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The Social Life of InformationThe Social Life of Information by John Seely Brown
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $3.97
This is the book that largely started the Social Software / Networking / Media landslide.
Ambient Findability: What We Find Changes Who We BecomeAmbient Findability: What We Find Changes Who We Become by Peter Morville
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $8.95
One of the best books about the intersection of information architecture and how people communicate today. This book is fantastic.
Smart Mobs: The Next Social RevolutionSmart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution by Howard Rheingold
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You can't be a Social X devote without reading Howard's book.
The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our CultureThe Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture by John Battelle
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.99
John's book on Google gives a good background on Search and how rapid change and development can breed success
Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age (Open Market Edition)Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age (Open Market Edition) by Duncan J. Watts
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Without network theory, Social Media quickly falls apart.
The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as UsualThe Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual by Christopher Locke
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Cluetrain gives the underpinnings for what makes Social Media possible - namely communication both internal and external to an organization.
Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with CustomersNaked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers by Robert Scoble
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Scoble gives an overview of how communications through blogging is now an accepted best practice for any company.