Blogging Heroes: Interviews with 30 of the World's Top Bloggers | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael A. Banks
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Pages: 298
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0470197390
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.7
EAN: 9780470197394
ASIN: 0470197390
Publication Date: December 10, 2007
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Among more than 102,000,000 blogs, a few stand out as influential, ground-breaking, and singularly successful. These thirty bloggers, who write about everything from business trends to parenting, have been featured in Wired magazine, Popular Science, and on CNN, NPR, MSNBC, and 20/20. In one-on-one conversations with Michael A. Banks, these innovative, creative thinkers have shared their tactics, their philosophies, what drives them, how they mine for subject matter, and their personal secrets for success. Come and learn from the masters.
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 Good Book to Read in the Store July 2, 2008
S. Mohammed (USA)
I did not find this book useful. The author has spent time interviewing famous bloggers and compiled it. Most of the information is available online . Its a book which you can read when your are browsing in the store. Not worth to buy it
 The new social media May 18, 2008
Ilya Grigorik (Toronto, ON, Canada)
Looking for an inside edge on the new full-contact sport that blogging has evolved to? Then, arguably, the group interviewed by Michael Banks is the one to consult for advice. Sprinkled with helpful hints and ideas, it is a book that I would recommend to any blogger, albeit with one reservation: you get diminishing returns with every interview you read. While incredibly consistent in their advice - passion, niche, consistency, networking - it almost feels superficial after reading it for the twentieth time. I hope to see an updated version of this book sometime in the future, and I hope that the author will dig deeper, and try to expose more of the personality trends and quirks of each of the bloggers.
 A great group, but May 8, 2008
G. Steen (Baltimore, Md USA)
Internet books are getting a little too cookie cutter. I blame the editors for this one. Wisdom takes more than 2 hours to read and needs more than a interview questionnaire. The author is blind to the 3 principles that he presents through the bloggers: passion - there is no passion in this book. Uniqueness - basically most of the bloggers all give the same recommendations. Content - the repetition here is unforgivable. What makes these bloggers unique is their obsession, but the author needs to dig deeper if he wants to find some real wisdom. Many there isn't any.
 Excellent collection April 20, 2008
Stan Dubin
Even though there are apparently millions of blogs started, I still consider blogging a pioneer area. And hearing how these different bloggers got started, how they attracted readers, what their pitfalls and successful actions were - this was very helpful information.
And finding out about their blogs as well was a big plus.
"Blogging Heroes" Opened My Mind March 16, 2008
Roger Corn (South Pasadena, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found "Blogging Heroes" to be a really inspirational book that introduces the reader to many of the pioneers of blogging. As someone who is not a hard-core technical person, it was refreshing to learn the variety of blogs and get a glimpse into their world from the inside. You will probably recognize several of the blogs and enjoy finding out their origins and what motivates the people that breath life into them.
Some of the blogs profiled started as magazines first; others were born online. Some are run professionally by trained journalists; others are run as hobbies during spare time. All of the profiles, though, were interesting. I often found myself at the end of each chapter thinking, "That is so cool. What that person did!"
As you read the book, you'll easily notice patterns in the advice, motivations and other factors that were keys to these bloggers' success. By the end of the book, you'll have a very concise list of what to do if you want to get started blogging (or improve your current blog).
Michael Banks style is great. "Blogging Heroes" is very easy to read with each of the 30 chapters devoted to one interview. I read the book one or two chapters each night before bed. It was perfect for that kind of reading- chapters are under 10 pages long; so, you can always finish one in about 10 minutes.
I recommend this book to anyone that wants to learn more about the world of blogging from a personal level.
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