John Battelle who founded Federated Media, wrote the definitive book on how Google evolved, founded The Industry Standard and was on the launch edit team of Wired is one of the key thought leaders in understanding how the the digital world is evolving.
Inreasingly, curation is becoming an important participation/collaboration skill for digital citizens. I interviewed Robert Scoble, one of the most prolific and ... (In August, I interviewed @scobleizer abt curation. 26 minute Video: http://blip.tv/file/3994424)
Most marketers are eager to achieve a level of engagement with current and prospective customers, but the majority stop dead in their tracks when they consider this question: Where am ... (Engage Your Customers in Three Simple Steps http://bit.ly/b0LCSL)
We are no longer just consumers of content, we have become curators of it too. In Part 1 of this Guide I have introduced why we really need real-time news curation and what is the basic idea behind it (Part 1 - Real-Time News Curation, (RT @bethkanter Real-Time News Curation - The Complete Guide Part 2: Aggregation Is Not Curation: http://bit.ly/cUXqO5)
What is the real value of curated content? Does it live in the content itself or does it live in the context, in the curation of the content - the commentary, the opinion pieces, the conversations that the content itself generates?
Couldn't agree more with this article that also gives great inspiring examples for companies looking to leverage curation as an opportunity to smartly engage their audience.
"Digital Curation Is a Key Service in Attention-Strapped Economy"
"It's clear to me, a least, that digital curation -- both automated and human-powered -- will be the next big thing to shake the web. There's an evergreen need for those who can separate art from junk online. However, in this era, journalists won't be the only ones to fulfill it. Brands, as the examples above illustrate, can play here too." (Brands Have a Role to Play in Helping People Find the Good Stuff - Steve Rubel | Web Content & Digital Curation ... http://bit.ly/fM6TDA)
A Content Curator is a DJ. On Twitter, you are mixing content, content that the audience you hope to engage will find--not only interesting--but, irresistible, irresistible enough to comment on, @reply, retweet, share, like, etc.
Ultimately, you hope your followers will enlist their followers to follow you because of your great content. Some call it a tribe, but think of it as your own club, a club where you are the DJ and people come to have a good time.
As a Content Curator, you should be entertaining. Those who follow you should have access to the best content already disseminated for them.
You get to exchange ideas about this great content, learn something new, maybe even change your opinion. Ultimately, when your friends or followers share your curated content with their friends, THEY look smart and cool.
How important is going to be the role of the newsmaster in the future? Is this network middle layer of human filterers and scanners actually emerging? What about serious business talk: Could the newsmastering practice ever become
This is a guide for how we can build “info molecules” that have a lot more value than the atomic world we live in now. First, what are info atoms? A tweet is an atom. A photo on Flickr is an atom. A conversation item on Google Buzz is an atom. A Facebook status message is an atom. A YouTube video is an atom.
Content curation is quite possibly the next big marketing idea. Blended with content creation it can drive results and thought leadership too. (What is Content Curation and why should you care? Could be top trend in 2011 content marketing http://bit.ly/dZSDsd)
Tom Webster discusses the role and opportunity of content curation for corporate social media strategies in light of the gap in use and technologies available. (RT @BtoBSocialMedia: Content Curation And The Corporate Social Media Strategy http://bit.ly/fTBLFX RT @JasonFalls)
Amazon.com: Curation Nation: How to Win in A World Where Consumers are Creators (9780071760393): Steven Rosenbaum: Books (@magnify Steve Rosenbaum's new book on Curation is on Amazon-http://amzn.to/dFzURO #curation)
As you are increasingly submerged by an endless flood of information, online content curators may provide a new, valuable service to anyone looking for quality information online: a personalized, qualified selection of the best and
The enthusiasm iPad users had for magazine apps seems to be waning, according to some recent numbers that show sales of many apps slipping. Hopefully some publishers are starting to realize that simply having an iPad app doesn't qualify as a digital content strategy.
"I don’t understand why anyone would ever think that adding a presentation layer on top of web based content would make it something people would want to purchase when they are not willing to purchase the same content directly on the web." (Ventura Capitalist Fred Wilson) (Per GigaOm, curation is what media should focus on. Not just iPad Apps. via @scoopit http://bit.ly/hQNHUy)
If you have mastered the blogging paradigm, have made your blog an authority and a reliable source of information, commentary or news in your selected field(/s) of interest, it is about time to scale yourself up - Work Less and Look
The debate over the rules of content creation and curation continues to rage. We spoke to some experts for their opinion on the issues surrounding copyright and monetization.
Newsmastering is the ability to identify, select, aggregate, filter and distribute/publish news and informatiom streams on very tight, specific themes/topics. Newsmastering is a new emerging and much needed network function allowing
The time it takes to follow and go through multiple web sites and blogs takes tangible time, and since most sources publish or give coverage to more than one topic, one gets to browse and scan through lots of useless content just
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