I’m going to…

Posted in Media, PersonalTagged Baseball, Bloomfield, Marketing, Obama, Politics2 Comments on Know Hope

Primary Predictions: Prepared for the Worst

Posted on March 4, 2008December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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I’m fully prepared for the highly likely possibility that Clinton wins both OH and TX tonight, albeit narrowly, and if so, will rightfully…

Posted in MediaTagged Advertising, Bloomfield, Election, Marketing, Obama, Politics5 Comments on Primary Predictions: Prepared for the Worst

Obama’s Executive Credentials (and Clinton’s apparent lack thereof…)

Posted on February 6, 2008December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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UPDATE: Holy shit! Obama has raised over $4m $5m SINCE LAST NIGHT!!!! BarackObama.com is currently down as their servers are overwhelmed…

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Hollywood Democratic Debate

Posted on January 31, 2008December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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It was a surprisingly substantial, mature discussion of actual issues between two very Presidential candidates with minimal interference from the moderator, who…

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Review Roundup: 1/08

Posted on January 30, 2008December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Last year I was invited to join Amazon Vine, the online behemoth’s slick new marketing program that enables publishers (and…

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Are You a Bad Monkey?

Posted on January 17, 2008December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Well, are you? Matt Ruff has written three of my favorite books, including one of my all-time favorites, Fool on…

Posted in MediaTagged Hype, Marketing3 Comments on Are You a Bad Monkey?

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