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40 Social Media Curation Sites and Tools

40 Social Media Curation Sites and Tools
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. 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. Changing gears a little bit, I would like to share that I am intrigued by Bookriff which is very new site and start-up. Now that is quite the list.

irmavermaat : 40 Social Media Curation Sites... Pearltrees Pearltrees est un service web de curation qui permet d'organiser, d'explorer et de partager des contenus numériques. Son concept repose sur l'idée que la multiplication des contenus (pages web, images, vidéos, fichiers ou notes personnelles, etc.) rend nécessaire une organisation humaine du web. Le réseau d'utilisateurs de Pearltrees s'étend aujourd'hui à de nombreux pays : l'application a été remarquée en France[1], dans la Silicon Valley et est maintenant utilisée dans plus de 150 pays. Au-delà de sa version d’origine, Pearltrees propose une version éducation pour les établissements scolaires et une version entreprise pour toutes les autres organisations. Pearltrees a été lancé en 2009 par Patrice Lamothe, aujourd'hui président-directeur général de la société, Alain Cohen, directeur de la technologie, Nicolas Cynober, directeur technique, Samuel Tissier, responsable de l'ergonomie et des interfaces, et François Rocaboy, directeur marketing. Historique[modifier | modifier le code]

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

hypercuration : L'impatto della Content Curation... Nouveauté Gmail : les correspondants ne sont plus automatiquement enregistrés dans les contacts | Presse-Citron Gmail vient de pratiquer un petit toilettage de son service et propose quelques nouveautés cosmétiques destinées à en alléger et faciliter l’usage. Parmi ces nouveautés on notera surtout une nouvelle option, qui permet de choisir maintenant si l’on souhaite que Gmail enregistre automatiquement tous ses correspondants dans les contacts pour une saisie semi-automatique ultérieure, ou si on souhaite le faire au cas par cas manuellement. Jusqu’à présent, toute personne à qui vous envoyiez un email était automatiquement enregistrée comme un contact. Une fonctionnalité très pratique mais qui pouvait conduire à une inflation très rapide et incontrôlée de votre liste de contacts, remplie partiellement de personnes avec qui vous n’avez échangé qu’une fois dans votre vie, et qui ne sont ni vos amis ni même des relations professionnelles intéressantes. Avec cette nouvelle option, Gmail permet donc de désactiver cette fonction parfois quelque peu envahissante. (source)

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:

hypercuration : Content Curation with Pearltrees... 2013's Top Android Apps In a year that saw Google Play finally pass the one million milestone in terms of live apps, it’s fair to say there’s a deluge of file-managers, smart calendars, funky cameras, games and more to sift through to get to the real gems. So here’s a quick snapshot of some of the more notable apps to launch for Android in 2013. For the most part, these are all available globally, though a handful are restricted to certain markets – these are clearly marked. F**k it, we'll do it live! Our biggest ever edition of TNW Conference is fast approaching! In no particular order… Cal To-do list startup Any.DO spun out a brand new smart calendar app called Cal this year, representing the “first in a suite” of standalone apps from the Israel-based company. It’s worth noting that although it is indeed a ‘standalone’ app, insofar as it’s a separate entity to Any.DO, there is actually a fairly tight integration between the two apps – so you will be asked to sign-in using your Any.DO credentials. ➤ Cal Simplenote

Data Mashups • Web 2.0 and Beyond Insights Into the Hot Trend of Social Media Content Curation Online content curation is a hot trend as business owners and professionals realize that content is vital to add value to their customers and prospects. The trend was already evident in 2011 but 2012 saw an outright explosion of the phenomenon. Also important is delivering and sharing that content on your social media networks. Content curation is the art of selecting content that is appropriate and then organising and publishing it in a way that is relevant for the topic of choice. This can be offline with print such as magazines or online via the web. Magazines about cars or fashion are evidence of content curation in action. Journalism is shifting more and more from the quest for the perfect “scoop” to a more organized and reasoned activity of content curation. The technology of the web and the rise of the social media networks is providing sources of content that can provide curation in ways that were not previously possible. What was the Inspiration for Scoop.it? Step 2: Select

Blog de M@rcel : des technologies et des pédagogies qui travaillent ensemble Introduction : répondre ou débattre Ce billet portera sur la contribution de deux collègues, Alain Beitone et Margaux Osenda, qui ont publié « La pédagogie inversée : une pédagogie archaïque » (des extraits de cet article seront proposés en bleu ci-dessous) Il ne s’agit pas pour moi de « répondre » à leurs arguments ou de les démonter en tentant de démontrer combien le propos serait incorrect, inapproprié, fallacieux … Je l’ai souvent dit : en matière d’innovation (gardons ce concept pour le moment), il me paraît important de considérer tous les points de vue même ceux envers lesquels, personnellement et subjectivement, on ne peut d’emblée marquer son accord. En effet, les propos des thuriféraires et autres évangélistes doivent être considérés avec circonspection voire méfiance, ceux des « grognons » (comme je les appelle chaleureusement) avec attention en ce qui concerne les alarmes qu’ils nous envoient. La classe inversée n’a rien d’innovant ! Introduction I.1. I.2. I.3.

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