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Reviews of books, comics, movies, and other random stuff.

Fragmented Marketing: Making Mickey a Transmedia Epic

Posted on December 16, 2010June 20, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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While Epic Mickey can certainly be used as an example of transmedia development, I’d argue that the process only got it half right since there doesn’t appear to be an integrated marketing plan in effect.

Posted in Media, ReviewsTagged Gaming, Marketing, Transmedia6 Comments on Fragmented Marketing: Making Mickey a Transmedia Epic

Fragmented Marketing: Making Owls Appealing

Posted on September 29, 2010December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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“From the Director of 300 and Watchmen” isn’t an ideal tagline for a PG-rated movie aimed at kids.

Posted in Media, Pop Culture, ReviewsTagged Marketing, Movies, Platform, Transmedia3 Comments on Fragmented Marketing: Making Owls Appealing

Review: Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

Posted on August 7, 2010June 20, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Zeitoun by Dave Eggers My rating: 5 of 5 stars In ZEITOUN, Dave Eggers does an excellent job of weaving…

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Reading Is Fun(damental)

Posted on July 12, 2010July 12, 2010 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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“A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading…

Posted in Personal, Reviews2 Comments on Reading Is Fun(damental)

Killer iPad Apps: ComiXology

Posted on April 19, 2010July 14, 2021 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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  It’s been two weeks since Steve Jobs’ “magical and revolutionary” device officially went from fascinating Rorschach test to tangible…

Posted in Pop Culture, ReviewsTagged Comics, DBW, Ebooks4 Comments on Killer iPad Apps: ComiXology

Playing with the Kindle, Playing with the Future

Posted on January 12, 2010December 23, 2010 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed…

Posted in Media, ReviewsTagged Ebooks6 Comments on Playing with the Kindle, Playing with the Future

Dialect of a Skirt by Erica Miriam Fabri

Posted on November 25, 2009January 8, 2015 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Erica is a great poet, one whose work I’ve had the pleasure of publishing in Spindle; she’s also a friend,…

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