Content Nation: Surviving and Thriving as Social Media Changes Our Work, Our Lives, and Our Future [Paperback]

John Blossom (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 9, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0470379219 | ISBN-13: 978-0470379219 | Edition: 1

Find out how social media communications is changing the content provider industry in Content Nation: Surviving and Thriving as Social Media Technology Changes Our Lives and Our Future.  Developed through a collaborative wiki, this book is a collection of information from social media experts and serves as an example of how social media impacts the way we provide and receive content.  You will learn how social media changes the way businesses market products and services, influences how people interact with the government, and dictates how we communicate with one another on a personal level.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"It's hard to imagine a book that makes a broader and deeper examination of social media than Content Nation—or that gives more useful advice."
—David "Doc" Searles, coauthor of The Cluetrain Manifesto

"The enthusiastic message John Blossom spreads in Content Nation is: Become your own media, engage, share, participate, make your voice heard!"
—Robin Good, social media pioneer and editor of Robin Good's MasterNewMedia

From cave paintings to Craigslist—the content evolution

This book is revolutionary not only in its scope, but in the way it came to be. Through the wiki collaboration process, it evolved and developed online at ContentNation.com—literally created by the social media it examines. Hundreds of individual publishers contributed to its content. If you have sent an e-mail, voted in a Web poll, posted a video on YouTube, or sent a text message, you are part of Content Nation. Welcome to the evolution.

• Examine what it means to be a provider of content in a global environment

• Explore the challenges to marketing, enterprise, and government

• Discover the seven secrets of social media

• Meet the three tribes of Content Nation: personal, media, and enterprise publishers

• See how collaboration expands the scope of content

• Catch a glimpse of life in a future built on Content Nation

• Understand how social media affects the balance of power

• Become a citizen of Content Nation

About the Author

John Blossom founded Shore Communications, Inc. and manages the extremely popular ContentNation.com social media portal. He has written extensively on the importance of social media and presented at prestigious conferences of the content provider industry. John's expert views have been sought by The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, USA Today, ABC Radio National, CEO magazine, and many others.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470379219
• ISBN-13: 978-0470379219
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1 x 8.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,291,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #68 in Books > Computers & Technology > Home Computing & How-to > Social Media How-to

More About the Author

John Blossom, President of Shore Communications Inc., is one of the most widely recognized content industry analysts, providing thought leadership to executives in search of new approaches to rapidly changing enterprise and media markets for publishing and technology products and services. He founded Shore Communications Inc. in 1997, is the author of the book "Content Nation: Surviving and Thriving as Social Media Changes Our Work, Our Lives and Our Future," and speaks frequently at industry and corporate events in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including appearances at The National Press Club, The Commonwealth Club, CSPAN and the MIT Master Class Series. Shore Communications was recognized as one of the 100 Content Industry Companies that Matter Most by EContent Magazine in 2004 and 2005 and Mr. Blossom's ContentBlogger weblog won the Software and Information Industry Association 2007 CODiE award for Best Media Blog. Mr. Blossom has been quoted frequently in the business and trade press, including citations and interviews in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, USA Today, The Denver Post, ABC Radio, Marketplace Radio, ABC National Radio, CIO Magazine, Information Today and EContent Magazine.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Everybody lives in content nation January 9, 2009

By David M. Scott

Format:Paperback

Today, everybody lives in content nation. If you're under 25 or so you're a native--born into the digital world. The rest of us who have immigrated are lucky to have John Blossom to dissect and explain the wide-reaching ramifications that citizenship entails--how business, education, relationships, information dissemination, and much more are affected.

I have been fortunate to work with John Blossom for more then ten years, first as a client of his, and later as someone who reads his blog for inspiration. Fortunately, now all of John's best ideas are here, in one place. Content Nation is a must read if you want to understand what it means to live online today and how you will be interacting in years to come.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Blindsided January 12, 2009

By John L. Buckman

Format:Paperback

Just as many in business are beginning to see that they've been blindsided by the explosion in social media and social networking, along comes John Blossom's excellent and insightful study. Marketers, strategic planners, corporate communications managers, and investor relations and public relations professionals all are being impacted by the new freedom that consumers, investors, employees and others have to communicate directly, bypassing traditional hierarchies. Will it change the world? We'll see. But at the very least, social media is a new element that cannot be overlooked. John's book - with its analysis and case studies -- is a great way to understand the dynamics involved.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An insightful overview of the new media March 26, 2009

By Peter S. Bradeen

Format:Paperback

I found Content Nation to be a great overview of a wide range of user content driven media outlets. In addition to comprehensive descriptions there are many insights into the causes and future of this sort of medium.

I highly recommend this book to those that wish to participate in the future of the web