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Craig Newmark on editors and news curation. The 3 C's: Creation. Curation. Consumption. The Conversation Prism by Brian Solis and JESS3. The Creative Plateau and Content Curation. So why is the amount of newly generated content beginning to bottom out? Here are three possible reasons: 1. The Innovation Adoption Curve Fans of the innovation adoption curve suggest that the hype associated with socially driven and created content is beginning to reach its zenith. In other words, we’re all in for a long overdue reality check. I don’t think this is the case - some early adopters may be getting tired of being bloggers or publishers, but I don’t think this social phenomenon has reached the early majority stage yet. 2.

Some people maintain that “there is no such thing as a new idea”. Think of any subject. 3. At Organic Development, we’re pretty familiar with content curation and we will be publishing some more posts on the subject in the coming months. LikeMinds 2010 looks at how media is changing right now, and how curation is becoming the way to build long term value with markets through social media. So should I create or curate? Well, there’s no easy answer. Do both. The Three C’s of Social Content: Consumption, Curation, Creation. InShare180 Over the years, social networks have lured us from the confines of our existing realities into a new genre of digital domains that not only captivated us, but fostered the creation of new realities.

As George Bernard Shaw observed, “Life is not about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself.” Such is true for social networks and the digital persona and resulting experiences we create and cultivate. It was the beginning of the shift in behavior toward an era of digital extroversion, self-defined by varying degrees of sharing, connections, and engagement. On Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, et al., we were attracted by the promise of reigniting forgotten relationships and enamored by the sparking of new connections. With each new connection we wove, we were compelled to share details about ourselves that we might not have divulged in real life. Our concerns of privacy or the lack thereof, now require education. The Social Genome The 3C’s, Consumption, Creation, and Curation.