Blogging Book Project

The cat is out of the bag - I'm invloved with some really cool people on a book project:

100 Bloggers: An Introduction & Invitation to Blogging

The purpose of the book is to push blogging further into the mainstream - to give people a taste of what blogging is all about and extend an offer for them to join us.

Inclusion. Community. Participation.

I still get questions about blogging and I still hear people dismiss it as narcissism run amuck. My goals on this project are really simple and straightforward: to show what cool stuff people are talking about online. The great conversations that are taking place. The connections that are possible.

Currently, there are 25 bloggers on board:

1. Hugh Macleod – http://www.gapingvoid.com


2. John Moore - http://brandautopsy.typepad.com/brandautopsy/


3. Mark Brady - http://www.alchemysite.com/blog/fouroboros.html


4. Evelyn Rodriquez – http://evelynrodriguez.typepad.com/crossroads_dispatches/


5. Johnnie Moore - http://www.johnniemoore.com/blog/


6. Katherine Stone - http://decentmarketing.typepad.com/weblog/


7. Jeremy Wright – http://www.ensight.org


8. Brendon Connelly – http://www.slackermanager.com/slacker_manager/


9. Tom Watson - http://tomwatson.typepad.com/tom_watson/


10. Matthew Homann - http://thenonbillablehour.typepad.com/nonbillable_hour/


11. Zack Lynch - http://www.corante.com/brainwaves/


12. Rob Paterson - http://smartpei.typepad.com/


13. Rob May – http://www.businesspundit.com


14. Curt Rosegren - http://curtrosengren.typepad.com/occupationaladventure/


15. Michele Miller - http://michelemiller.blogs.com/marketing_to_women/


16. Todd Sattersen – http://www.apennyfor.com


17. Chris Corrigan - http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/


18. Jory Des Jardins - http://www.jorydesjardins.com/pause/


19. Yvonne DeVita - http://windsormedia.blogs.com/lipsticking/


20. Colleen Wainwright - http://communicatrix.typepad.com/


21. Jerry Colonna - http://madeleines.typepad.com


22. Dave Pollard - http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/


23. Sam Decker - http://decker.typepad.com/welcome/


24. Fred First - http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/


25. Jennifer Rice - http://brand.blogs.com/

Each one of those 25 people will have their own chapter in the book. They will invite someone to be a blogger in their chapter. The person who they invite, invites someone else, and so on. 25 becomes 50. From 50 we get 75 and from 75 we get 100. This will show, hopefully, the connectedness of blogging (thanks to Colleen for suggesting this!).

There is no common subject or theme to the book, just 100 people writing about stuff that they care about.

The book should be available in the next couple of months. I'm sure that that I'll be blogging quite a bit about it in the coming weeks... so, my apologies up front if it gets boring. :-)

Comments

[Aleah]

Sounds interesting. I look forward to the read.

[Mike]

Curse you for hatching such an evil plot! Now I've got a bunch more great blogs I have to check out, and you want to grow that number geometrically? You should include a speed reading blog to help us keep up.

Great idea, and I really look forward to the work!

[Jon Strande]

Aleah, thanks! I hope you enjoy it!

Mike, LOL!!! That is a great idea!! Now, if I could just find one! Seriously, thank you!

[Chuck Conway]

Dam Ingenious! Simply Awesome!

[Jon Strande]

Chuck, thank you! So, don't be afraid to tell us what you really think... ;-) Seriously, thank you!

[Andreas]

Simply WoW. Really great. Keep me in the loop!!!!

[Jozef Imrich]

Indeed, forget Love Marks, 100s of Love Bytes are snaking into the digital field.

Look Mum - no borders!

Six Dregrees of Separation? Not after this project is executed ...

Good luck.

[Jon Strande]

Andreas - thank you! Will do! I'm sure that I'll be blogging about it a ton in the coming weeks - I hope it doesn't get boring! ;-)

Jozef - thank you! yeah, that pretty much sums it up! There are people from all over the world participating, and the connectedness is amazing! Hopefully we can show that blogging is making the world a smaller and better place!!

[Travis]

Jon, this sounds really interesting. Are you planning on it being published or in an e-book format?

[Jon Strande]

Travis, this will be a real book - available at Amazon, I'll announce when it is available.

[christopher grove]

Jon,
brilliant idea! Any details about the topics that are going to be touched on? You say that there's no common topic, but not if any have been set yet.
Good luck!

[Jon Strande]

Chris, thank you and thank you! No clue what people will write about - and that is part of the fun of it!! :-)

[Chris]

Thank you!!!! I am really looking forward to it. I found out about weblogs by accident and still feel like I'm walking in the dark. I'm slowly moving from conversation voyeur to active participant. Again, thank you.

[Jon Strande]

Chris, well thank you! I appreciate the positive feedback!

I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say that we're looking forward to your active participation!

[paul]

I have a unique perspective on the happy and sad world of blogging. It's about sharing and learning and I would like to share what I've learned.

[Tom Asacker]

Way to go Jon! Feel it, do it, see what emerges! Stay passionate!

[Jon Strande]

Tom, as always - the voice of encouragement and passion! Thank you!

Jon

[Mike Arnzen]

Sounds like a great book...ingenious structure...looking forward to it.

[Troy Worman]

100 bloggers. Sounds cool. Excellent idea. I want in. :)