Flat Readings

Usefull 1.0 world reading stuff…
Powerfull 2.0 web information links…

General

• The World is Flat, 3.0 : a brief history of the twenty first century – Thomas Friedman (2007), Picador, 672p.
  You can also visit the author’s website:http://www.thomaslfriedman.com/ and read on line in parts of his book(s).
• Socialnomics:How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business – Erik Qualman (2010), Wiley, 296p.
  You can also visit the author’s website: http://socialnomics.net/ for more insights and a blog.
• The New Normal – Peter Hinssen (2010), Mach Media NV, 202p
• Media Morgen – Jo Caudron (2011), Lannoo Campus, 200p (only in Ducth for the moment)
  You can also visit the author’s website: http://jocaudron.me/ for more insights and background (in English)

Business

• Winners and Losers: Creators and Casualties of the Age of the Internet – Kieran Levis (2009), Atlantic Books, 352p.
  For more insights and information you can visit the author’s website http://www.kieranlevis.com/.
• Superconnect: The power of networks and the strength of weak links – Richard Koch & Greg Lockwood (2010), Little Brown, 304p.
• Business Model Generation – Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pugnuer (2010), Wiley, 288p.
  You can also visit the author’s webiste: www.alexanderosterwalder.com and read the book online, or get more insights on the business modelling.
• The Conversation Manager – Steven Van Belleghem (2010), Lannoo Campus, 206p.
  Also available as iPad-app!
  You can also visit the author’s website: http://www.theconversationmanager.com/ for updates and additional insights.
• The Conversity Model – Clo Willaerts (2011), Lanno Campus, 176p.
  Aslo available in the Amazon Kindle-store
  You can also visit the author’s website: http://conversity.be/en/ for more information and recent topics.
• Social Media ROI, Managing and Measuring Social Media Efforts in Your Organization  - Olivier Blanchard (2011), Que, 320p.
  Olivier Blanchard has his own blog on http://thebrandbuilder.wordpress.com/
• Engage, Revised and Updated: The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success in the New Web – Brian Solis (2011), Wiley, 336p.
• The Social Media Bible: Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for Business Success – Lon Safko (2010), Wiley, 711p
• The Big Book of Social Media: Case Studies, Stories, Perspectives – Robert Fine (2010), Yorkshire Publishing, 312p.
  More at http://thebestofsocial.com/wordpress/ 
• Groundswell – Charlene Li & Josh Bernoff (2011), Harvard Business Review Press, 332p.
  The Groundwell blog, data and other resources: www.forrester.com/groundswell
• The End of Business As Usual: Rewire the way you work to succeed in the Consumer Revolution – Brain Solis(2011), Wiley , 304p.
• Smart Business, Social Business: A Playbook for Social Media in Your Organization  - Micheal brito (2011) , Que, 272p
  The author’s blog: http://thesocialbusinessbook.com/
• The Conversation Company: Boost Your Business Through Culture, People and Social Media – Steven Van Belleghem (2012), Lannoo Campus/Kogan Page,  288p.
  You can also visit the author’s website: http://www.theconversationmanager.com/ for updates and additional insights.

Flat World Only

• Statistics and usefull information on flat world retail: www.internetretailer.com
• Forrester research: http://www.forrester.com/