By Brian Swanson on 6/24/2005 7:43 AM

I'm testing out the new functionality being offered by ConnectViaBooks.com, that allows me to place my booklists here on my blog.  It was fairly easy to add, doesn't seem to have broken anything else, and offers another way for me to share the books I love with my readers.

If you are reading this site via RSS, you'll have to come to the site to see it in the left column.

 

By Brian Swanson on 6/8/2005 7:53 AM

I was contacted today by someone who is a fellow microISV er.  He's actually launched a site and it looks pretty neat so far.

The site is connectviabooks.com.  It's a great site for meeting up with people who have the same interest in books as you.

Here's how they are marketing themselves:

Connect with people who love the same books as you do! Ever read a great book and wanted to discuss it with someone?Ever wanted to find people locally who like the same books as you do?Find people who share your interests, your hobbies or just read the same books.

I've signed up (nickname 'unleadedsw') and created a couple of booklists.  I'll keep checking back on the site and seeing how things progress.

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By Brian Swanson on 1/19/2005 3:00 AM

I often get accused of liking every movie I see, or loving every book I read. It’s not true…I’m just very vocal about the movie/books that I do enjoy (which happens to be quite a few of both ). I just finished reading Joel On Software: and on diverse and occasionally related matters that will prove of interest to software developers, designers, and managers, and to those who, whether by good fortune or ill luck, work with them in some capacity Whew! That’s a mouthful… This is by far the BEST book I’ve read in regards to the "business" of software development. Joel Spolsky, the author, has a world-renowned blog JoelOnSoftware. He started the blog in early 2000 and it has quickly become a popular destination for programmers everywhere. The book is a compilation of some...

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