Tales From Development Hell (New Updated Edition): The Greatest Movies Never Made? By David Hughes ISBN-10: 0857687239 ISBN-13: 978-0857687234 PROS: An insider’s look at Hollywood’s movie machine and how it often takes years – or over a decade to make … Continue reading
Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead: What Every Business Can Learn from the Most Iconic Band in History by David Meerman Scott and Brian Halligan ISBN-10: 0470900520 ISBN-13: 978-0470900529 Pros: A great sense of humor. Serious analysis of the success … Continue reading
Get Noticed: How to master the process of getting noticed By Marcus Taylor and Rob Lawrence Amazon Kindle http://www.wegetnoticed.com/ PROS: Systematic guide to networking by being noticeable. Encourages you to ask important questions. Easy, intelligent, readable style. Easy to re-read … Continue reading
If you make films or any media, if you're interested in film culture beyond the usual geekonomic US-Japan-Bollywood-UK group, then you need to see the movie "Nollywood Babylon." It's right here at Neftlix and you can read a summary here at … Continue reading
This is probably one of the strangest book reviews I've done. "Just Enough: Lessons in Living Green From Traditional Japan" By Azby BrownISBN-10: 4770030746ISBN-13: 978-4770030740 This is a strange book to review, because I'm not really reviewing it as a … Continue reading
After the books and after the movies, the Harry Potter series is undergoing a third incarnation. Pottermore is an interactive reading experience with a touch of a gaming aspect to it. First, I’ve got to say kudos to those who … Continue reading
This entry is going to veer away from the visual medium. Reboots don't just happen on screen. Adaptations can still be informative even when in a different genre. In the case of this entry's subject, a reboot can be polarizing. … Continue reading
Sean Wise is a venture capitalist business expert and a comic book geek. His book ties these roles together. As many geeks know, comics are about a lot more than spandex-clad warriors throwing punches. "How To Be A Business Superhero" … Continue reading
“If I’m going to be happy anywhere, Or achieve greatness anywhere, Or learn true secrets anywhere, Or save the world anywhere, Or feel strongly anywhere, Or help people anywhere, I may as well do it in reality.” – Eliezer Yudkowsky, … Continue reading
After reviewing KinTokicon in general, I wanted to focus specifically on their Progeek activities – and what your con can learn from them. First of all, the convention right off the bat, first year, made sure they had a professional … Continue reading