Content Curation Best Practices----- dissertation. The proliferation of the Internet has transformed the way we create, publish and distribute content. Think about the pre-Internet era when companies were at the mercy of content publishers for distribution of content, and where consumers had very few options and meager resources for information gathering. Today, the situation is exactly the opposite. The Internet has made a publisher of each one of us. We now have a problem of plenty – there is too much information available for consumers but it is scattered across the web in different forms, across social networks, and in different languages. So how does one handle this information overload and how do B2B marketers compete to stay on the top of search results, in this continuous flood of content that will only increase by the day?
So what exactly is content curation? If you think about it, all of us do our bit of content curation when we share articles, videos and blog posts Some of the advantages of content curation include: Cover sheet Yirui Duan.
Danah boyd :: Publications. Publications. Resources for ‘Crowdsourcing in Libraries, Museums and Cultural Heritage Institutions’ - mia ridgemia ridge. A collection of links for further reading for the British Library’s Digital Scholarship course on ‘Crowdsourcing in Libraries, Museums and Cultural Heritage Institutions’. Last updated June 2016. If you found this post useful, you might be interested in my book, Crowdsourcing Our Cultural Heritage. Crowdsourcing projects discussed Other relevant crowdsourcing projects Waisda? Crowdsourcing review exercise links Or for international projects: Crowdsourcing the world’s heritage There are additional discussion questions and notes for reviewing sites on another post on ‘NITLE ‘Crowdsourcing’ seminar‘.
Additional exercises listed on Exercises for ‘The basics of crowdsourcing in cultural heritage’ are ‘compare front pages’ and ‘lessons from game design’. Useful blogs References These are showing their age but they’re still a good starting point. History of crowdsourcing Motivations and other background Clary, E. 40 Social Media Curation Sites and Tools - Social Media Pearls DD. Last month I shared 40+ networks that you could consider depending on your niche or interests.
As part of my commitment to this community, I shared that I will expand on this list throughout 2012. So here is the first addition to that build! The topic- Curation! I thought I would focus on curation because a) I have a favorite site and b) there has been a lot of “press” on Pinterest as a curation tool and as a result I thought the timing was right. However before I list the sites let’s talk curation.
What is social media curation? Today, with the exponential growth of social networks and blogs, it can be overwhelming searching for information on the internet. Recently, I had posed the question : What is a social media curator” on Linkedin . Why curate? Curation provides another offering for your on-line audience. Curation sites The number of curation sites and tools have grown dramatically. Now it is time to share that list. (Updated Oct2012: A few linked are no longer live. Cheers, Shirley.
Is Social Content Curation The Next "Better" Thing? DD. People’s Insights Volume 1, Issue 2: Pinterest | People’s Lab – Crowdsourcing Insights & Innovation. Few people expected Pinterest to be the smash-hit social network of 2011. It had strong competition in the form of Tumblr, Twitter and the more recent Google +, but the image-based social curation tool was on fire, making it to the Top 10 most visited social networks of the year.Pinterest’s mission statement summed it up well: Our Mission Our goal is to connect everyone in the world through the ‘things’ they find interesting. We think that a favorite book, toy, or recipe can reveal a common link between two people.
With millions of new pins added every week, Pinterest is connecting people all over the world based on shared tastes and interests Pinterest allows users to organise and share things of interest found across the web in the form of ‘Pinboards’. People use Pinterest to bookmark things they like and share them with friends and followers. What really works for it, though, is the fact that it uses social bookmarking to aid ‘discovery’ through a collection of visuals. Rooshabh Doshi. People's Insights Magazines | People’s Lab – Crowdsourcing Insights & Innovation. Vol. 2 Issue 3 – The Future of Employee (Re)Engagement In this magazine, we start off with an overview on employee (re)engagement - 5 catalysts for change, 5 drivers of engagement and 5 trends for the future.
Then, we share insights and best practices from MSLGROUP experts and planners, followed by thirteen inspiring projects that show how companies are engaging with their employees and potential recruits today. Featuring articles including: Foreword by Pascal Beucler, Chief Strategy Officer MSLGROUPGrowing Talent for the Future, by Sophie Martin-Chantepie, Chief Talent Officer MSLGROUPEssay: The Future of Employee (Re)Engagement+ 11 more from MSLGROUP experts & planners in Brazil, France, Germany, India, the Netherlands, Poland and the UK. People’s Insights case studies including:
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