Comments on: Writing About the Age of Conversation

By: Jeanne Dininni

Jeanne Dininni — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:49:07 +0000

This certainly is a fascinating topic, Joanna–and, I agree, one definitely worth thinking about! (No time to check the AOC site right now, though. Too many deadlines looming!)

Off to work!
Jeanne

By: Joanna

Joanna — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:57:18 +0000

Jeanne, thanks for the thought you’ve put into how we could make it work. Your point about generating feedback around our own chapters might work, though it is challenging as you say if some people have read it all and others haven’t… plus readers of the book might pick it up at any point in the future and come over… so you’d need to find a way of showing them the conversation.

Hmm, thinking out loud here…

Maybe something at the AoC site…?

Definitely worth continuing to think about.

By: Jeanne Dininni

Jeanne Dininni — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:06:36 +0000

Thanks, Joanna!

The only way I can think of to make that happen (now that the book has already been published) would be for each blogger to invite comment on his/her blog about the AOC2 chapter s/he has written.

That might require its own post–though that could be risky, since there’s always the possibility that no one would respond! It could also alienate some readers, since not all who read the post will have purchased the book.

It might be better to incorporate the request for feedback on the chapter into a larger discussion about the general topic of one’s AOC2 contribution (without giving away too much about the chapter itself, of course), which would allow those who haven’t read the book to still join the conversation–and might even entice them to buy it!

It’s definitely worth considering, I think.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:14 +0000

C.B. hi, and thanks for stopping by. It’s good to get into the conversational bit of the AoC!

By: C.B. Whittemore

C.B. Whittemore — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:07:55 +0000

Joanna, I love how you are getting the word out about AOC2! What a terrific way to demonstrate what the book is about and compensating for the interaction shortcoming. I look forward to reading your chapter. Thank you! C.B. Whittemores last blog post..My Election Day Experience by Sean B. Sullivan

By: Joanna

Joanna — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:12:32 +0000

Hi Beth and thanks for your comment here as well as the post on your own site. It’s great that you’re taking the time to be conversational as part of your reading – an idea I should really follow!

Jeanne – thanks. I very much enjoyed reading your contribution to AoC2. I like the thought of inviting follow up – I wonder if there’s a way we could still make that happen?

By: Jeanne Dininni

Jeanne Dininni — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:18:53 +0000

Joanna,

Enlightening analysis of AOC2! Enjoyed reading it!

Perhaps we might have turned AOC2 into more of a conversation by inviting readers to leave comments on each contributor’s blog.

Just a thought!
Jeanne

By: Beth Robinson

Beth Robinson — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:38:23 +0000

Joanna, I've recently started reading my copy of AOC2 as well and think you've captured a snapshot nicely in this post. I enjoyed the practical tips in your entry. I had a couple ideas pop into my head regarding your very good point about the overal format not being very conversational, but I want to let them mull over a bit before I mention them. Thanks for the prod. Beth Robinsons last blog post..Highlighting and Marking Up AOC2

By: Joanna

Joanna — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:59:55 +0000

Thanks for your support wilson

By: wilson

wilson — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:05:48 +0000

Too bad I didn’t have the chance to join it, Joanna.

No matter what, I hope it will be a very succesful charity campaign

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