October 2008

From the publishers of 'leaving nothing to the imagination' comes this classy tome:

Digg Me!

Call it a slow day at the office, but I wondered out loud today how our four Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates are doing on google - which is to say, how much is being written about them and to what extent are people searching for them. Before I knew it, I was off gathering some crude 'data' just to see what, if any, trends emerged.

Candidate Related Content

My first question was how much information is out there about each candidate? How is it spread out across formats? Read more

It could hardly escape our notice here at Realbook.com that where Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin goes, the printed page follows. Other than the enormous amount of ink spilled on Palin every day in the media, there have already been the obligatory instant biographies soon to hit the shelves.

Today we learn that infamous Palin satirist Tina Fey has landed a book deal at a healthy $5-6 million. Naturally the buzz about this is that Fey's excellent Palin impression had much to do with this deal (never mind that she has been a well respected rising star for years now).

All of this just makes us wonder how soon we can expect to hear of a book deal for Palin herself. Obviouly, a McCain/Palin loss would be much more likely to produce such a deal much much sooner. Read more