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William Kamkwamba recounts his mission to overcome famine and poverty in his village by building a windmill from a picture in a library book.

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O’REILLY releases The Twitter Book

The Twitter Book by Tim O’Reilly & Sarah Milstein
–New from O’Reilly

The Definitive Guide to the Planet’s Most Useful  & Effective Communications Channel

Sebastopol, CA—Given the intense media spotlight shining on Twitter right now, chances are if you haven’t twittered yet, you’re probably considering it. Even Oprah twittered for the first time recently and Twitter traffic surged 43 percent as a result. Continue reading

The Success Effect by John Eckberg – Book Review

My take:

The Success Effect by John Eckberg is a great compilation of transcribed interviews from 47 different people, some of which are highlighted below.  What I enjoyed the most about this book is that after reading these 47 great interviews I personally learned how to conduct better interviews.  The Success Effect is a great resource for bloggers wishing to take their interview skills to the next level.  Case in point: when John asks P. Diddy, “if you were me, what question should I be asking right now?” is one question I’ve already begun working into my own interviews.

So should only bloggers and journalists be intersted in this read? Heck no!  The book gives insight into the mind of John’s subjects on both deep and sometimes comical levels (what is your favorite condiment?).  Read more about this below.  Continue reading