Five Minute Madness presentation given at RALC meeting July 14, 2010.

1. Goodreads.com I read. You read. Everybody READS! Social Networking for Readers

2. I read.

3. I have read.

4. I am reading.

5. I will read.

6. Friends read.

7. Friends=Book Pushers

8. Do I want to read this?

9. My well-read friends say…

10. The world’s book club.

11. The world reads.

12. Goodreads=READING Track personal reading Reviews by you and me; we are the critics! Ratings (1-5 stars) Recommendations Virtual Book Clubs Quizzes/trivia Push to Facebook, blog widgets iPhone/FB App NOT Ownership Cataloging rudimentary

13. Photo credits: “Outside of a dog, a book is probably man's best friend, and inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." -- Groucho Marx” by Jamelah on Flickr. “Reading: Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome” by Pensiero on Flickr. “Waiting and Reading at 34th Street” by pamhule on Flickr. All used with a Creative Commons License