http://www.readingsocialmedia.com A Social Media Book Club, powered by Social Media Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:46:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual Review by Mark McLaren The Cluetrain Manifesto started in 1999 as a set of 95 theses written in collaboration by four men who can rightfully be called Pioneers of Web 2.0: David Weinberger, Doc Searls, Christopher Locke and Rick Levine. The work was ... http://www.readingsocialmedia.com/?p=103 by Veronica Maya and I attended Social Media Breakfast Seattle on January 19, and learned a lot about influencer engagement from Sean O'Driscoll of Ants Eye View. During the event, Sean gave away several copies of The Cluetrain Manifesto to the audience. Maya and I looked at each other and thought, ... http://www.readingsocialmedia.com/?p=94 Gary Vaynerchuck projected on the wall at our @readsm chat Gary Vaynerchuck was kind enough to Skype with us ( @readsm) on Friday to talk about his book Crush It . I loved Gary’s no nonsense approach in the book and the combination of his own stories, doses of inspiration and an ... http://www.readingsocialmedia.com/?p=83 Hello to all Reading Social Media participants! We wanted to catch up with everyone on what's happening with our book club. On Friday, September 25, 2009, we had our very first wine and cheese night, hosted at Maya's home. About a dozen people came and shared reviews and thoughts about Trust Agents. Ben ... http://www.readingsocialmedia.com/?p=76 Time for a twitter chat! Let us meet on twitter and use the #readsm hashtag to talk #trustagents.  Twitter is a great place to meet and talk about anything - so why not #trustagents, right? It really does not matter how far along you are in the book, this is ... http://www.readingsocialmedia.com/?p=69 In today's age of transparency and with a plethora of social media tools, it is easier to learn by watching people everyday. And yes, I am now starting to people watch. Not my fault, all Chris Brogan and Julien ;) As I read the book "Trust Agents", I am also watching ... http://www.readingsocialmedia.com/?p=60 Chapter 2 of Trust Agents talks about making one's own game. It mentions many great examples: Wine Library TV, the Huffington Post, Google, etc. All of these are great stories of successful new games. If you're reading this blog and Trust Agents, it is very likely that you, too, are ... http://www.readingsocialmedia.com/?p=31 I really just started reading the book Trust Agents by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith. It is too early to review the book myself, but here are a few reviews from people around the web - Jason Baer wonders if Social Connectivity Can be Taught And that’s the thing. In truth, ... http://www.readingsocialmedia.com/?p=22 It is with much excitement that we announce the very 1st selection for Reading Social Media: Trust Agents by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith! After much anticipation, the book was officially launched on August 24, 2009, and quickly made the New York Times Bestseller list. Maya and Veronica got their hands ... http://www.readingsocialmedia.com/?p=15 Welcome to Social Media Book Club! This space was born out of a group of people who are passionate about social media and reading. Everyone is welcome, so please join us! We’re interested in your take on our reading list. We will read 1 book per month, and disucss it extensively ... http://www.readingsocialmedia.com/?p=4