June 24th, 2009
A lot can be said in 140 characters.
That’s the premise behind my new book, CrowdsourcingTweet.
The book is a compilation of 140 tweets. Each tweet less than 140 characters.
The book is part of the #Th!nkTweet Series published by HappyAbout, a California based publishing house.
The inspiration behind the book stemmed from Rajesh Setty, my mentor and author of the first book in the series.
I got sold on the idea of authoring a book via tweets for the following reasons:
- We now don’t have the time to read big books.
- I’ve always enjoyed reading small books that I can finish on a plane ride.
- It’s much easier to write a small book!
- I found a great publisher and mentor!
- I truly believe in the ‘Wisdom of the Crowd’.
In the true spirit of the book, 20% of tweets will be crowdsourced. An opportunity for you to participate.
When we listen to a lecture, we take notes of important points. Treat this book like a compilation of those points.
The book is in its final stages of completion. It will hit the stands in early September 2009.
In case you didn’t notice, this post was written in tweet sized sentences!
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all sentences are tweet sized.. That was the first thing i noticed when I saw the post…
All the Best for the venture… 
Hi Kiruba, you’ve got an excellent idea here and I’m with you when it comes to the joy of reading short but rich books. Good Luck, Steve D
so how does one become eligible for possible inclusion (fingers crossed) in the 20% crowdsourced? wise, witty, OR plain random tweets?
Great idea..looking forward to the book!!
Hi Kiruba,
Good idea,atlast you break the ice of writing a book.looking forward ….
Will this book be available in soft copy as a free to download?
Is there a demo version of this book.. ??
Hi Kiruba, So what’s the status with the previous “Unconferences” book you started? Did it get published?
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Crowdsourcing is amazing if you’ve developed the proper crowd. With Twitter, that means following those who will add value to your business or particular interests. Then, once you’ve developed a proper group or following, crowdsourcing allows you to quickly poll your group or friends and receive relevant wisdom on the topics you are interested in.
Get a good copy editor.
It seems that the book is very useful one i like to have one for me….. siaar of siaar group
Congrats Kiruba, This sounds awesome. Quite an interesting concept, and with you on board, I am sure it will be user friendly too.
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