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Benjamin Holcomb

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http://www.goodreads.com/Createteria

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in Ann Arbor, The United States

April 15

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male

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http://www.createteria.com

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createteria

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Crafts & Hobbies, Comics & Graphic Novels, Biographies & Memoirs

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July 2011

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In addition to writing, Benjamin Holcomb is a Social Media & Creative Director in Portland, Oregon.

At the end of 2007, TwoMorrows published his book about the beloved toys of his childhood — produced by a company called Mego. The book is now Sold Out of print, but after-market copies are available through Amazon.com.

Benjamin has a Web site devoted to Mego and his book:

http://www.worldsgreatesttoys.com/

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Benjamin Holcomb's Blog

Vine and Myspace: First-Time User Product Reviews

I tried two popular mobile apps for the first time today: VineandMyspace Following are my quick, first-time user reviews and grades for each app: The Twitter-owned, 6-second video clip-making app Vine is easy & fun. Vine, like Social Networking community Path, is mobile only; there is no desktop version. I had hoped to cobble little [...]

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Mego 8" Super-Heroes: World's Greatest Toys!
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Users, Not Customers: Who Really Determines the Success of Your Business

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Benjamin Holcomb said: "I am currently reading – and enjoying – this immensely. Very thankful to have received this through the Goodreads First-Read program, and I will add to this review upon completion."

Dec 06, 2011 03:16pm · see review

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Benjamin Holcomb wrote a new blog post Vine and Myspace: First-Time User Product Reviews I tried two popular mobile apps for the first time today: VineandMyspace Following are my quick, first-time user reviews and grades for each app: T... Read more of this blog post »
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Benjamin Holcomb made a comment on Timothy Frederick's review of Ready Player One "That's a great review! I appreciate the content overview and specific references while avoiding spoilers. Fist-bump…"
May 15, 2013 08:20am · see review
Benjamin Holcomb liked Timothy Frederick's review of Ready Player One: " I was a bit skeptical about this book at first because pop culture references and name dropping tends to irritate me for some unknown reason I cannot explain nor defend. In the case of this book, however, the references tend to be part of the stor... " Read more of this review »
May 15, 2013 08:19am · see review
Benjamin Holcomb and 4 other people liked Brad Meltzer's blog post: Only in my Family "Yesterday, my father-in-law Bobby sees a homeless guy begging with a sign that says, "I won't lie -- I just want beer." Bobby also helps enough homeless at his restaurant, so he looks past the guy. But then, the homeless man spots the JUMBO'S..." Read more of this blog post »
May 07, 2013 07:30am
Benjamin Holcomb made a comment on his review of Ready Player One "Timothy wrote: "I just started it a little bit ago. 30 pages in and I already love the set-up and the references." Great! Keep me posted and let me kno...more "
Apr 22, 2013 03:32pm · see review
Benjamin Holcomb liked Alen Yen's review of Loyalty: " Awesome read. Fina is a great character with tremendous appeal. Last 80 pages or so are knuckle-gripping... "
Apr 08, 2013 08:32am · see review
Benjamin Holcomb made a comment on IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS trade paperback on its way! "Nice! That is a LOT of extras… the TP is definitely worth adding to the collection. RE: Scooby, I somehow got it in my head there were two distinct re...more "
Feb 26, 2013 11:13am · see blog post
Benjamin Holcomb rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Book of Joe by Jonathan Tropper read in December, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I finished reading this last night and I can recommend it. While mostly lighthearted, there were a few unexpected tears. Tropper's tightly written 2004 'grown-up-coming-of-age' tale is evidently languishing in movie Development Hell (originally optio...more
Dec 18, 2012 07:50am · see review
Benjamin Holcomb wants to read This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 31, 2012 06:56am
Benjamin Holcomb wants to read The Great Night by Chris Adrian	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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