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XING book comes out on Friday

Sabine Brockmeier on 25.04.2007 at 12:22 h

When openBC changed its name to XING last fall, it became clear that the openBC Book needed an update. To put it succintly, the openBC Book had to become the XING Book. Both Heise publishers and Stephan Lamprecht, the author, were immediately up for it. Now it’s finally on its way: This Friday, April 27th, “XING – Das Buch” will be available online and will arrive in German stores shortly thereafter.

Like its predecessor the openBC book, the XING book is a detailed user’s manual. It explains how to make the most out of your XING membership, and includes all the new functions and features introduced since the relaunch. Interviews with XING users round out the book.

If you are curious about the book (and if you read German) you can get a taste here. Read the excerpt and let us know what you think:

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sparky wrote on Apr 26, 2007 2:42:50 PM:

FYI:
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1004840&src=article1_newsltr

Klaus wrote on May 2, 2007 12:55:04 PM:

Wow, ein Benutzerhandbuch für eine Website... klares Zeichen dafür, dass Webservices klassischen Softwareprogrammen immer ähnlicher werden.
kurze Frage am Rande: kann es sein dass es für Typepad denn kein besseres Polling-Plugin bzw. widget als dpolls gibt? Fügt sich ja nicht gerade harmonisch in euer Design ein...

Paul wrote on May 3, 2007 9:54:04 AM:

Als das OpenBC-Buch kurze Zeit auf dem Markt war, wurde aus openBC für die normalen Nutzer und Buchleser unerwartet "Xing" und mein OpenBC-Buch paßte nur noch teilweise zum neuen Xing-Interface.

Tauscht mir also jetzt die Open Business Club AG mein so unerwartet und schlagartig veraltetes OpenBC-Buch um in das neue Xing-Buch? Oder erläßt mir die AG wenigstens zwei oder einen Monat der Premium-Mitgliedschaft?

Ich hätte ja das OpenBC-Buch niemals gekauft, wenn ich gewußt hätte, dass kurz danach aus openBC Xing würde.

Sabine Brockmeier wrote on May 8, 2007 11:15:39 AM:

The openBC book can still be used as a handbook, as most of our core features are principally the same. Tips and tricks, such as how to make the most of your profile and how to effectively search for and contact other members, are all still valid and useful. Please bear in mind that the book was mainly aimed at new members, who’ll find that once they've read it they can find their way around the platform and won’t need it any more...

XING is also continuously changing and developing and the majority of suggestions for improvement come directly from our users. We are launching new features and updates every other week. Last year there were so many new innovations that it became necessary to relaunch the platform and consequently reprint the book.