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I thought all you needed to accomplish "improvement" is to link, cut and paste, steal, beg or borrow.... you don't necessarily need to come up with something new now do you, just go with the flow, re-link anything for the 13th time and your set, or am I mistaken here?
(@CB not personally meant, just referring to my new twitter experience)
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And then 'The World is Flat' by Thomas Friedman - really good examination of the convergence of reasons for a change in globalisation, collaboration etc, and the questions they raise.
Next up: Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers, and Dave Cushman's The Power of the Network (available on Lulu for £4.98 http://www.lulu.com/content/4590198 - Disclosure: He's a friend and former colleague)
I think the interviews are good. You can make from them what you want. I think there were some great perspectives mixed in with some mercenary ones. Just the same, a good read.
And before you go throwing stones at everything, why not share your perspective and what you've contributed. I find the people who bitch the most are those who've done the least in the space.
Thanks for the ideas.
Reading the book reminded me of all I have to be grateful for which is always a good way to start a new year.
Thanks for sharing, I just added these to my ever growing list! Looks like 2009 is going to be another big year for reading...LOL!
I recommend an "Old School" book on creating great copy. The book is Tested Advertising Methods. The methods from this book have dramatically boosted my page views and improved my Search Engine placement. Please note that there are no "silver bullets" here, just tips on connecting with your audience.
PEACE
Daniel Hudson
Awesome books. Will look it up myself and read.
I've been reading and listening to David Allen's "Getting Things Done" and applying his tips and tricks in managing workflow.
All the Best!
Regards,
Erwin Chua
Winning To Win With Erwin Chua - Internet Marketing Advice
http://winning2win.com
Anyway, Right now I'm re-reading Buzzmarketing by Mark Hughes , and The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki. Not brand new books, but good for re-enforcing concepts going into 2009.
Hey hit me up on Twitter http://twitter.com/WebTechMan
I appreciate your insights,
Daniel Hudson
The future of Social Media
I just finished Outliers and am a fan of his as well. I enjoyed the earlier chapters of the book more than the end. It seemed to drag and get a little of course. Very good read and recommend to others, not sure if its his best.
I just bought Paul Gillin's new book on social media. Has anyone read it?
Basic tenants discussed such as Industriousness/Hard Work, Industriousness/Planning, Enthusiasm, Friendship, Cooperation, Loyalty, and so on. Introduction re: Defining Success is simple (so we can all remember it), yet profound. Based on 2 precepts from Wooden's dad: 1) Don't try to be better than someone else, and 2) Always try to be the best YOU can be (emphasis mine).
Merits a read.
I'd recommend: Author 101 Bestselling Book Publicity: The Insider's Guide to Promoting Your Book--and Yourself
It's mostly about promoting books, but the concepts fit blogs or anything else.
im old school.
I still love the Tipping Point.
Hmmm, I guess that explains why I have started reading all of these social media blogs even though it's not exactly what I do and I'm not really sure what anyone is talking about, it's good for sparking ideas.
Let's say I only have money for one of the three...which one should I get?
Matt
BUT, I'm actually being responsible and reading a good business book right now that one of out client's asked us to all read called The Ultimate Question: Driving Good Profits and True Growth. I'm not too far into it right now but so far it's a good read. Basically for me it's a reiteration of why customer support and treating your customers well helps growth better in the long run than jacking up stupid fees or anything like that does.
Here's the link to her site : http://www.organizethislife.com/organizenow.htm
Liza
Looking forward to reading the Lore of Running and Running Well.
Loved Marathon Woman and anything by Coach Wooden.
"Blog Blazers" sounds exactly like my type of read. Thanks for the recs!
Another book I read recently that was very good was called The One Life Solution by Dr. Henry Cloud. I dog earred the heck out of this book!
Thanks for the awesome book recommendations...especially the second one, "YouTube: An Insider’s Guide to Climbing the Charts". No doubt, video is going to be BIG in 2009 and this book sure seems to be right on time. Thanks again.
Best Wishes,
Shinil.
@shinils on Twitter - http://twitter.com/shinils
I was delighted to pick up your recommendation for Tactical Transparency, by Shel Holtz and John C Havens and ordered it from Amazon. When I started to read my copy I was surprised to read in my edition that you had contributed to the foreword also that you are mentioned in the book index and that the reference to you in the book is glowing. I suppose none of this matters but I don't think your phrase "Disclosure: I’m friends with both the authors" is adequate in describing your relationship with the book. In some respects you have a reputational self interest in recommending the book which reduces the value of the recommendation. That said I enjoy reading the book.