It’s about transformation Education has been a big part of my life. But books should not be just about entertainment and escape but education and transformation. The Master Switch We all became excited when the social networks emerged. Social media is the next stage of the information empires that started with the telephone in the 1800’s. Some of those emerging information empires include Google, Amazon and Facebook. I want to make sure that I am not too reliant on the new media gatekeepers. Dotcom secrets The world of internet and digital marketing is a bit of a black box. His book “Launch: An Internet Millionaire’s Secret Formula To Sell Almost Anything Online, Build A Business You Love, And Live The Life Of Your Dreams” will inspire you to change the way you sell in a digital world. Image source: Amazon Over to you I hope these books may inspire you to not only dream and think but step into the light and show the world the real you. Set a goal and lay out a path and start.
The last bastion for escaping from anyone sending you an email has been removed. You now can surf the web while travelling at 1,000 kmh at 40,000 feet. The very pleasant isolation from being disturbed by your inbox screaming at you is now gone!
But I refuse to fly and surf because I want to escape for a few moments. So when the internet option is offered to me miles in the air I politely decline.
So…….it is still either a movie binge or the book worm while the world and the ocean whizzes below me.
It’s about transformation
Education has been a big part of my life. It was 12 years of school and then 4 years of college. Then I spent the next 6 years as a teacher. My role was to take young minds and help transform them into healthy and well rounded adults. Well…that was my goal.
School should be more than just education. The goal? To convert caterpillars into butterflies. To provide a vision of what could be rather than what is.
But books should not be just about entertainment and escape but education and transformation.
Here are 5 inspiring books that may inspire you for renewal, reinvention or even revolution.
#1. The Master Switch
We all became excited when the social networks emerged. We saw the teenagers obsessed with MySpace and all that got left behind as it was run over by the grownups on Facebook.
Social media is the next stage of the information empires that started with the telephone in the 1800’s. Then emerged radio, television and the rise of the mass media information empires.
Everyone of these started like the wild west, free and open to almost everyone. The power of social networks to reach the world without begging for permission or paying for attention was a compelling promise.
But consolidation through growth, increased market share and clever acquisition of the smaller fast growing players is changing the game. Some of those emerging information empires include Google, Amazon and Facebook. Facebook’s dominion includes WhatsApp (over 1 billon users), Instagram (700 million and growing) and Messenger (over 1 billion participants).
They are becoming the gatekeepers to what was an open eco-system. They start setting set the rules and the price to play.
The book “The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires” by Tim Wu is a great insight into the patterns that reveal…
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