"The Age of Conversation 2" is available now!

 
The Age of Conversation 2, a new collaborative book in which I've written a chapter, is being released today. The book features essays on how social media (like blogging) is changing the conversations we have with each other—in business, our work and personal lives, both online and in the "real" world. My chapter is titled "Crossroads: When micro storytelling meets social media", and if you want to read it, you may purchase the book here.

What is The Age of Coversation 2 about?
Bloggers Drew McLellan and Gavin Heaton had an idea in early 2007 to create a book about how blogging was changing their world, and they invited others to join in. The first Age of Conversation had 103 authors, representing 10 countries and 24 U.S. states. 

Based on the first book's success, a sequel naturally followed. Released today, the AOC2 has expanded globally: its 237 authors hail from 14 countries and 29 states throughout the U.S.

All proceeds from the first book went to Variety, the Children's Charity. We hoped to raise at least $10,000 (U.S.), and we raised $15,000 instead.

The goal of AOC2 is to raise $15,000 for Variety, and we hope to even surpass that—with your help. 

A great read for a great cause
The Age of Conversation 2 is available for sale in three formats:

-- Hardback: $29.95 (less printing and shipping, $6.04 to charity)
-- Paperback: $19.95 (less printing and shipping, $8.02 to charity)
-- E-book: $12.50 (less technical fees, $10.00 to charity)

Introducing...

The 237 authors of The Age of Conversation 2: Why Don't They Get It? are (in alphabetical order by first name):

A   Adrian Ho, Aki Spicer, Alex Henault, Amy Jussel, Andrew Odom, Andy Nulman, Andy Sernovitz, Andy Whitlock, Angela Maiers, Ann Handley, Anna Farmery, Armando Alves, Arun Rajagopal, Asi Sharabi

B   Becky Carroll, Becky McCray, Bernie Scheffler, Bill Gammell, Bob LeDrew, Brad Shorr, Brandon Murphy, Branislav Peric, Brent Dixon, Brett Macfarlane, Brian Reich

C   C.C. Chapman, Cam Beck, Casper Willer, Cathleen Rittereiser, Cathryn Hrudicka, Cedric Giorgi, Charles Sipe, Chris Kieff, Chris Cree, Chris Wilson, Christina Kerley (CK), C.B. Whittemore, Chris Brown, Connie Bensen, Connie Reece, Corentin Monot, Craig Wilson

D   Daniel Honigman, Dan Schawbel, Dan Sitter, Daria Radota Rasmussen, Darren Herman, Dave Davison, David Armano, David Berkowitz, David Koopmans, David Meerman Scott, David Petherick, David Reich, David Weinfeld, David Zinger, Deanna Gernert, Deborah Brown, Dennis Price, Derrick Kwa, Dino Demopoulos, Doug Haslam, Doug Meacham, Doug Mitchell, Douglas Hanna, Douglas Karr, Drew McLellan, Duane Brown, Dustin Jacobsen, Dylan Viner

E   Ed Brenegar, Ed Cotton, Efrain Mendicuti, Ellen Weber, Eric Peterson, Eric Nehrlich, Ernie Mosteller

F   Faris Yakob, Fernanda Romano, Francis Anderson

G   Gareth Kay, Gary Cohen, Gaurav Mishra, Gavin Heaton, Geert Desager, George Jenkins, G. Kofi Annan, G.L. Hoffman, Gianandrea Facchini, Gordon Whitehead, Greg Verdino, Gretel Going & Kathryn Fleming

H   Hillel Cooperman, Hugh Weber

J   J. Erik Potter, James G. Lindberg, James Gordon-Macintosh, Jamey Shiels, Jasmin Tragas, Jason Oke, Jay Ehret, Jeanne Dininni, Jeff De Cagna, Jeff Gwynne & Todd Cabral, Jeff Noble, Jeff Wallace, Jennifer Warwick, Jenny Meade, Jeremy Fuksa, Jeremy Heilpern, Jeroen Verkroost, Jessica Hagy, Joanna Young, Joe Pulizzi, John Herrington, John Moore, John Rosen, John Todor, Jon Burg, Jon Swanson, Jonathan Trenn, Jordan Behan, Julie Fleischer, Justin Foster

K   Karl Turley, Kate Trgovac, Katie Chatfield, Katie Konrath, Kenny Lauer, Keri Willenborg, Kevin Jessop, Kristin Gorski

L   Lewis Green, Lois Kelly, Lori Magno, Louise Manning, Luc Debaisieux

M   Mario Vellandi, Mark Blair, Mark Earls, Mark Goren, Mark Hancock, Mark Lewis, Mark McGuinness, Matt Dickman, Matt J. McDonald, Matt Moore, Michael Karnjanaprakorn, Michelle Lamar, Mike Arauz, Mike McAllen, Mike Sansone, Mitch Joel

N   Neil Perkin, Nettie Hartsock, Nick Rice

O   Oleksandr Skorokhod, Ozgur Alaz

P   Paul Chaney, Paul Hebert, Paul Isakson, Paul McEnany, Paul Tedesco, Paul Williams, Pet Campbell, Pete Deutschman, Peter Corbett, Phil Gerbyshak, Phil Lewis, Phil Soden, Piet Wulleman

R   Rachel Steiner, Reginald Adkins, Richard Huntington, Rishi Desai, Robert Hruzek, Roberta Rosenberg, Robyn McMaster, Roger von Oech, Rohit Bhargava, Ron Shevlin, Ryan Barrett, Ryan Karpeles, Ryan Rasmussen

S   Sam Huleatt, Sandy Renshaw, Scott Goodson, Scott Monty, Scott Townsend, Scott White, Sean Howard, Sean Scott, Seni Thomas, Seth Gaffney, Shama Hyder, Sheila Scarborough, Sheryl Steadman, Simon Payn, Sonia Simone, Spike Jones, Sreeraj Menon, Stanley Johnson, Stephen Collins, Stephen Landau, Stephen Smith, Steve Bannister, Steve Hardy, Steve Portigal, Steve Roesler, Steven Verbruggen, Steve Woodruff, Sue Edworthy, Susan Bird, Susan Gunelius, Susan Heywood

T   Tammy Lenski, Terrell Meek, Thomas Clifford, Thomas Knoll, Tim Brunelle, Tim Connor, Tim Jackson, Tim Mannveille, Tim Tyler, Timothy Johnson, Tinu Abayomi-Paul, Toby Bloomberg, Todd Andrlik, Troy Rutter, Troy Worman

U   Uwe Hook

V   Valeria Maltoni, Vandana Ahuja, Vanessa DiMauro, Veronique Rabuteau

W   Wayne Buckhanan, William Azaroff

Y   Yves Van Landeghem

Thank you for your interest and support!

Comments

[Gavin Heaton]

Thanks, Kristin! Now, that is the best formatting of the author list I have seen. Can we steal, I mean, share your code?

[KG]

Hi Gavin! But of course! Steal, borrow, share, and take away! I'm glad you like it.

I'm off to buy my copy now. :)

[C.B. Whittemore]

Kristin,I love how you have organized this post! Thanks for getting the word out. I'm off to buy my copy, too. Hurray!

[KG]

Hi C.B.! Thanks for the good words.

It's great to be a part of another fantastic group project. Go, Team AOC2!

[David A]

Would love to hear how social storytelling / digital storytelling like http://heekya.com is changing the way we do conversations.

[KG]

David A — I have not heard of heekya.com, but I'll check it out. Thanks for the tip!

[Amy Jussel]

Hi Kristin, Since your alphabetical list has been a godsend for those of us posting author links, I thought I'd ask if you could shift my link to www.shapingyouth.org/blog

As it's not feeding into the blog right. Gavin's already switched it on the AOC site, but if you could do so as well, that would be grand.

Hate to miss all the link love, (especially as a nonprofit seeking more visibility for our causes) but sadly, I somehow have so far, as Technorati had a different account/feed. sigh. Thanks for the switch to add the /blog and for the great organizational formatting! :-) Appreciatively, Amy

[KG]

Hi Amy — I've corrected your blog's URL. And you're welcome for the author formatting! I'm glad it's been helpful for AOC folks.