This presentation discusses content curation and provides an overview of common tools used for curation. It defines content curation as identifying, organizing, and sharing relevant online content on a specific topic. The presentation describes different types of curation and classifies popular tools like Diigo, Scoop.it, and Paper.li. It provides guidance on choosing tools, strategies for effective curation, and a three-step process of discovery, analysis, and sharing curated content.
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Social content curation
Alberto Nantiat
ATiT
2. Content curation
• identify, organise, and share the best and most
relevant content on a specific topic or issue online
• information overload content curation
• not a replacement of your content
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3. Types of curation
• Many classifications: action, output, aim, etc.
See a classification of the tools by Robin Good: http://
www.mindmeister.com/55395228/the-news-and-content-curation-tools-universe
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4. Tools - Diigo
• Highlighting, sticky notes on web pages
• Bookmarking & Saving
• Search and share
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10. Other tools
… and tons more. Among the most used:
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Quora Storify Zite List.ly
Bundlr Pearltrees Eqentia Trap.it
Delicious Netvibes Pinterest Percolate
11. Strategy for content curation
• First question is: does curation fit well in your
communication plan?
• A few factors worth considering:
• Some choices to make
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Goals Audience Time
Type of curation Tool(s) Topic (focus)
12. How to pick the right tool
Things to consider:
The Inputs (data source the tool can access)
The Organization (how the tool let me organise the
content)
The Venue (how and where the content is shared)
Have you decided? Have a try at similar tools too!
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13. Curate your content in 3 steps
1)1) DiscoveryDiscovery
It is the stage in which you search the Web for
content on your topic
Ideas:
aggregators
other people’s curation channels
online newspapers and magazines
Tip: find good sources and follow them
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14. Curate your content in 3 steps
2) Analysis2) Analysis
It is the stage where you decide if something is
actually worthy of sharing
You don’t need metrics: it’s your channel.
Tips:
establish some general criteria/requisite
quality information
“the less is more”
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15. Curate your content in 3 steps
3)3) CurationCuration
It is the stage where you actually share the content
Tips:
add value: commentary, insight
gives credit where credit is due
vary your content types
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16. Useful links
• Content curation manifesto -
http://www.rohitbhargava.com/2009/09/manifesto-for-the-content-curator-the-next-big
• Content Curation World - http://curation.masternewmedia.org/
• Content guide to understanding Newsmastering and content
curation -
http://www.mindomo.com/it/mindmap/content-curation-tools-the-newsmaster-toolkit-b
• The ultimate list of content curation tools and platforms
(70+ tools) -
http://www.youbrandinc.com/ultimate-lists/ultimate-list-content-curation-tools-platform
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What Does Content Curation Mean? How Content Curation Tools Work
types of curation (quick overview) or types of tool (many classifications, Robin Good) 5 types of curation, original article - http://www.rohitbhargava.com/2011/03/the-5-models-of-content-curation.html Content curation manifesto - http://www.rohitbhargava.com/2009/09/manifesto-for-the-content-curator-the-next-big-social-media-job-of-the-future-.html Robin Good’s Scoop.it channel about curation - http://curation.masternewmedia.org/ Robin Good’s classification of curation tools - http://www.mindmeister.com/55395228/the-news-and-content-curation-tools-universe-real-time-news-curation-newsmastering-tools-to-aggregate-filter-edit-curate-and-distribute-any-type-of-content
Very quick overview on Diigo characteristics Diigo - https://www.diigo.com/ Web2LLP channel on Diigo - https://groups.diigo.com/group/web2llp
Web2LLP channel on Diigo - https://groups.diigo.com/group/web2llp
Very quick overview on Scoop.it characteristics Scoop.it - http://www.scoop.it/ Example on the right: http://www.scoop.it/t/medialearning
http://www.scoop.it/t/medialearning
Very quick overview on Paper.li characteristics Paper.li – http://paper.li/ Example on the right : http://paper.li/epanto/1322175309
http://paper.li/epanto/1322175309
A g ood list of curation tools (with description) - http://www.youbrandinc.com/ultimate-lists/ultimate-list-content-curation-tools-platform/ Another good list of curation tools - http://dailytekk.com/2012/03/06/the-50-best-ways-to-curate-and-share-your-favorite-social-media-and-news-content/ And a third and final list - http://www.teachthought.com/learning/55-content-curation-tools-to-discover-and-share-digital-content/
How to use curation in your project: thinking about curation in your strategy and choose the right type and tool Also see Web2LLP handbooks - http://web2llp.eu/handbooks