I just came across UX Zeitgeist, a new tool to track the books, people, trends, and topics in the user experience community.

Think of it as a mix between User Experience, Web 2.0, social networking, and publishing. When buying UX books, a major factor in my decision is the ratings and comments of others on Amazon. UX Zeitgeist takes it one step further by asking 3 key questions to UX professionals:

• If you could have only one user experience book on your self, what would it be?
• What user experience book deserves more attention?
• What user experience book needs writing?

For a more in depth preview of UX Zeitgeist, check out the YouTube video:

At the time of this posting, UX Zeitgeist is still in beta mode.