Dave Burke : Online Community and Social Business Specialist

Mavericks at Work by William C. Taylor and Polly LaBarre has been around for a while now and I know several of you who've read it.  In case there are folks who haven't, here are excerpts for the first 100 pages. Lots of good excerpts in the remaining... [More]

I opened a presentation on blogging and online marketing at a local Network Consulting group a few months ago with, "It all starts with the Cluetrain Manifesto.  Markets are conversations."  The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual ... [More]

So You Want To Write: How To Master The Craft Of Writing Fiction And Memoir was written by Brenda Ueland and was first published in 1938.  There is a publisher's note on the front cover that says "A book about art, independence and spirit," which is ... [More]

The Librarian in me really wanted to like this book, but I'm giving Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder only 2-out-of-5 Nordic Track Ski Stars.  There are a few nuggets here, but not enough of them and none insightful e... [More]

The Age of Speed: Learning to Thrive in a More-Faster-Now World by Vince Poscente is a light read, but recommended.  I haven't read the popular 4-Hour Workweek, but I'm sure there are many crossover concepts in Age of Speed.  Poscente elabo... [More]

The Meaning of the 21st Century by James Martin is an important book that everyone should consider reading.  It defines the current time in history as the 21C Transition, when we as a species transition into a world of either great achievement o... [More]

The Perfect Thing by Steven Levy covers the history of the iPod and discusses its impact on popular culture and enamored owners everywhere. I'll have to confess that I'm one of those enamored iPod owners, even though my iPod is now going on 3 years old. S... [More]

This is the most recent book I read on the [NordicTrack] while doing alternating-day running and 60 minute [NordicTrack] sessions.  I only get to read fun stuff like The World is Flat while I'm on my Nordic Track Ski Machine.  Summertime in Verm... [More]

Next Now by Marian Salzman and Ira Matathia is the second book of seven I recently ordered and the first that one that gets thrown in my equivalent of the crapper, my Amazon Store "Books For Sale" category.  I've read a number of books in the Fu... [More]

The Starbucks Experience by Dr. Joseph Michelli focuses on the five principles that distinguishes Starbucks from many other companies. Those five principles are Make it Your Own, Everything Matters, Surprise and Delight, Embrace Resistance and Leave Your ... [More]