A work/list in progress. My top five of everything for 2009.
…cause who has time for top 10 anyway. I have been wanting to compile some top X list of the past year for some time. Now seems like the time. Covering social media, music, reading and personal growth, here is my top FIVE list for 2009. My criteria while writing these lists is no researching or checking back on my shelves or iTunes. If they are not top of mind, they are not top 5 contenders.
The Top 5 Business Books of 2009
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
By Seth Godin
Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives
By Nicholas A. Christakis, James H. Fowler
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
By Patrick Lencioni
Top 5 Non-business Books of 2009
Open: An Autobiography
By Andre Agassi
Wilco: Learning How to Die
By Greg Kot
Raising Your Child to Be a Champion in Athletics, Arts, and Academics
By Wayne Bryan
The Happiness Myth: The Historical Antidote to What Isn't Working Today
By Jennifer Hecht
Top 5 New Music (new to me) of 2009
Mouthfeel
Magnapop see also "Rubbing Doesn't Help"
Everything All the Time
Band of Horses (top track "Is There a Ghost in my House"
Swoon
Silversun Pickups (song of 2009 "Catch and Release!")
Wilco (The Album)
Wilco
Eyes Open
Snow Patrol (top song, "Eyes Open.")
Honorable mentions: Heartbeat Radio by Sondre Lerche
Top 5 Music of All Time (when setting up my new MBP these were the 5 catalogs I had to have)
- The Who
- Coldplay
- AC/DC
- Wilco
- Led Zepplin
Top 5 Tweeters (Influencers who shaped much of my social media follow this year)
- @chrisbrogan (almost redundant to put him on here, if you don't follow CB, who do you follow)
- @armano (the visualization king of social media, now back in Chicago after a short stint in Austin)
- @bobpearson1845 (the spokesman for enterprise social media, period)
- @bruceeric (a friend, confidant and top social media writer)
- @ITInsider (when I need to know something, this is who I ask)
- honorable mention: @britopian (now a colleague of Bruce Eric Anderson's at Edellman)
My Top 5 Posts of 2009 (At the risk of being self-promoting (oh heck, who isn't))
- What Is Social Media Thought Leadership? And My Next Gig!
- Laptop Battery Maintenance and Optimization Laws: How To Get More From Lithium Ion Batteries (practically a viral hit)
- Why Everyone Wants to be Your Social Media Strategist
- What's Your Social Media STACK? Application Framework? Social Media Workflow?
- What is Your Imagination Immursed With? (The Artist's Way at Work)
- Fire Everything! – Twitter Facebook LinkedIN Convergence – What's Okay What's Not (watching Star Trek tonight I have to add a bonus Post in honor of the FIRE EVERYTHING charge.)
My Top 5 Fails of 2009 (for obvious reasons several of these subjects/posts have been de-posted)
- Going postal: posting waaay too much information about my Dell departure. (posts de-posted)
- Tweeter Sniper: a local online luminary had sniped me too many times, I responded (posts de-posted)
- Kindle sux: while I still think it's a bad excuse for a tablet computer, the Kindle seems to be a 2009 hit http://twindle.me
- Social media is the path to success (it takes a lot of work, and much of the promise is hot air) Who Needs a Social Media Strategist In This Economy? What's The Value Proposition?
- Twitter Fail: still around in the waining days of 2009, let's see if Twitter.com (the official company/site) is still standing at the end of 2010. Don't Panic… But TWITTER IS DEAD, Done, Not Coming Back! NEXT! (Updated)
@jmacofearth
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December 28th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
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