Blogging has been an interesting adventure, bringing me into contact with people and ideas that I may never have otherwise encountered. One such concept is the meme — where one blogger discloses some piece of information and then “tags” another, asking them to do the same. What this does is to reveal a little more about the blog author. I have been tagged by Dan McCarthy for a book meme and the rules are as follows:
- List the books you are reading
- Pick up the closest book to hand
- Open to page 123
- Find the 5th sentence
- Post the next 3 sentences
- Tag 5 more people
And here are my responses:
Books I am reading (or just finished reading):
- Age of Conversation – a compilation of great thoughts from bloggers around the world
- Now is Gone by Geoff Livingston – a primer on new media for executives
- Influencer: The Power to Change Anything by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan & Al Switzler – a manuscript for leading change and influencing others
- Freakonomics by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt – a great, if not twisted [in a good way], perspective on how we view the world
- Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult – an interesting read about Amish life and a courtroom drama
- The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards – a touching story about twins separated at birth
I picked up the Age of Conversation, but there are not 123 pages! So on page 123 of Geoff Livingston’s Now is Gone, the quote is:
“Where social media really shines is creating relationships which are the first steps to customer acquisition and the reinforcement of customer retention”, said Diva Marketing blogger, Toby Bloomberg. “Taking an active role in creating a dialogue with customers about issues that they care about, at the moment in time when they care about those concerns, is the heart of new media marketing”.
Now, in the spirit of the meme, I tag the following people:
Anna Farmery — http://theengagingbrand.typepad.com/
Wally Bock — http://blog.threestarleadership.com/
Eric Pennington — http://epicliving.blogs.com/epic_living/
Penelope Trunk — http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/
Scot Herrick — http://cuberules.com/
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Jason Rakowski
Thanks for reading the book. I hope it continues to be a valuable experience for you!
Actually, thanks for writing it! Folks like me need folks like you to keep us current! 🙂
Hello Nina,
I’m so glad you were tagged – what a great reading list! I like the non-business-specific books, especially.
Thanks!
Hi Nina –
Totally blown away to be quoted, even randomly, in your blog.
Credit of course goes to Mr. Livingston who gave me the opportunity to talk about one of the most important marketing strategies of all time .. social media marketing.
Jim,
It’s so important to escape from work things sometimes and a great read always serves that purpose! I highly recommend those non-business books….very engaging.
Toby,
I totally agree with you about the value and benefits of social media marketing. I look at ways to incorporate it into my business, despite being geared toward business users. In fact, I think many things that I learn/use in business, can apply to my personal life and vice versa. Thanks for helping to educate me about these important concepts.
Hey, Nina, good to see that you were “it”.
I’m with Jim: your non-business books are sending me to a new place and getting out of the usual rut (although it’s an enjoyable rut).
Have a good weekend. . .
Who could avoid posting on books?! You’ll find my response to your tag at
http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2008/04/20/what-i-am-reading-now.aspx
Thanks for the challenge.
Steve & Wally,
Thanks as always for stopping by and taking the time to comment. Steve, love to hear about your non-business reads and Wally, I love story in “The Science of Success” and will have to take a read of that one.