1/2, The Future Of Content Curation Tools
Content curation tools are in their infancy. Nonetheless you see so many of them around, there are more new curation tools coming your way soon, with lots of new features and options. Existing content curation services will in fact need to start rolling up their sleeves as the next wave of offerings will significantly go well beyond what is possible with present day tools Photo credit: 3D Flower by ShutterStock In this last few years I have looked at, signed up for and tested over 400 content curation tools, which I have gradually collected and listed first here: The NewsMaster Toolkit and hereBest News Curation Tools for Independent Publishers then here on Mindomo: Content Curation Tools: Newsmaster Toolkit 2012 from July 2013 here on Pearltrees: Content Curation Tools Supermap and from September 2013 a simplified version here: Content Curation Tools Directory As a small independent author and publisher, I curate content on a daily basis, since 2005. 2) Slicing and Dicing 3) Micro - Macro
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Scoop.it: Content Curation Platform Review; 13 Things I Like and Three I Don’t
This post is the second in a series on content curation and deals with content curation platform Scoop.it. In subsequent posts, I will examine two other such platforms: Rebelmouse and Paper.li. NOTE: The first post in this series dealt with curation fundamentals. Lately, I’ve been testing three different content curation platforms: Scoop.it, Rebelmouse and Paper.li. Thirteen Things I Like About Scoop.it Scoop.it offers many features that commend it as a highly useful curation platform. Visual format – Scoop.it makes use of graphics to draw attention to each article shared, which is in keeping with a shift toward the Pinterest/Instagram inspired visual orientation of the web.Two column layout – By presenting stories in a simple two-column format, Scoop.it offers a more orderly layout than does its competitor Rebelmouse, which, aside from the featured post, I find a tad too cluttered. Those are the features I particularly like. What I Don’t Like About Scoop.it Conclusion Scoop.it Video
Scoop This: A Comprehensive Guide to Scoop.it for Content Curation
We’ve been hearing (and talking) a lot about curation and how helpful it can be for companies. As you all know, I’m sure, great content is one sure thing in today’s marketing arena; it takes the front seat to anything and everything else. When you do a search, what are you using? Content. When you look for the closest restaurant to eat, how do you search? Before I get deep in to the hows, wherefores and whys of curation and Scoop.it, I deeply feel that it’s important to touch on the what. Content curation, on the other hand, is much like museum curation. As a content curator, you should be treating the content you display with the same amount of exactitude. As an article in the Silicon Valley Watcher states, “…curation online also has to demonstrate: mastery, passion, knowledge and expertise. Well said. When I was introduced to Scoop.it a year ago, it was still beta and invite only. The Bit.ly’s and paper.li’s out there curate content, true, but not quite in the same way. 1). 2). 3).
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Scoop.it: Content Curation Platform Review; 13 Things I Like and Three I Don’t
This post is the second in a series on content curation and deals with content curation platform Scoop.it. In subsequent posts, I will examine two other such platforms: Rebelmouse and Paper.li. NOTE: The first post in this series dealt with curation fundamentals. Lately, I’ve been testing three different content curation platforms: Scoop.it, Rebelmouse and Paper.li. In this post, I review what has become my curation platform of preference, Scoop.it. Thirteen Things I Like About Scoop.it Scoop.it offers many features that commend it as a highly useful curation platform. Visual format – Scoop.it makes use of graphics to draw attention to each article shared, which is in keeping with a shift toward the Pinterest/Instagram inspired visual orientation of the web.Two column layout – By presenting stories in a simple two-column format, Scoop.it offers a more orderly layout than does its competitor Rebelmouse, which, aside from the featured post, I find a tad too cluttered. Conclusion
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7 top tools for content curation
Scoop.it, Storify, Pearltrees let you become a niche authority This is the second of a two-part series. See part 1: • 7 smart techniques for content curation Target audience: Nonprofits, cause organizations, foundations, NGOs, social enterprises, businesses, educators, journalists, general public. By now you’ve likely heard of content curation, the process of collecting and cataloging the most useful or interesting things about a topic in order to share it for the common benefit. In part 1, Beth Kanter looked at 7 smart techniques for content curation. Keep in mind, there are lots of different ways to curate. More often, though, the new breed of content curation tools refers to sites and services specifically geared for finding the diamonds in the rough. Here, then, are Socialbrite’s six top tools for content curation. Scoop.it: Become an authority in your vertical 1Scoop.it (tagline: “share ideas that matter”) ranks as one of the top content curation tools right now. Related
