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Now, how to get these friends to buy me a lunch some time?
Just finished this educational piece from my reading list:
Fans, Friends, & Followers: Building an Audience and Creative Career in the Digital Age
by Scott Kirsner
Publisher: CreateSpace (March 18, 2009)
ISBN-10: 1442100745
ISBN-13: 978-1442100749
Rating: 9.8 / 14.0
Pros: Mr. Kirsner lays down the foundation for an inspirational and passionate adventure into the Digital Age’s internet based livelihood and does so in a very readable and entertaining fashion. The sheer amount of personal stories from the “it crowd” of the Digital Age is awesome enough. However, the real content of their stories is where the value is at. Getting a closer view of how these folks did what they do, did it passionately, and it just happened to make a living for them is highly inspiring to me. Some VERY good lessons to learn from this content. Excellent resources at the end of the book.
Cons: Not a whole lot of analysis going on as a vast majority of the book is interview / anecdote. The responsibility is on the reader to draw conclusions and see how the lessons learned could impact their lives. I don’t view this as a bad aspect, but I could see how some readers (that are looking for concrete answers) would.
Assessment: Definitely worth buying and adding to the library.
Notes: No notes, but I do have a mind-map available, if desired.
