Greg Verdino: The Age of Conversation dawns today

Today marks the release of The Age of Conversation, the innovative collaborative book that features contributions from more than 100 bloggers.

The brainchild of Drew McLellan and Gavin Heaton, this book came together in just a few months (revolutionary for the printed word -- although it feels like I've been waiting ages to let you know that it's finally here) and can now be purchased in your choice of hardcover, paperback or e-book. I've already blogged about this a couple of times, but as a reminder all proceeds will be donated to Variety the Children's Charity, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of children around the world.

The project has already been featured in the Advertising Age Bookstore (I even get a gratuitous mention as a contributor and one of "the most innovative names in the industry," although Drew and Gavin are the real innovators here and the real credit for the quality of this book goes to the other authors) and Social Computing Magazine.

So now's your chance to buy your copy-- and check out my chapter, "Have You Hugged a Blogger Today" and the contributions of 100+ others (including lots of bloggers who have become indespensible reading for me.)

Here's the complete author list -- it's one hell of an impressive blogroll:

Gavin Heaton
Drew McLellan
CK
Valeria Maltoni
Emily Reed
Katie Chatfield
Greg Verdino
Mack Collier
Lewis Green
Sacrum
Ann Handley
Mike Sansone
Paul McEnany
Roger von Oech
Anna Farmery
David Armano
Bob Glaza
Mark Goren
Matt Dickman
Scott Monty
Richard Huntington
Cam Beck
David Reich
Luc Debaisieux
Sean Howard
Tim Jackson
Patrick Schaber
Roberta Rosenberg
Uwe Hook
Tony D. Clark
Todd Andrlik
Toby Bloomberg
Steve Woodruff
Steve Bannister
Steve Roesler
Stanley Johnson
Spike Jones
Nathan Snell
Simon Payn
Ryan Rasmussen
Ron Shevlin
Roger Anderson
Robert Hruzek
Rishi Desai
Phil Gerbyshak
Peter Corbett
Pete Deutschman
Nick Rice
Nick Wright
Michael Morton
Mark Earls
Mark Blair
Mario Vellandi
Lori Magno
Kristin Gorski
Kris Hoet
G.Kofi Annan
Kimberly Dawn Wells
Karl Long
Julie Fleischer
Jordan Behan
John La Grou
Joe Raasch
Jim Kukral
Jessica Hagy
Janet Green
Jamey Shiel s
Dr. Graham Hill
Gia Facchini
Geert Desager
Gaurav Mishra
Gary Schoeniger
Gareth Kay
Faris Yakob
Emily Clasper
Ed Cotton
Dustin Jacobsen
Tom Clifford
David Polinchock
David Koopmans
David Brazeal
David Berkowitz
Carolyn Manning
Craig Wilson
Cord Silverstein
Connie Reece
Colin McKay
Chris Newlan
Chris Corrigan
Cedric Giorgi
Brian Reich
Becky Carroll
Arun Rajagopal
Andy Nulman
Amy Jussel
AJ James (not blogging yet)
Kim Klaver
Sandy Renshaw
Susan Bird
Ryan Barrett
Troy Worman
S. Neil Vineberg

My Books & eBooks

Download my FREE marketing and social media eBook. In it, I present 24 'signature' posts from my first two years of blogging. Feel free to share '4 & 20 Blog Posts' with your friends and colleagues.
The second Age of Conversation volume features chapters from 237 authors in 15 countries. My contribution explores social media fatigue. As with the original Age of Conversation, all proceeds benefit Variety.
Buy The Age of Conversation, the unique collaborative book featuring contributions by more than 100 bloggers, including me. All proceeds go to Variety, The Children's Charity.

About

Greg Verdino is a futurist, marketer, writer and speaker who works as Chief Strategy Officer at marketing consultancy crayon LLC. His first book, microMARKETING, is due from McGraw-Hill in summer 2010. This blog looks at trends in media and marketing, as these industries grapple with the changes being brought on by disruptive technologies, new business imperatives and the rise of the empowered consumer.

July 2009