Social Media Reading List

Posted by Erin Allen, on March 19, 2010

I have decided that I still have much to learn about social media and that to do that I should read some books designed to teach me everything I need to know. Thanks to 10 Must-Read ebooks for Social Media Lovers and Top 5 Must-Read Social Media Books, from Mashable, and a small search on Amazon I have compiled a list of social media books I feel I must read.

The World According to Twitter - The Wit and Wisdom of the Twittersphere captured in a hilarious, and occasionally poignant, collection of handpicked tweets-the first-ever book created exclusively using content from Twitter.com!

Six Pixels of Separation -

Trust Agents - In Trust Agents, two social media veterans show you how to tap into the power of social networks to build your brand's influence, reputation, and, of course, profits. Today's online influencers are web natives who trade in trust, reputation, and relationships, using social media to accrue the influence that builds up or brings down businesses online.
The book shows how people use online social tools to build networks of influence and how you can use those networks to positively impact your business. Because trust is key to building online reputations, those who traffic in it are "trust agents," the key people your business needs on its side.
* Delivers actionable steps and case studies that show how social media can positively impact your business
        * Written by authors with over ten years of online media experience
       * Shows you how to build and wield influence online to benefit your brand
       * Combines high-level theory with practical step-by-step guidance
If you want your business to succeed, don't sit on the sidelines. Instead, use the Web to build trust with your consumers using Trust Agents.

Crush It - In Crush It, Gary Vaynerchuk shows how anyone can build a career around what they’re passionate about. He also delivers both high-level and platform specific strategy and analysis, allowing you to take advantage of the current business environment while preparing you to succeed as it changes and evolves.
Learn: Why social media has evened the playing field, destroying the “gate-keepers” who had previously dictated the distribution of content.
Learn: How to beat unemployment and create wealth-building opportunities by building and maintaining a personal brand.
Learn: Why storytelling is the most important business concept in the current marketplace.
Learn: How you can build an online business around your passion without quitting your day job.
Learn: Why Twitter and Facebook are just tools and not a social media strategy.

Social Media 101 - 100 ways to tap into social media for a more profitable business
In Social Media 101, social media expert and blogger Chris Brogan presents the best practices for growing the value of your social media and social networking marketing efforts. Brogan has spent two years researching what the best businesses are doing with social media and how they're doing it. Now, he presents his findings in a single, comprehensive business guide to social media.
You'll learn how to cultivate profitable online relationships, develop your brand, and drive meaningful business. Brogan shows you how to build an effective blog or website for your business, monitor your online reputation and what people are saying about your business online, and create new content to share with your customers.
* Presents specific strategies, tactics, and tips to improve your business through improved social media and online marketing
* Looks at social media and the wider online universe from a strictly business perspective
If you aren't using the Internet and social media to market your business and stay in touch with your customers, you're already falling behind. The Social Media 100 gives you 100 effective, proven strategies you need to succeed.

Twitter Tips and Tricks - A full-color, portable guide to getting all the fun and productivity from Twitter
Twitter is hot! It's used by everyone from teens keeping up with their friends to fundraising charities and organizations responding to natural disasters; even President Obama tweets. Twitter Tips, Tricks, and Tweets gets you in on the fun, taking you all the way from setting up an account to incorporating cool third-party applications.
Defined as microblogging, Twitter allows you to be as active or passive as you choose in keeping up with the conversation. Limited to 140 characters per comment, or "tweet", it's designed for here-and-now communication. This handy guide gives you everything you need to know.
    * Guides you through setting up an account and following Twitter rules
    * Explains how to tweet from mobile devices
    * Shows how to add Twitter to a blog or to other social networking sites such as Facebook
    * Offers ideas for using Twitter in business as well as for personal contacts
    * Covers Twitter terminology
    * Provides useful tips and tricks for expanding Twitter's usefulness through third-party applications
Twitter Tips, Tricks, and Tweets explores all the features of Twitter, so you can join the conversation and discover what all the buzz is about.

I’m hoping these books will help my desire to learn anything and everything about social media and give me the knowledge I need to succeed in the social media world.
If anyone has read these book feel free to share your thoughts on them, or if you know other books that you think are a good resource share that too.