So I’m working along the Geek Catalog – though life at times has conspired to challenge this “once a week” plan I had. Still, even now it’s chugging along and I’m learning a lot. Glad I got an update this week. … Continue reading
(More from guest columnist Hannah Lipsky of Chaotic Shiny! She just finished her Kickstarter from this post, and is going to tell us what we learned). One third. That’s the magical number that represents the biggest thing I learned about … Continue reading
So I killed my cable. Dead. Gone. No more. Hulu, Netflix, and gizmos for me, thanks very much, that’s how I’ll get my video. So now, based on my experience that cable is unnecessary (and financially unsound) for most households, … Continue reading
And here's another part of my occasional, rambling ideas on businesses fans, geeks, and otaku can start. This one is not so much a business as a side business, but it'd be a great one for someone who makes money … Continue reading
I hear the term "Media Con" be used more and more lately to refer to those cons that are just, well . . . everything. You know a con may have started as SF, or fantasy, or anime but after … Continue reading
Remakes are a big trend in the Geekonomy. From reviving films like "Fright Night" and "Highlander" to remakes of games and tv shows (or slapping an old name on a new game), everything's getting remade. I eagerly await the revival … Continue reading
Gaming conventions are the peculiar state these days. They have a long, honorable, interesting history. Yet, in a time of computer games, they may seem a bit outdated to some outside of the fandom (at least to those outside the … Continue reading
I've explored that A Virtual Star Seems a Viable Venture. That such a creation has benefits. That there are specific challenges one can face. There's only one more thing for me to examine out of all of this – namely, … Continue reading
Last post I noted that making Virtual Stars (those media creations of "stars" that are entirely fabricated) has many reasons to be an appealing endeavor for the right business. Of course there are also ways it could go drastically wrong, … Continue reading
So last column I explored just why someone would want to make a Virtual Star, that star being defined by the following traits: The creation of a completely artificial media figure whose image, behavior, story, and personality are made up. … Continue reading