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3 Must-Read Books For Bloggers

A lot of bloggers read blogs, but there are also some very valuable books out there on blogging. The three books that I recommend for bloggers are "Blog!" by David Kline and Dan Burstein, "The Corporate Blogging Book" by Debbie Weil, and "Naked Conversations" by Shel Israel and Robert Scoble.

1. "Blog!: How the newest revolution is changing politics, business and culture" by David Kline and Dan Burstein.

This book talks of the power and influence of blogs. It uses political examples. Through these examples we can learn what good blogging is (honest, open) and what it is not (poorly written, blatant marketing). It talks about freedom of the press and countries and companies that try to suppress blogs. It also warns and gives examples of blogs that share insider or confidential information and what happens.

To quote from it: ?most people or at least most of the media?s coverage of business issues in blogging are missing the fact that the real excitement here is not how much money business can make from blogging, but how dramatically blogging will reshape the world of business from top to bottom and create new sources of competitive advantage for firms that learn how to use this new medium intelligently? Bloggers not only tend to be more passionate about their interests and hobbies than other people, they also have marketplace influence far beyond their numbers.?

This is a highly inspirational read for anyone who blogs. We live in revolutionary times and as bloggers (and blog readers) we see history being made. We are truly cutting edge. The world is changing before our eyes.

As A. J. Liebling, a great 20th century journalist, said: ?Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.? With blogs, anyone can.

2. "The Corporate Blogging Book: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know to Get it Right" by Debbie Weil.

Debbie is one of the pioneers of corporate blogging. She is not only an advocate but she explains the pros and cons of corporate blogs.

A section from the book: "Blogs are a key enabler of this new way of talking with customers, employees, the media and other constituencies. Packaged, filtered, controlled conversation are out. Open, two-way, less-than-perfect communications with your customers and employees are in?.Listen, learn, debate, be willing to change, admit mistakes, be equals, with your children, be fair to others with whom you have an adversarial relationship. Acting like a dictator will get you nowhere."

She has top 20 questions about corporate blogging and in one of those she talks about the three most important things to know before starting blogging. The book also has good examples of blogging policies.One of her points is savvy bloggers read other blogs. My advice is the simplest way to do this is to subscribe to them.

One concept that she talks about is citizen journalist and citizen media. Blogs are a new media and it is run by the citizens. Blogger Halley Suitt explains, "The word PR will be gone; the word blog will be gone. Your employees will be your ad agency and your customers will be your back-up ad agency"

3. "Naked Coversations:How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers" by Shel Israel and Robert Scoble

This is an excellent book. I am passionate about business blogs. I truly believe they have value for a business. The book re-affirms this. "Naked Coversations" is easy to read, fast and well organized. It combines advice on blogging (and why blogs help companies) with stories of real bloggers.

Blogs have dangers but those dangers tend to be overrated. Not blogging is a greater danger. As I have said many times, blogs are a new media. Companies that ignore it do so at great peril. At the same time, blogs cannot be blatant self or company promotion - readers (and other bloggers see right through that and can decimate a company).

How do I know if a book is good? If I make a change as a result. I turned off word verification on my blog to make it easier to comment (I still review all comments and don't let spam through but am trying to make it easier to have a conversation). I get twice as many emails as comments on my blog as a result of my blog. The book drives home that comments and conversations are good.

I also know a book is good if I buy multiple copies for people that I think should read it. And in this case I did.

All three of these books, "Blog!" by David Kline and Dan Burstein, "The Corporate Blogging Book" by Debbie Weil, and "Naked Conversations" by Shel Israel and Robert Scoble should be read by anyone who has a blog or anyone interested in blogging.

About the Author:

Jim Estill is the CEO of SYNNEX Canada. He is an active blogger at http://www.jimestill.com

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Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (The Fairly Odd Parents/The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron)

Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (The Fairly Odd Parents/The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron)
Humor, mistaken identity, and massive confusion reign when Jimmy Neutron and Timmy Turner (The Fairly Odd Parents) inadvertently wind up in each other's worlds in this double-length episode. Timmy Turner's wish to visit the greatest laboratory in the universe lands him in Jimmy Neutron's backyard lab just as Jimmy is about to give his cyberdog Goddard a tune-up. When Jimmy accidentally teleports himself into Timmy's bedroom with a gizmo created by Timmy's Fairy Godparents, Cosmo and Wanda, Timmy interrupts Goddard's reprogramming by booting up a violent video game that severely changes the dog's disposition. Thanks to some re-stylization, friends, parents, and teachers mistake the new big-headed, bumpy, computer-animated Timmy and small-headed, spindly-armed, cel-animated Jimmy for one another. Crazy predicaments abound, including a budding romance between Cindy Vortex and Timmy and a much-awaited trip to Fairy World for Timmy's teacher, Mr. Crocker. In the end, Fairy World's very existence is threatened and a monster Goddard seems destined to destroy Retroville. Can some heartfelt wishing and a good brain blast get the two parallel dimensions back on course and put Jimmy and Timmy back in their own worlds? (Ages 6 to 10) --Tami Horiuchi

Customer Review: Children love the show

I don't get cable tv so I can monitor what my children watch. Dvds are a good way to control the kids' viewing hours. I heard that this was a good show and started with a rental. The kids liked it enough to request it. I then bought the dvd and they watch it several times/week. The animation is appealing and brightly colored. It contrasts greatly with the anime type of art, which is flat and more subtle. I would recommend this for kids and think it has repeat playability.

Customer Review: good crossover but a trilogy was completly un needed

I thought this show was good fun. Having two shows characters interact was great it was also funny and the storylines are actually very clever and well put together, and the sub story of Timmy and cindy together was great too very fun.



Why in hell would they make two more so called chapters. Nickelodeon had a special showing and they said complete trilogy. First off this isn't close to a trilogy this is no LOTR or Star Wars just going to say that but that it is obvious. There also is no connections to the first movies which is a rule for a trilogy from the scream trilogy. The only connection is the Jimmy Timmy Cindy love triangle which is interesting but doesn't count as a connection.

DEWALT Electrical Estimating Professional Reference (Dewalt Trade Reference Series)

DEWALT Electrical Estimating Professional Reference (Dewalt Trade Reference Series)
Now users can successfully bid on contracting jobs anywhere! The DEWALT® Electrical Estimating Professional Reference offers complete coverage of the traditional methods of estimating as well as the ?hurry up? methods, while explaining how and when to use them. This invaluable tool puts information at your fingertips, from knowing material and labor costs to understanding overhead and profit margins, and is an important guide to the success of any professional electrician?s business.

Customer Review: Australian perspective

Overall a well thought out book.



I found some aspects very useful for an Australian reader however, metric/ imperial matters aside, there were a number of terminology differences that made the down under trained tradesman wonder just what are you guys talking about here and there..... I'm sure we have things that we call something else which would confuse our American counterparts but a glossary might just help the overseas based (and trained electrical contractor) extract just that bit more information out of the resource.



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Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition (A&E, 1996)

Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition (A&E, 1996)
Jane Austen's classic novel of 1813, Pride and Prejudice, still wins the hearts of countless schoolgirls with its romantic story of Elizabeth Bennet and her Mr. Darcy. Now, the 1996 BBC miniseries is winning over adults, with its faithful adaptation, gorgeous scenery, and superb acting.

The essence of the story is the antagonism between Mr. Darcy, a wealthy single man who believes Elizabeth to be beneath him, and Elizabeth, who upon being insulted at a dance by the aloof Darcy refuses to associate with him in any manner. Austen evokes incredible tension with the wit and flirtation of the two characters, and director Simon Langton (who also directed Upstairs Downstairs) successfully translates the repartee and conflict in this six-hour miniseries. Dialogue, for the most part, is painstakingly replicated, except when fleshing out and smoothing for modern sensibilities was necessary. Darcy, for instance, is drawn out, giving his personality significantly more depth. The acting sweeps you away to Regency England: Jennifer Ehle (of Wilde) is convincing as the obstinate Elizabeth, who, despite her mother's attempts to marry her off, spurs the attentions of Darcy. And Colin Firth (of The English Patient) will have women everywhere longing for a Mr. Darcy of their own.

For those who have been on an Austen binge--enjoying such excellent adaptations as Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion--this miniseries will round out the ultimate Austen video library. For those new to these romantic period pieces, this version of Pride and Prejudice will have you hooked and longing for more. One caveat, however: plan to watch it in an entire day, because very few have the self-control to not watch all six hours in a single sitting. --Jenny Brown

Customer Review: Get the VHS tapes

I love this show. But, the DVD color ruined it. Even with the brightness all the way up, the people had black blobs on their heads instead of hair and the shadows were all pitch black and the bright colors were bluish.



Oh and I bought the special edition, in 2008, and it said it had been remastered for the best quality in picture and sound. Well, they still have some work to do!



I returned the DVD and got the tapes from Amazon marketplace. So beautiful and well worth it!! Get the tapes. There are 6 tapes and even with the hassles of the tapes I was as enchanted as I was when I first saw this on PBS and waited for a rerun!!

Customer Review: Best production of Pride & Prejudice Available

Compared to other available reproductions of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, the dialog is very accurate - which makes this a long film, but a must have for any Jane Austen lover, or for any admirer of Mr. Darcy, whom Colin Firth portrays excellently.

Stargate Atlantis - The Complete Third Season

Stargate Atlantis - The Complete Third Season
For the first time ever, fans can catch up on season 3 before season 4 begins on Sci Fi!

Customer Review: Awesome Season

This is an awesome season for Stargate Atlantis with a few twists and turns that keep you interested. I love both the Stargate SG-1 series and Stargate Atlantis series. I've always been a scifi fan!

Customer Review: Bring on season 4

I LIKE IT!!! I won't begin to go into a write up like other gifted individuals but this is great for a 10 year old locked in a 50 yr old man. Kirk references were funny by McKay but that's about the limit on that character. I don't like his smart [...] ways but there are some episodes where he shows a more human side. Sunday just sucked as a story but the episode was performed very well. You'll know what I mean when you get there. I won't mention how attractive I think Dr Weir is..but I guess I already did. Actors/actresses did a great job in all episodes thus far and what surprised me is they're all Canadian except for the MASH guy(sorry fella). Good job aye! Found it pretty cool that the studio is in Vancouver considering I was stationed just south of there. I'm really getting stupid in this so I'll stop. Strange that I had to deploy to the Middle East to discover this series but so glad I did...discover it I mean. Had to pace myself because I was making marathon watching the norm.

WB Batman School Backpack (full size)

WB Batman School Backpack (full size)

Dodge Pick-ups: 2002 thru 2005 - Full-size models 2WD & 4WD - V6 V8 and V10 gasoline engines & Cummins turbo-diesel engines (Haynes Repair Manual)

Dodge Pick-ups: 2002 thru 2005 - Full-size models 2WD & 4WD - V6 V8 and V10 gasoline engines & Cummins turbo-diesel engines (Haynes Repair Manual)
Manuals for the Do-it-yourselfer All Haynes manuals explain how to carry out routine maintenance, restoration and servicing of cars and motorcycles, and are aimed primarily at the Do-it-yourselfer

Customer Review: Not what Haynes is supposed to be

In my "tinkering" days I used to buy Chilton's for light maintenance documentation and Haynes for deep mayor jobs. I have to say that the Haynes books that I used to have were the ones sold in the UK, and they were awesome. True to form and tradition, when I got my new "toy" truck (hey, midlife crisis takes many forms!) I wanted to be able to "tinker" with it (in for a penny, in for a pound!) as in my younger years so I bought the Chilton's and this. To my surprise they are both the same. I don't mean they are alike, I mean they are the same book, verbatim!. Not what Haynes used to be, the quality of the phisical book and the quality of the information inside is not what I was expecting. If you want something that will help you with the maintenance of the car, buy either one, but by all means don't buy both. Probably you should buy Chilton because they are still consistent with the kind of book they have always been.

Customer Review: Great for doing repairing your truck

I have a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500, 4.7 V8. So I fall under this catagory for this repair manual. First off, I prefer Haynes over Chilton, but then again, that's just my personal opinion. If you are someone who likes to tinker with things on your Dodge (like me) then this book is definately for you. When reading, sometimes it seems like that the guys who wrote this book were not clear on what they were doing, but after reading a few times and refering to the pictures (which are in black and white) I could get the job done.



Although this manual covers all engine types, at times the pictures might be a little different because: they can't take 5 different pictures with different vehicles. So they tend to use a general picture that best represents the repair being done. Like said before, this happens a few times in the whole book. No need to worry.



This manual covers a lot of things; if it's a big 2 day job, to even a small 15 minute job. Overall, I am very glad I got this manual. At times it can be confusing, but with a little patience and tolerance, you can do it too. This is a must for the 2002-2005 Dodge Ram owners. Always use safe repair techniques and have fun!!

Neck Duster #64 Long Handle

Neck Duster #64 Long Handle
* Long Handle Neck Duster * Individually Boxed

Carnival Steel Drum Collection: Hot Hot Hot & More, Vol.1

Carnival Steel Drum Collection: Hot Hot Hot & More, Vol.1
This unique collection offers instrumental steel drum versions of popular favorites.

Songs: Red Red Wine, I Can See Clearly Now, Day'O, Limbo Rock, Shake Senora, Jammin', La Bamba, Tequila, Volcano, Hot, Hot, Hot.

Customer Review: Ugh!

I was looking for music for an island theme party. The selection looked fun -- a lot of recognizable summer party songs with the steel drum flair. But then I bought it and actually listened to it. The steel drum parts are really good; however, the synthesized accompaniment is over powering and really cheesy (it sounds like it should be on Barney). Please, save your money and look elsewhere.





Customer Review: It's like being in the Caribbean

We listen to this CD while we are swimming in the pool or just hanging out with neighbors on our deck. It is great background music and makes you feel like you are on vacation.

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