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Quran Teaching — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:42:25 -0000

very nice one ...

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Hehe, birds on a wire=twitter:P

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woodworking project plans — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 05:52:26 -0000

Awesome Chris. Thanks for the reviews.

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Asbestos Lawyer — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 11:59:51 -0000

This is music to my ears. This is really a great post! Thanks for sharing. A blog really owes its success to its loyal readers and faithful followers.

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psp chargeur — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:22:19 -0000

Twitter for dummies, 250 pages. Incredible. Twitter is already for dummies, that's the beauty of it.

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Timberland shoes — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:52:30 -0000

I can't agree more.

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susan01 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:35:49 -0000

I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Margaret

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susan01 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:27:59 -0000

Margaret

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marshall wehr — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:28:28 -0000

I've been on Twitter for ~6 months .. but, in reading Twitter: Tips, Tricks and Tweets - Paul McFedries, I was surprised at how much more there is! Eye opener ...

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jackpop — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:12:37 -0000

Has anyone coined the phrase 'Twitterature' yet when it comes to books about said micro-blogging service? - because i really think they should :-)

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kemp — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:26:34 -0000

Are any of these books worth buying if you are a big reader of the Twitter case studies, news and stories that have been happening for the past 12 months?

I guess everyone wants to make money off of Twitter, but the space changes so rapidly that books are out of date by the time they are published.

Chris you should just tell everybody to use Twitter and they will discover the best uses. Trust Agents + Here Comes Everybody + Groundswell = A real social media education.

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Ryan Biddulph — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:54:49 -0000

Awesome Chris. Thanks for the reviews.

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BuckDaddy — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:20:08 -0000

I might get the Think Tweet bc it seems more up my alley. I know how and the whys of Twitter, maybe get Twitterville based on your recommendation. Maybe get Twitter for Dummies and pass it out to every single peron who asks me what Twitter is

thanks for the reviews and insights.

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Tim Jahn — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:03:17 -0000

Agreed. People just riding the wave and trying to cash in while it's still hot.

And Chris, I second Ari's question. If you had involvement in these 6 books (or at least one of them), you should at least mention that since that's probably the reason you chose to review them (or people chose to send them to you as opposed to anybody else).

Aren't you on IZEA's board, the poster boys of "full disclosure"? ;)

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markivey — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:25:28 -0000

I've read two Twitter books recently and highly recommend both.

1) Twitterville: I agree that Twitterville is an extremely thoughtful book written by a compelling story-teller in Shel (just reviewed Twitterville in detail on my blog and for MarketingProfs). It's packed with excellent case studies spanning government, business and education, a really good read.

2) TwitterPower: You didn't mention,TwitterPower but it's also a great book..perhaps the best written as far at tactics, strategies, etc.. I'm very deep in Twitter and teach workshops to b2b companies, but found myself reading some of these sections 2 or 3 times, loving these tips. Both of these are a must read for Twitter followers.

Thanks for sharing chris.

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Adam Singer — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:03:50 -0000

6(!) books about Twitter!? Probably more coming. Feels like cashing in on trendy apps to me. Do people really need entire books to understand Twitter? Really? :)

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Chris Brogan — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:21:00 -0000

I would only disclose if I had some reason to benefit from the output of my review. Recusing one's self in a legal setting is much more stringent. I'm not going to point out that Shel talks about me, because it doesn't impact my take on the book.

I also wrote the foreword of Tee's book and I also have had
drinks with 5 of the six authors.

Won't be editing for you, Ari. You and the rest of my community don't need "contents are hot" hand-holding.

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Ari Herzog — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:28:20 -0000

A thought and a question, Chris:

First, the thought: I heard you describe more than one book as "interesting." Whenever I hear people use the words "nice" or "interesting" as adjectives, I recollect my 12th grade high school English teacher who warned us never to use those words as they describe everything and nothing simultaneously. My take is modifiers like "useful," "engaging," even "disappointing" are more accurate than "interesting." Soapbox off.

Second, I recall hearing you wrote or were profiled in a chapter of Twitterville. I don't know your involvement in the other books. It would be helpful if you could edit the above text to include a disclosure of such.

Great summary, otherwise. Thanks!

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Leslie — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:01:35 -0000

Thanks for reading, Chris :)

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Brandon Eley — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:49:09 -0000

Great post! I'm with you, too many Twitter books. I'm surprised you didn't also throw in Joel Comm's "Twitter Power" too... that seems to be a big title in the "Twitter" genre. I've wanted to read it (along with Shel's Twitterville) for a while.

Anyway, great review -- love the condensed style and getting multiple reviews in one video!

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Jim Gray — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:10:06 -0000

Chris, you are like a Twitter professor. Thanks for the book reviews. I look forward to learning from your posts and newsletters.

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Charles LeRette — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:05:50 -0000

Maybe you reviewed Joel Comm's "Twitter Power" before but that's a very good one.

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Ken Mueller — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:27:24 -0000

Thanks, Chris! Appreciate all your hard work and wisdom.

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Chris Brogan — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:26:29 -0000

For the THOUGHTFUL book, go Twitterville.

For how-to, go All a Twitter and/or Twitter for Dummies.

For some interesting insights, get the others.

Re: Birds on a Wire – Reviewing Twitter Books

Chris Brogan — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:25:33 -0000

I review books that people send me, most times, so no. Don't presume that I'm out there analyzing the best of breed. In the 6 books above, 5 are from friends of varying degrees.

So I'm sure those books might also be good. I reviewed O'Reilly's "The Twitter Book" a few months back.