Curation war is getting intense. One of the things which seem to interest web-savvy journalists and students is curation: selecting, contextualizing social media and web streams. I use Storify to report and curate events such as the Arab uprisings and the disasters in Japan, and now I’m experimenting with Scoop.it! Creating a page about curation. I also use Pearltrees , for instance The service is in private beta and is still working on some important features such as a way to embed the pages on external blogs or sites. Interview With Robert Scoble About Real-Time News Curation - LeWeb 10. Clipblast Launches Video Channel Guide Griddeo. Scandinavian Music Company Set to Take Over By Reinventing the Mixtape. Leave it to the cold, dark shores of Scandinavia to finally crack the code on digital music distribution.
X5, a tiny music group from the great Scandinavian North has not only made money by selling digital music, it's beat out music giants like Sony and Warner Music on the Billboard charts. If you've never heard of X5, we can't blame you. The company, started in 2005, has been quietly making a huge splash on the classical music scene by releasing massive compilation albums. The music group doesn't have any permanent in-house musicians and seeks to sign licenses rather than artists. WP-Drudge WordPress template for news aggregation and content curation.