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"They were telling personal stories about watching television." I have so much trouble explaining my conflicted feelings about the memorialization of this day but Steve Almond nails it in this essay. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Handcrafting vs. automation, not surprising FB might be favoring the former. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Great insights and resources here. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

"The problem is not technology, it is the fantasy that the machines will obviate the need for the teachers and librarians." THIS! - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

"It's an inspiring example of librarians working hard despite fiscal and natural disasters this year." WTF? When did GalleyCat become The Onion? This is such an inadvertently dismissive post that totally devalues what librarians really represent to their communities and our culture. A rare fail by Mr. Boog. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

"Blogging, in my eyes, is professional activity." Not always, of course, but most definitely one its most valuable applications. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Finally read the full article (excellent, BTW), in print, and politics aside, if you're not hoping the NY Times succeeds, you're either a fool or Arianna Huffington. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Keep an eye on this, whether you're a teacher or not. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Battelle's roundups always have a few good links, but his brief commentary is sometimes even more interesting than what he's linking to. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

I love when digerati refer to book lovers as fetishists, usually while clutching their little iDevices to their chests. #cmonson - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

The fourth point nails it. There's a misguided belief that people only consider marketing emails spam, and all editorial newsletters are gold. Not so much. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

I have absolutely no NEED for one of these, but I certainly would love to HAVE one! - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

A long, thoughtful and provocative post from Simon that's a must-read for writers and publishing types; just substitute "motion picture" for "book" and "studios" for "publishers," and the parallels should be clear. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

This kind of thing makes me angry! Also, Google+ may the micro-blog platform Posterous nor Tumblr ever quite worked out to be... - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

A provocative essay on a number of levels, but I found this bit particularly interesting in terms of discussions about discoverability: "The time has come to acknowledge the inanity of this running tally. Not only do we not want to read about Gary Shteyngart's latest novel, we don’t even want to know it exists. Newness is not a fixed property. There must be a less arbitrary, more sensible way to encounter books, an organizational scheme better suited to identifying and highlighting excellence; one which doesn't foreground mediocrities simply because they are the newest mediocrities. 'Recent' is not a synonym for 'relevant.'" - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Interesting. B&N quietly acquired Tikatok in 2009 for $2.3m and haven't really made a splash with it. Interesting to see if this gets any traction. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

And a bonus, non-Chrome tip: you can create an RSS feed for any Google+ accounts' public posts by adding their profile ID to the end of this URL: http://plusfeed.appspot.com/ Here's mine: http://plusfeed.appspot.com/1067187... - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

"While you're technically right, the key differences between the UIs and Circles/Friends aren't purely functional, they're philosophical. Facebook has embraced "public by default" (see Danah Boyd's writings) and pervasive marketing tactics, which is why Friends lists are buried and the UI has gotten increasingly cluttered over the years. Circles are technically optional since you can dump everyone into one Circle and simply choose between sharing posts publicly or with "friends." I suspect Facebook is more likely to counter with feature creep than they are to make any fundamental shift in their strategy. This presentation by Vincent Wong really nails the differences between them: http://bit.ly/p0vH2D Looking forward to your further explorations!" - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

"While you're technically right, the key differences between the UIs and Circles/Friends aren't purely functional, they're philosophical. Facebook has embraced "public by default" (see Danah Boyd's writings) and pervasive marketing tactics, which is why Friends lists are buried and the UI has gotten increasingly cluttered over the years. Circles are technically optional since you can dump everyone into one Circle and simply choose between sharing posts publicly or with "friends." I suspect Facebook is more likely to counter with feature creep than they are to make any fundamental shift in their strategy. This presentation by Vincent Wong really nails the differences between them: http://bit.ly/p0vH2D Looking forward to your further explorations!" - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Methinks the guru doth protest a bit too much, perhaps? He makes a valid point, but two years later, I still only know HIM for his rants about how other people are "doin' it rong!" #cmonson - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Facebook has lost the plot, and is in danger of slowly losing its audience. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

"The product is not the book, it is the consequence of the book… knowledge is a core service." Yes! And this applies to publishers just as much as to libraries. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

The definition of a "problem" dictates the potential solutions, and there's no single definition of the digital divide. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

I'm enjoying Plus so far. If they incorporate Google Reader, I'm all in! - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

If you think DIY is just point-and-click, you deserve to fail, IMO. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Over the past year, the media has begun openly questioning the "American Dream" of home ownership. Are college degrees the next shoe to drop? - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Coates is at his best when he gets his geek on in a socio-political context. As Hollywood films go, First Class does a great job of mining the "other" subtext of the X-Men mythos. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

A very intriguing model for digital magazines, including rev share w/ editors and contributors. Curious to see it beyond tablets, for the iPhone/iPod and Android. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Truth. I'm an introvert and have always found it much easier to market others than myself, but the Internetz have definitely made it more palatable. Stop making excuses! - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

As a teen, I devoured Stephen King, Ian Fleming, Robert McCammon, and even snuck in some V.C. Andrews, which is now shelved as YA. This weekend's kerfuffle is much ado about nothing. - Guy LeCharles Gonzalez