Social Network Analysis: A Handbook2 reviews
John P Scott

Sage Publications Ltd, 2000

Very Good

+ Social Network Analysis

It's the best book I've read on the subject. It's clear and wide. It could be understad as a theorical context for Faust and Wasserman book: Social Network Analisys.
  
  











  



  
Community in the Digital Age: Philosophy and Practice1 review
Andrew Feenberg, Darin Barney

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2004

A philosophical discussion of how community is changing

If it's a philosophical discussion of how community is changing in the digital age that is needed, you need go no further than Andrew Feenberg and Darin Barney's collection Community In The Digital Age: it updates and extends debates about who we are when we're online, discusses differences between ...
  
  











  



  
Marketing to the Social Web: How Digital Customer Communities Build Your Business14 reviews
Larry Weber

Wiley, 2007

Small start-up or multi-national conglomerate can benefit from reading this!

+ Great tool for marketers
+ Latin american Social Web
+ Best way to understand Social Media
+ the best social media marketing book by far
  
  











  



  
Smart Start-Ups: How Entrepreneurs and Corporations Can Profit by Starting Online Communities20 reviews
David Silver

Wiley, 2007

Invaluable for all entrepreneurs!

+ One of the best books I've ever read
+ Wow!
+ Page Turner
+ The best online business ideas evaluation for new eEntrepreneurs
  
  











  



  
Community Informatics : Shaping Computer-Mediated Social Networks

Routledge, 2001

Community groups, social support networks, voluntary agencies and government organizations are all actively exploring the potential of the new information and communication technologies to bring about democratic development and renewal. A rich variety of social experiments in what has become known as Community Informatics is now beginning to provide useful research findings and exciting examples ...
  
  











  



  
Design for Community12 reviews
Derek Powazek

Waite Group Press, 2001

Need-to-know information for community builders

+ Don't start (or run) an online community without it
+ The definitive book on getting people involved
+ A great place to start planning
+ Excellent PRACTICAL guide to building online communities
  
  











  



  
Net Gain: Expanding Markets Through Virtual Communities63 reviews
John Hagel III, Arthur G. Armstrong

Harvard Business School Press, 1997

Virtual Communities = Real Prosperity

+ Crystal Ball If I Ever Read One
+ Prospering in the Virtual Community - Where Are We Going?
+ A forerunner on how to create profitable on-line communities
+ Good Ideas that can hold in 10 pages
  
  











  



  
Community Building on the Web : Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities24 reviews
Amy Jo Kim

Peachpit Press, 2000

Best book by far for online community building

+ Extremely helpful -- shame it's out of print
+ Excellent
+ An excellent design guide
  
  











  



  
Online Communities: Designing Usability and Supporting Sociability15 reviews
Jenny Preece

Wiley, 2000

Sociology of the Internet

+ How to make communities

I thought this book was GREAT! Sure, it's dated, but every book about the Internet dates quickly. That's because the Internet is growing and changing faster than the book publishing business can publish a book. The author takes us through many aspects of community building and group dynamics ...
  
  











  



  
Communities Dominate Brands8 reviews
Tomi T. Ahonen, Alan Moore

Futuretext, 2005

Incredibly practical book on hottest business topics today

+ New thinking to marketing
+ Relevant "Viral" Marketing Ideas

This amazing book continually impresses with vivid expert opinions and quotes with statistics and page after page of thoroughly documented examples. The book book proceeds logically through the management concerns of today, including disruptive technologies, convergence and fragmentation etc. Then ...
  
  











  



  
Community in the Digital Age: Philosophy and Practice1 review
Darin Barney

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2004

A philosophical discussion of how community is changing

If it's a philosophical discussion of how community is changing in the digital age that is needed, you need go no further than Andrew Feenberg and Darin Barney's collection Community In The Digital Age: it updates and extends debates about who we are when we're online, discusses differences between ...
  
  











  



  
Cultivating Communities of Practice26 reviews
Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott, ...

Harvard Business School Press, 2002

A must read for those working to create learning communities

+ Communities of Practice: Energy, Tools, and Gosh
+ Many good, practical ideas for implementing Communities of Practice
+ Excelent Book
+ How to Thoughtfully Steward Knowledge for the Common Good
  
  











  



  
Community in the Digital Age: Philosophy and Practice1 review
Darin Barney

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2004

A philosophical discussion of how community is changing

If it's a philosophical discussion of how community is changing in the digital age that is needed, you need go no further than Andrew Feenberg and Darin Barney's collection Community In The Digital Age: it updates and extends debates about who we are when we're online, discusses differences between ...
  
  











  



  
Community Building on the Web : Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities24 reviews
Amy Jo Kim

Peachpit Press, 2000

Best book by far for online community building

+ Extremely helpful -- shame it's out of print
+ Excellent
+ An excellent design guide
  
  











  



  
Net Gain: Expanding Markets Through Virtual Communities63 reviews
John Hagel III, Arthur G. Armstrong

Harvard Business School Press, 1997

Virtual Communities = Real Prosperity

+ Crystal Ball If I Ever Read One
+ Prospering in the Virtual Community - Where Are We Going?
+ A forerunner on how to create profitable on-line communities
+ Good Ideas that can hold in 10 pages
  
  











  



  
Online Communities: Designing Usability and Supporting Sociability15 reviews
Jenny Preece

Wiley, 2000

Sociology of the Internet

+ How to make communities

I thought this book was GREAT! Sure, it's dated, but every book about the Internet dates quickly. That's because the Internet is growing and changing faster than the book publishing business can publish a book. The author takes us through many aspects of community building and group dynamics ...
  
  











  



  
Cultivating Communities of Practice26 reviews
Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott, ...

Harvard Business School Press, 2002

A must read for those working to create learning communities

+ Communities of Practice: Energy, Tools, and Gosh
+ Many good, practical ideas for implementing Communities of Practice
+ Excelent Book
+ How to Thoughtfully Steward Knowledge for the Common Good
  
  











  



  
Community Informatics : Shaping Computer-Mediated Social Networks

Routledge, 2001

Community groups, social support networks, voluntary agencies and government organizations are all actively exploring the potential of the new information and communication technologies to bring about democratic development and renewal. A rich variety of social experiments in what has become known as Community Informatics is now beginning to provide useful research findings and exciting examples ...
  
  











  



  
Social Network Analysis: A Handbook2 reviews
John P Scott

Sage Publications Ltd, 2000

Very Good

+ Social Network Analysis

It's the best book I've read on the subject. It's clear and wide. It could be understad as a theorical context for Faust and Wasserman book: Social Network Analisys.
  
  











  



  
Smart Start-Ups: How Entrepreneurs and Corporations Can Profit by Starting Online Communities20 reviews
David Silver

Wiley, 2007

Invaluable for all entrepreneurs!

+ One of the best books I've ever read
+ Wow!
+ Page Turner
+ The best online business ideas evaluation for new eEntrepreneurs