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Curation: The Next Big Thing?

Everyone realizes that the web is entering a new phase in its development. One indication of this transition is the proliferation of attempts to explain the changes that are occurring. Functional explanations emphasize the real time web, collaborative systems and location-based services . Technical explanations argue that the interconnectivity of data is the most significant current development.

Blog Archive » The Web’s third frontier

http://www.cratyle.net/en/2010/03/11/the-webs-third-frontier/
http://innovationwatch.com/curation-nation-how-to-win-in-a-world-where-consumers-are-creators-by-steven-rosenbaum-mcgraw-hill/ Read reviews on Amazon Curation Nation: How to Win in a World Where Consumers are Creators by Steven Rosenbaum New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011 Let’s face it, we’re drowning in data. Our inboxes are flooded with spam, we have too many “friends” on Facebook, and our Twitter accounts have become downright unmanageable.

Curation Nation: How to Win in a World Where Consumers are Creators. By Steven Rosenbaum. McGraw-Hill.

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