South Africa’s First On-line Book
by Muhammad on June 6, 2008
in Social Media
Andy Hadfield at Techleader at posted about an on-line collaboration between some of South Africa’s best bloggers in order to create a book which glorifies this great country we live in, A Piece of Significance.The content of the book is a positive viewpoint on South Africa, amidst the many sad tales and general negativity about the country.
See Darren’s (the one who started the initiative) Post which covers all the Chapters.
Contents
Introduction
1. The new South Africa – is it real?
2. Is SA rich or poor?
3. What the world thinks of South Africa and what our global opportunities are
4. The importance of each individual’s contribution collectively
5. SA Inc and the business of doing business in SA
6. The beauty and grandeur that surrounds us
7. The importance of technology in SA’s global emergence
8. Building brand South Africa
9. Making the most of SA’s creative talents and abilities
10. Innovate for a better South Africa
11. The role of the younger generation in SA, and what we need to do to support them
12. Connecting South Africa – Communities that transcend technology
13. We are African – the role of collaboration in South Africa’s growth
Image above copyright Darren Gorton 2008. Content copyright of the respective authors and indicated on the relevant posts.
: South African, Blogging, Books, On-line book
Thanks for the post Karim – would be interested to hear your feedback on the project. How did you think the chapters fitted together? Content? Quality?
It’s odd working collaboratively, yet completely independently of 13 authors for one “piece”
Muhammad, thanks for spreading the word!
I see you reserve comment on the contents, so I will just assume that this post is tacit approval then ;-)
Just kidding. But we do appreciate the support!
Hi Guys, just read most of the chapters now, hence the reservation of comment. The content is really good, a good mix of uplifting optimism and real examples of what makes our country great.
I particularly like the Brand South Africa post. The positive streak is the golden thread which ties it all together. Altogether, it’s really really good work! :)