This week I was writing over at the (In)courage summer book club, sharing the four-part story of how I became an early employee at Twitter, Inc. and wrote Twitter for Good. Check out the four-part series below. To get you started, here’s a teaser… I went to Kenya to climb a mountain. It was the [...]
I’ve been working hard to think of creative ways to get people to read Twitter for Good. And I’m pretty darn sure I’ve found the holy grail (of ideas). You are surely soon to agree that the incredible idea I have come up with (and am about to tell you about!) is going to change [...]
If you’ve always dreamed of joining a book club for the sole reason that you could one day turn down an invitation with the perfectly cultured and every-so-slightly pretentious phrase, “I can’t — I have my book club tonight,” you are not alone. If you’ve ever entered a book club thinking you will be discussing [...]
So, it’s been a day. (And if you’re still reading this on the night of Tuesday, 9/6, please know that the 24-hour kindle, nook and ebook downlaod will expire now. Moving forward we’ll be breaking down the lists more to avoid oerlap.) There was my Washington Post article, the CBS’ What’s Trending with @shiralazar, the [...]
It’s here, folks. The day I’ve been working my butt off for. To celebrate my book’s launch, here’s my big, bold surprise: For 24 hours only you can download the electronic version free on a number of platforms, including Barnes and Noble and Amazon (the two live with the promotion as of this writing, I [...]
Trolls aside, things are going well in my inbox this honeymoon. If “well” means hundreds and hundreds of solicited requests for advanced copies of Twitter for Good or information on the Twitter for Good Surprise Party (where you give free books to your friends). It’s now time to throw another into the ring. Are You [...]
I’ve got one fun surprise up my sleeve, I must say. And this particular very special awesome cool deal thingy may be just up a few of your alleys. Want to offer Twitter for Good *free* to your friends, readers, group? Do you have a blog, mailing list, Facebook page, or small playpen of super-literate [...]
