Valdis Krebs Social Networking Analyst & Management Consultant is now on the third iteration of his detailed mapping of the political book reading habits of left, right, and middleleaning readers.
Particulary compelling in this election year in the U.S. is the dearth of middle ground readers.
This is Valdis' third "book network" analysis based on the political book purchasing patterns of readers from majorbook retailers on the web. (The full 800 x 800 book network analysis appears on Valdis' Orgnet web site as Divided WeStand.)
Most notable for me upon viewing this third network mapping, as opposed to its two predecessors, is the increase innumber of "books in the middle". Valdis explains:
The release of two popular middle books, colored purple, expose a further network of middle books. Ghost Wars reveals one group of middle books, while The Rise of the Vulcans reveals a second group. Yet, the increase in boundary-spanning books does not indicate a shift in the political landscape. The three network maps are not that different within common statistical limits.
The image that I am including here is just a "peek" at the middle ground reading habits of politicallyinclined readers. Once again, for the full current view of Valdis' impressive research in this area go to Divided We Stand. (And for a view of Krebs' previous two maps Early 2003 & Early2004.)
What are you reading? One or more of these books? If so, then pleaseshare. (-:=
