I like them naked too (my review of Naked Conversations [The Book])

I simply loved it. I can’t wait for Scoble and Israel to write a sequel where I can imaging a chapter dedicated to the details of technologies & tools, another to how much they have influenced people with their first book and another chapter amplifying the reasons why some people just don’t blog.

Hey, it took me just 2 weeks to read it (using only downtime and taking into account I’m not a native), not badJ!

At first, I thought it sounded a bit too evil (part of the 1^st chapter) for me, but as I moved on I couldn’t wait to get to the dos and don’ts.

I ended up browsing chapters 5 and 6 and jumping ahead to the Wrong & Right as well as the Big Picture sections [chapters 10 thru 15]. Then, I went back and read 6, 8, 9 and closed with 7. As I was reading chapter nine [pages before the FUD Barrier], I was waiting for my car [it was being serviced]; I laugh and laugh so much to the point that one of the salesman having a break at the dealer’s waiting room had to ask me…what are you reading? It sounds like you are really having fun. What is it? The guy freak out when I told him it was a ‘technology’ book [you wouldn’t believe his face…imaging looking at a woman reading a bright yellow book titled ‘Naked Conversations’ and being told that is a geek’s book]. Hahaha! I bet he thought it was going to be something a lot more interesting. He simulated writing down the title [he wasn’t going to forget ;-].

Anyway, I’m really glad DAnderson extended me an invitation to Scoble and Israel party to celebrate the launch of this ‘ozone’/awesome book. It made a huge difference for me. What do I mean? Yeah, this book is one of the reasons why I’m giving the blogosphere another try. It made me realized how far off marketing is from reality and also why I failed a couple of years ago when I tried to blog in “Spanglish” – which I still think can have potential since here [the USA] there are magazines and books [i.e.The House on Mango Street]  in this ‘language’.

By the way, Scoble, Israel, if you decide to write the sequel, I’d really like to volunteer to find out if Big 5 Consultants blog externally? And understand their blog-worries (are they are fearful that customers will go ballistic if they find them blogging)?

My final recommendation = read the book. I got great tips that will make blogging work for me this time. I also got great advice on how to avoid getting ‘dooced’. Here, I’m right?! I started blogging! And [of course – as stated in the book] I’m going to try to make my manager, executives, and spouse read it. I hope it’ll help them understand why conversing nakedly ;-) is so important for me and should be for them nowadays. The blogosphere is here to stay, blogging definitively not a fad!

Comments

[David Anderson]

Shel Israel's blog is here,
http://seems2shel.typepad.com/itseemstome/
The current link goes somewhere else.

[Shel Israel]

Frances,

Thanks so much for joining in our celebration and for writing these very kind words. I enjoyed briefly meeting you as well. Maybe the book reads better in the order you read it.