Reviews for The Social Media Bible: Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for Business Success

1. Hefty tome

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, November 12nd, 2009

   Wow - this is a hefty tome and really does look at everyting to do with Social media markeringt - not only does it cover off the main ones such as Facebook, Twitter and Blogging - but delve into the pages and be fascinated with setting up a virtual business on Second Life, social media marketing with games and looking at a million other websites. Great book to help with EVERYTHING, but be careful not to lose focus... Livecasting here I come. I think I will back it up with something more specific on the main social networking websites.

2. Far, far too long

   Rated 2 out of 5 stars, October 12th, 2009

   The sub-title claims this book is about "Tactics, Tools & Strategies for Business Success". I expected a book focused on how you could use social media to build your business.
   
   If that information is in there, it is buried in over 800 rambling pages. They do probably cover everything there is to know about social media but not ina way that is very useful. Large parts of it are simply lengthy blogs, which have been republished in book form.
   
   

3. Comprehensive guidebook to online social media

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, August 12th, 2009

   Do you tweet or troll? Lurk or plurk? Do you have Facebook friends or a LinkedIn list? Are you a virtual world resident with a beguiling or scary avatar? What is your favorite aggregator or rich site summary (RSS) service? Are you happy with your Yelp rating? Do you have a Meebo login? You know Google, but do you know Redlasso or IceRocket? What is your favorite wiki beyond Wikipedia? Like it or not, it is increasingly difficult to function in today's technology-obsessed world without becoming an Internet geek. You need to know how to get the most out of the Web. For that, turn to Lon Safko and David K. Brake. Their comprehensive guide to the perplexing online world explains the Internet-based social media, including how to use its networks and tools to build a marketing campaign. getAbstract recommends this smart, thorough, useful book to any businessperson who sees a single unfamiliar word in this paragraph.

4. Ideal for online marketers

   Rated 3 out of 5 stars, July 12nd, 2009

   It's a useful book for marketers and pr practitioners. It explains with relevant interviews and interviews what social media is. It helps the reader to choose the online tools that better satisfy its promotion needs and aims him to enter to the 2.0 world.