This is Social Media by Guy Clapperton

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You can win a copy of this book by simply leaving a ‘pick me’ comment.

This is social mediaThere are many books on the market for writers who want to learn more about social media and how to build an online platform. Last year I reviewed a few different books that offered focused advice and guidance on different aspects of social media. However, This is Social Media by Guy Clapperton is a book for all you writers who simply want to know a bit more about social media.

It sets out to explore the world of social media from a layman’s point of view and the bulk of the book looks at different sites, how to set up an account and how to use them and get the most out of the experience in the process. I could waffle on, but when you consider Clapperton covers fourteen different services, including smaller sites as well as the big boys like twitter, you will get the point.

So if you are looking to get into social media in 2010, This is Social Media is a great starting point.

To win a copy of This is Social Media just leave a pick me comment.

Or you can buy This is Social Media from here.

And the winner is…Anna Marie.

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  • http://cafebebe.co.uk/blog Karin @ Cafe Bebe

    That would be a big PICK ME here! I’m relatively new into the blogging and Tweeting world and would love a better clue! Pick me please…I’m a very nice person with a wee blog and a desire to freelance write! ;)

    Thanks ever so much! ;)
    Karin

  • Jane Willis

    This looks like EXACTLY what I need – please pick me!

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    I think I need to learn more about leveraging social media – please PICK ME!! :)

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    Ideal for a beginner like me, please pick me!

  • Julie Booth

    Just getting Twittered and Facebooked and loving it! I am very interested in blogging but do not know where to start. Please pick me!

  • Donna B

    I would be over the moon if you picked me. My fingers are crossed

    Thanks for running this giveaway

    Good Luck all who enter xx

  • Katherine Chu

    Would be lovely if I won .. pick me please!
    Have been thinking about a career change to something that involved more social media .. Cheers :)

  • Maggie B

    Oh ideal book, Please Pick Me!

  • http://twitter Hemmie Martin

    please pick me up with care as i may shatter if dropped, only because i have no idea how to set up a blog. i have considered it but then i worry about what to write, will anyone be interested, what’s the best blog site and how would i cope with unkind comments?
    I want to be taken seriously in the writing world, so i should venture into this unknown, only not alone.
    Have a peaceful day.
    Hemmie

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    Pick me please.

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    RTing as @paulinepppp

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  • Hazel

    Pick me, please – I definitely need more knowledge!

  • http://www.usebefore.blogspot.com Vegemitevix

    Mr Clapperton, pick me please
    Cos I am asking nicely
    And I’m on my knees
    Truth is my blogging is much better
    than the poetry
    in this begging letter
    Whilst socially I’m kinda able
    My business needs to get past my kitchen table
    I need info about blogging and Twitter
    To Facebook and Ning I must flitter
    …….
    bugger it, run out of rhyme. But if you picked me, that would be good.

  • http://marcidunn.wordpress.com Marci Dunn

    I would love to win this book!!!

  • Emily Hutchinson

    pick me! (please) thanks :)

  • Shanda

    I am totally lost in the blogging world. Pick me please!

  • http://tea-stains.blogspot.com JJ Beattie

    Please pick me as Twitter remains a mystery…

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    Social what? Pick me!

  • http://notesfromlapland.blogspot.com/ Heather

    would be thrilled if did, but doubt very much you will pick me. Being in Finland and all. Shame, could be an interesting and useful read.

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    Chosir moi! :)

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    tracey1972 (twitter)

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    Pick me, pick me, seriously I started a business in 2007 and I don’t believe I would have been half as successful without the advent of social media, I was just getting over agoraphobia and social media helped me make the connections I needed without direct face to face contact. 3 years on and business is good and I’ve met so many people both online and face to face!

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    This looks like a really interesting book. Pick me.

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  • Christopher Gronlund

    Definitely looks like a book I’d pick up. If you don’t pick me, I hope the person picked gets plenty of use from the book.

    Good luck to all!

  • http://amcatoir.wordpress.com Anna Marie

    Pick me!

  • Sian

    Is social media a journalist at a cocktail party? Need. Help. Pick. Me.

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    Oh do pick me! Please!

  • Valerie Dallimore

    Blogs and tweets? It’s all Double Dutch!
    So PLEASE pick me. Thanks very much.

  • http://howpublishingreallyworks.blogspot.com Jane Smith

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    Sorry, I went all Mrs Doyle there for a moment. But I would like to win a copy of the book!

  • Fiz

    I work for an East London charity with Facebook and Twitter accounts, but we are struggling to figure out how to use these tools effectively (& without it taking hours of our time.) So, please pick me/us :-)

  • http://www.adelecosgrove-bray.com Adele Cosgrove-Bray

    That sounds like a very useful and practical ‘How To’ book – so I’ll leave a Pick Me too!

  • http://www.uk-book.com Pual

    I really enjoyed reading this book. It’s very well written and laid out, manages to cover the subject in enough detail for someone like me, interested in incorporating social media into their business model, and it avoids being patronising or resorting to jargon.

    The book isn’t an exhaustive guide to each site or network covered – and hooray for that frankly…

  • http://www.uk-book.com Pual

    I really enjoyed reading this book. It’s very well written and laid out, manages to cover the subject in enough detail for someone like me, interested in incorporating social media into their business model, and it avoids being patronising or resorting to jargon.

    The book isn’t an exhaustive guide to each site or network covered – and hooray for that frankly…