On 2012-03-28, we found 50 popular tools, curation and web2.0 sites like scoop.it(Easily Publish Gorgeous Magazines | Scoop.it). Top 3 alternative sites are: bagtheweb.com, curated.by, gobundlr.com. 
By Phil Mershon - http://bit.ly/yRH2aC @Phil_Mershon
Are you being asked to prove the value of social media for your business?
Do you struggle to accurately measure the return on investment (ROI) of your social media marketing?
You’re not alone. Several new research studies reveal that marketing managers are under increased pressure to show measurable results from their social media efforts.
But these same managers indicate that measuring the returns is one of their top two challenges for 2012.
See how your experience compares to others in the industry: http://bit.ly/yS4N7N Via maxOz, Ralph Schneider 
"... the opportunity to create new relevant media through curation has never been that big." Guillaume Decugis "This is a Mike Shatzkin article published in 2009 that I discovered through Robin Good. " Citation from original article: "Every time I read a story about why newspapers are failing that doesn’t mention the role of aggregation and curation in their troubles, it reminds me that something very fundamental is being missed, even by very sophisticated observers." Via Robin Good, gdecugis 
Robin Good: If you are looking for ways to let your scoop.it content to reach more people and to get discovered by those who are not yet aware of you, the new Pinterest integration in Scoop.it should certainly be a welcome addition. "N.B.: To access the new "Pin it" button on Scoop.it, click the sharing button below any scoop and you will find it there next to the G+ one." More info: http://blog.scoop.it/en/2012/02/24/you-can-now-share-your-scoops-on-pinterest/ Via Robin Good |
![The Ultimate Time Machine: Social Media from 1960 – 2012 [Infographic] - SocialTimes | Curation Media | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/pHUcmoTZTkrQEMHeIMQJqjl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
"We’ve found four main objectives for using a content strategy to create value for your company: 1) Make yourself known as an expert in your sector. (...) 2) (...) Sharing your content regularly (...) (...) Once you have combined the internal (level of uniqueness) and external (what people are looking for) dimensions for your content efforts, you will find that most of your ideas fall into four categories: 1) Focus topics: These are topics on which the market is looking for information, but competitors are not offering satisfactory solutions. 2) Competitive topics... 3) Niche topics: These are topics that may interest fewer people, but that your company has a unique perspective on. (...) 4) Topics to avoid... [read full article http://j.mp/yKHckg] Via Giuseppe Mauriello 
"A content curator assembles a quality collection of third-party and original content that is of keen interest to a particular audience, selects the best content for presentation, adds commentary valuable to the audience and publishes to the audience’s preferred channels. Content curation tools use technology to facilitate these steps." "Marketers use content curation to establish a reputation as a trusted resource in a particular area, to build an audience (that eventually buys) above the funnel, and to foster interaction with a community of people who share specific interests." - CIThread - http://www.cithread.com
read full original article http://j.mp/A3lI0R Via Giuseppe Mauriello |
