Comments on: Three Books to Spend Your Holiday Gift Cards On

By: wii raquettes

wii raquettes — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:23:29 +0000

I love “An Insider's Guide to Climbing the Charts”.. I am a fan of truth. I like it when I read it, and it is easy to digest. This book has some really good stuff in it for people caught up trying to find out what is meaningful to do on the internet personally, socially and for business.

By: Ponytails, job search and why the shoe doesn’t always fit « Marenated

Ponytails, job search and why the shoe doesn’t always fit « Marenated — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:00:51 +0000

[...] worry about a ponytail because he is also, according to his Twitter avatar, very bald) brought up the book “The Outliers” today, I am thinking freaks are starting to become a more sought after [...]

By: Social Media Graduates to the “How?” Era » Media Emerging

Social Media Graduates to the “How?” Era » Media Emerging — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:59:25 +0000

[...] here’s how Chris Brogan summarizes the book Tactical Transparency from Shel Holtz and John Havens: Holtz and Havens have [...]

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:41:44 +0000

Blog Blazers is a definite must read. Also might like click here to order, Joel Comm

By: James Kerr

James Kerr — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:56:59 +0000

Chris
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.

By: Shinil Payamal

Shinil Payamal — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:45:03 +0000

Hi Chris,

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

By: d. A. Shaver

d. A. Shaver — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:01:53 +0000

I read Blog Blazers it is great! Author Stephane Grenier asks a set of questions to 40 top bloggers who have made it. This gets to core issues quickly for each of the bloggers with questions such as “What is your biggest tip on writing a successful blog post” and “What are your main methods of marketing your blog” this is book is a must read for anyone interested in blogging.

By: Doug Firebaugh

Doug Firebaugh — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:06:31 +0000

Great post Chris- LOVE the youtube book- great read and LOTS of good stuff for marketing within it-look forward to the other 2. I agree that as Social Media matures- it’s time to move past the words and start engaging the message in the marketplace–Happy New Year!

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:27:21 +0000

Another excellent book I am reading right now is called Personality Not Included by Rohit Bhargava. It is about why companies lose their authenticity and how great brands can get it back.

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!

By: LisaNewton

LisaNewton — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:40:22 +0000

Introducing another totally new genue to this list, for my middle school tutoring, I’m currently reading “Pretties” by Scott Westerfeld. It’s the second book in a trilogy, and if you have kids age 10-14 (depending on reading level, these numbers could change), it’s well worth checking out.