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Newscron is a local news aggregator gathering the most relevant stories across multiple areas of interest from the major newspapers in Italy, Germany and Switzerland.
The user can select the categories of news he wants to be exposed to and how many news he would like to receive for each one, and Newscron aggregates and groups together similar news stories.
Newscron works across mobile (iOS and Android) and desktop devices.
More info: http://www.newscron.com/welcome/index.jsp
Try it out now: http://www.newscron.com/app/
(Suggested by Fulvio Colasanto)
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Content curation is, in a nutshell, picking and choosing content from around the Web, and sharing it with your followers. Running a curated blog is not just about finding interesting content to share.
Robin Good's insight:
If you are new to content curation and you are wondering how you could use your WordPress or Tumblr account to get your feet wet in selecting and publishing the very best content available in your industry niche, here is a good introductory article by Nancy Messieh on MakeUseOf. From how to identify your niche, to picking your curation platform (though here the advice is quite shallow and tips are pretty limited - no mention of RebelMouse, Scoop.it or Lingospot among others) and keeping yourself up-to-date, this article provides some good basic advice on how to get the ball rolling. Quite useful is the list of seven curated blogs at the end of the article showcased as best examples of good curation at work. Useful for anyone starting out. A few good references. 7/10 Full article: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-create-a-successful-curated-blog/ 
Anne McLean's curator insight,
March 26, 9:35 PM
Content curation is as important as finding the information in the first place. Blogs possibilities for co-ordinating digital content curation. 
Deb Nystrom, REVELN Consulting's curator insight,
March 26, 11:24 PM
Blogs can be excellent curation tools. Ask me, the woman who is saying goodbye to over 20+ Posterous blogs (public, private, shared) as Posterous shuts down at the end of April. 
Víctor V. Valera Jiménez's curator insight,
March 28, 11:50 AM
Interesante artículo de Nancy Mesias en "MakeUseOf" que puede servir como buena introducción para los que estén comenzando en este apasionante mundo de la Content Curation. Delete the scoop?
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Robin Good: Here's another good example of curation at work. Andy Dickinson, has used Storify to create a "curated reference" of his lecture about curation for his first year undergraduate students. The "storified" reference contains links to tools, video clips, and many contributions which allow any learner interested in this topic, to follow a selected path from which it is possible to wander off and explore in many interesting directions. Useful. Informative. Inspirational. 8/10 http://storify.com/digidickinson/jn1013-curation-and-aggregation?awesm=sfy.co_hX4 Delete the scoop?
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![Content Curation: A Short Introduction [Slideshow] | Content Curation World | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/Ip336ZImIuNXz7cc4os3Tjl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
Content curation has been part of my life for several years.
Robin Good's insight:
Here is a slideshow by Cendrine Marrouat on Internet Billboards about what is content curation. It simple, clear and very understandable. It covers this topics:
14 slides. If you are new to content curation and want to get a gist of what this is all about, this is a good deck to go through. If you are new, this is useful, and takes 2 mins to scan it all. 6/10 See it here: http://www.internetbillboards.net/2013/03/an-introduction-to-content-curation-slideshow/ Original slideshow: http://www.scribd.com/doc/125504044/Introduction-to-Content-Curation 
AlGonzalezinfo's curator insight,
March 26, 7:33 AM
Great scoop Robin! The timing could not have been better!!!
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Liz Wilson: A good introduction for any marketer thinking about beginning with curation as part of their content marketing strategy.
I chose this article because I sometimes think that we can easily assume that most everyone understands what curation is. But most probably the vast majority of small or medium-sized businesses do not (I'm thinking particulary of the UK).
Sue McKittrick (an analyst working on content strategy and more - http://www.psgroup.com/research_mckittrick.aspx) aims her introductory curation article at marketers who are confused about curation, or who have very little knowledge.
As a real-world example she utilizes Adobe's highly successful online curated magazine www.cmo.com, while also providing a shortlist of some of the best enterpise curation tools available out there.
If you are briefing a new client that is considering "content curation" as a strategy, this would be a useful article to leave with them.
Full article: http://www.contentmarketinginstitute.com/2012/02/content-curation/
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This is a cool idea. The app creates a Paper.li out of local newspapers. They haven't come to USA yet (that I could see), but the move to hyper-local will be led by apps like this.
I Scooped it NOT because it is right for the USA yet, but because the mashup of read the feed produce the magazine similar to Paper.li and Scoop.it is worthy of some serious thinking. The app is VERY mobile and that too is worthy of emulation.
The other great lesson for Starups is what NOT to do such as:
* Don't talk secret club talk on your About page.
* About pages are ABOUT the opportunity.
* About pages are ABOUT the team.
* About pages are ABOUT the customers.
* Be inclusive everything you do is inclusive or exclusive.
* If your team is highly technical, HIRE PR or Marketing help.
I think these are very smart people who don't fully realize being smart in one field doesn't mean you are granted similar smarts in every field. Surprising how many times I see this non-humble approach to marketing.
If I were to dabble in the land of PhDs they would rightfully have a FIT. So why is it okay for anyone to presume they know how to market a product. To say this team is clueless about marketing is a VAST understatement.
Just once I would like an engineer or PhD to recognize that marketers work as hard at our chosen profession as anyone doing anything in a lab, but no way that ever happens (lol).