Well, that’s it folks. All the writers (well almost depending on their time zone) have sent their chapter to Gavin Heaton, co-publisher –together with Drew McLellan- of the already famous e-book: “The Age of Conversation”.
Now, for those of you who don’t know what this is about, you can track the genesis of this project here. The idea : 100 bloggers writing each 1 chapter of the book – 400 words limit. The fantastic thing about this project is probably that for once, the participating bloggers had to co-create in parallel, within the same timing. And when I see the list of names involved (see here under), I just can’t wait to read the visions regrouped in this book.
Of course at this stage, quite a few questions may tickle your mind... Although the topics were to be given in advance to avoid treating twice the same subject, from a very personal point of view, here is my take on it. There were no instructions over the content of the chapters –“where you take it is up to you...”, said Drew in his original post- but I’m sure there will be overlap between chapters, ideas, visions and stories. At this stage (before the book is published - BSP), I have the strong impression that it will be like a flow of ideas that are all inter-connected in a way. Not only by the generic title of the e-book. But by the “Shared Consciousness” of all the writers, that this is the “Dawn” of a new social communication era. The title of my chapter is : “The Dawn of Shared Consciousness” and it floats around evolution and revolution.
Time to write the sentence you’ve already seen on a few blogs now : “To know more about it, you’ll have to buy and read the e-book”. Thrilling, isn’t it? Let’s not forget that the e-book is dedicated to the memory of Sandra J. Kerley and that all proceeds from the sale will benefit Variety, the Children's Charity which helps and serves children across the entire globe.
Here is the updated list of writers, linking to great blogs as well :
So, let the conversation begin...
Gavin Heaton
Drew McLellan
CK
Valeria Maltoni
Emily Reed
Katie Chatfield
Greg Verdino
Mack Collier
Lewis Green
Sacrum
Ann Handley
Mike Sansone
Paul McEnany
Roger von Oech
Anna Farmery
David Armano
Bob Glaza
Mark Goren
Matt Dickman
Scott Monty
Richard Huntington
Cam Beck
David Reich
Mindblob (Luc)
Sean Howard
Tim Jackson
Patrick Schaber
Roberta Rosenberg
Uwe Hook
Tony D. Clark
Todd Andrlik
Toby Bloomberg
Steve Woodruff
Steve Bannister
Steve Roesler
Stanley Johnson
Spike Jones
Nathan Snell
Simon Payn
Ryan Rasmussen
Ron Shevlin
Roger Anderson
Bob Hruzek
Rishi Desai
Phil Gerbyshak
Peter Corbett
Pete Deutschman
Nick Rice
Nick Wright
Mitch Joel
Michael Morton
Mark Earls
Mark Blair
Mario Vellandi
Lori Magno
Kristin Gorski
Krishna De
Kris Hoet
Kofl Annan
Kimberly Dawn Wells
Karl Long
Julie Fleischer
Jordan Behan
John La Grou
Joe Raasch
Jim Kukral
Jessica Hagy
Janet Green
Jamey Shiels
Dr. Graham Hill
Gia Facchini
Geert Desager
Gaurav Mishra
Gary Schoeniger
Gareth Kay
Faris Yakob
Emily Clasper
Ed Cotton
Dustin Jacobsen
Tom Clifford
David Pollinchock
David Koopmans
David Brazeal
David Berkowitz
Carolyn Manning
Craig Wilson
Cord Silverstein
Connie Reece
Colin McKay
Chris Newlan
Chris Corrigan
Cedric Giorgi
Brian Reich
Becky Carroll
Arun Rajagopal
Andy Nulman
Amy Jussel
AJ James
Kim Klaver
Sandy Renshaw
Susan Bird
Ryan Barrett
Troy Worman
Luc can't wait to read your chapter. I agree it's going to be very interesting to see our takes on similar subjects.
Posted by: Mack Collier | May 01, 2007 at 04:50 AM
I'm gradually getting around to visiting the blogs of all the contributors -- and my "travels" are building my anticipation to see the final product and how my chapter will fit in. I look forward to reading "The Dawn of Shared Consciousness."
Posted by: Connie Reece | May 01, 2007 at 05:15 AM
Luc, thanks for keeping the buzz going about the ebook. It will be interesting to see how the chapters fit together; I already have some ideas of where there may be some synergies from the posts I have read today. Looking forward to seeing the finished product and how it flows!
Posted by: Becky Carroll | May 01, 2007 at 05:22 AM
Luc,
Like Connie, I'm trying to visit all of the contributors' blogs...
What I've found is that it has added to the excitement of seeing the finished product which, no doubt, will reflect a Shared Consciousness.
Posted by: Steve Roesler | May 01, 2007 at 01:58 PM
Luc:
This chapter and title really speak to me. I bet you that the first 100 purchasers of the eBook will be all of us. And that is the true spirit of this collaboration.
Posted by: Valeria Maltoni | May 01, 2007 at 04:20 PM
Mack,
If we were to talk about "post-test" I'd go for "qualitative" on this book.
Connie, Steve,
Thank you! And you're right... many great blog to discover. I'm looking forward to reading your chapters as well.
Becky,
Thank you for your comment. There will definitely be lots of synergies and anticipating that makes the idea of reading this e-book even more exciting.
Valeria,
LOL! The first time I read this thought... although I also thought about it! ; )
Posted by: mindblob | May 01, 2007 at 11:00 PM
Luc,
Thank you for keeping The Age of Conversation in front of your readers.
Posted by: Lewis Green | May 02, 2007 at 08:08 PM
good day my favourite alien. Done any long boarding recently?
Posted by: The Dead Artist | May 04, 2007 at 11:36 AM
While there are many similar topics, it is fascinating to see how micro focused the chapters can be ... it is going to be a fanstastic collaborative publication! Thanks for being part of it, Luc.
Posted by: Gavin Heaton | May 08, 2007 at 03:41 PM
Gavin,
Thank YOU for launching this project. I just can't wait to read it, really. And I trust you're right. Micro focused in a "macro shared consciousness"... maybe? ; )
Posted by: mindblob | May 08, 2007 at 03:56 PM