Heres a brand new social network with a difference, it's based around what you read, so you leave a so called "bookprint" by telling the world what were the 5 books that shaped your world.
It's run by Scholastic and its aim is to improve and increase literacy among young people.
"Today we live in a world full of digital information. Yet reading has never been more important, for we know that for young people the ability to read is the door opener to the 21st century: to hold a job, to understand their world, and to know themselves. That is why we are asking you to join our Global Literacy Call to Action. We call this campaign: "Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life." We are asking parents, teachers, school and business leaders, and the general public to support their children's right to read for a better life in the digital world of the 21st century. Here is what we believe about reading in the second decade of the 21st century"
You Are What You Read
Really nice information,Thanks for update.Keep on sharing your knowledge with us. JohnDale
I'm not sure I could narrow it down to five. There's the entire Discworld series, for starters. And when I was a student, the Penguin Classics were only VirtuallyMary
I dunno, I had this vision of the complete works of Karl Marx  <ducks as hardback hurtles through cyber space> So what do you think of the concept? Reckon it will take off?
I think there will be a lot of posers claiming that their five books are, well, for example, the complete works of Karl Marx. No one is going to stand up and say "actually, Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code changed my life, and Victoria Beckham's autobiography Learning To Fly had a big impact on my personal philosophy too!" If they do, they're likely to get sat on by the self-styled intelligentsia. VirtuallyMary
Good point, I can see people trying to big up their intellectual profile. Hmm, Windows 3.11 for Dummies helped me wing it through my PC support days  But it's not exactly Tolstoy...
See, I think Windows 3.11 For Dummies is a better choice for the question they're asking. Tolstoy's novels are a rightful part of the history of literature - he was one of the truly great novelists of the 19th century or even of all time. But if I say I absolutely love Anna Karenina, what does that tell you about me, or about my life? Buggerall, except it opens the possibility that I'm trying to show off. Tell me your life was shaped by Windows For Dummies, Tom Clancy novels and the Just William series and suddenly I'll understand a lot more about you... VirtuallyMary
Dohhh intellectualdom escapes me.... Windows for Dummies Commercial Motor (lorries) LandRover owner magazine The British Pub Guide Yep, thats me 
It is different from other social networks. Purely for education and book reading lovers. I appreciate efforts for making such a beautiful social network. MontiC
“Dohhh intellectualdom escapes me.... Windows for Dummies Commercial Motor (lorries) LandRover owner magazine The British Pub Guide Yep, thats me ”Well this one passed me by, but made me laugh . So maybe there could be something in it as it sums you up quite well! |
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