Reviews of Rule the Web

The reviews for my book, Rule the Web, are coming in, and I'm really happy that they've been so positive.

Josh Glenn who writes the Brainiac Blog for the Boston Globe, ran a review today called Web 2.0 Visionaries vs. the Handyman. (I'm the handyman):

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Frauenfelder's "Rule the Web" includes tips on: starting a blog, getting word-of-mouth publicity for it, and following other blogs with an RSS reader; setting up a private wiki, joining an online social network that's right for you, and sharing digital photos; browsing the Web free from viruses, ads, and spyware; shopping and selling online; downloading music and videos; using the Internet to become more productive at work and at play; protecting and tuning up your computer and software; and much more.

The book was published earlier this month, and instead of browsing through it, I've been carefully reading it from the first page forward. Thanks to Frauenfelder, I've finally figured out how to add a message board to any website (via QuickTopic), find photos online that I can use for free (via Open Photo, Flickr, and Creative Commons), edit and retouch photos online (via Snipshot), find unlisted phone numbers (via Zabasearch), and more — and that was just the first two chapters. Phew!

So will "Rule the Web" help empower the individual, restore community, overcome prejudice, revitalize democracy, and make us smarter and richer? Let's put it this way: It's much more likely that these things will happen if everybody reads Frauenfelder's book than if they don't.

And Douglas Rushkoff gave the book a nice plug on his blog:

Rule the Web is a surprisingly useful set of web tips, even for an old web fogey like me. I learned a dozen things I didn't know in the first six pages, and am already making use of them.

And here's a woman who was inspired to start a blog after getting a copy of my book.

In addition, Daniel Holloway of Metro New York interviewed me about Boing Boing and Rule The Web.

It's very gratifying to know that two people that I respect so much like the book!

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