This is a super little book about blogging that establishes a niche of its own. Starting with the unlikely cover pic of an Eskimo with laptop, apparently blogging on a seat of furs in an expanse of endless ice and snow, the book logs into unusual textual terrain as well.

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Plug your Business book review - learn the basics of marketing on MySpace, YouTube, blogs and podcasts and other Web 2.0 social networks.

The short chapters are set up as compare/contrast essays about social media, in the social studies vein. While all are fascinating topics, the writing here is pedantic and scholarly.

With more than 3 million people using Twitter, there are bound to be different types of tweeps out there. Tweeps, of course, are the inclusive Twitter term for "Peeps using Twitter." What kind of tweep are you?

Dan Florio takes the moral high ground and explains why he removed himself from the controversial Twitter third party commercial service called Magpie.

Magpie has stirred up both resentment and hope among the Twitter community. Will anyone make money off this potentially offensive commercial service?

A thorough start to discovering Facebook - how to get setup with your profile, what to do with your time when you visit the site, and even how small businesses can use Facebook as a social marketing tool.

I would recommend this book only if the blogger-to-be wanted a step-by-step description of starting a blog from *scratch* on Typepad.

Twitter basics for beginners: what Twitter is, what is a follower, and what you can choose to tweet about.