Learn Twitter by Tweeting, Not a Book
A pic of the business book section at Barnes and Noble below
I’m sick of seeing all these new books on bookshelves on how to Twitter, what is Facebook, and starting a blog. The best way to learn is to do it! If you need help, use Google.
You’ve gotta remember though, there are people in other generations who are out of touch with technology that even using google can be intimidating. Imagine how intimidating something like twitter or facebook is to that person. Now while I agree that if you’re that afraid, there are probably simpler and more important things to pick up before twitter, these books may still hold a ton of value to these people. Especially compared to an ehow.com article or the like. Still I’m inclined to agree with you, just playing devil’s advocate.
Oh and big ups on the dress for success mantra. Frenchie and I used to use that for big Organic Chemistry exams in college, although it worked better for one of us than the other…
Dill
Good point Dan. I obviously look at those books through a very specific lense. I guess it’s just my affinity for self-taught lessons via the web. I feel that even for those intimidated few the web is a better learning tool.
Perhaps, I’ll write a post on the best way to learn things on the web. Thanks for the comment.