This is a 10 page extract from the book. Dduring the 1990s and the first decade of the third millennium we all became used to what the Internet and the Web had to offer. But Social Software in the form of Web 2.0 is different. Via Christian Aubin Magnify.net founder and "Curation Nation" author Steven Rosenbaum says associations -- and their members, for that matter -- have a choice: Become trusted content curators or risk becoming irrelevant.
Watch it here: http://youtu.be/wbHWTuAGGdA
Posted also on Steve Rosenbaum's Blog: http://steverosenbaum.me/video/Content-curation-More-signal-le Via Giuseppe Mauriello 
Giuseppe Mauriello: After Scoop.it for iPhone (December 2011), Content Curation and Publishing Platform Scoop.it announced its Android app which will bring mobile curation to all Android users.
Excerpted from article: "Much like the iPhone app, the Android app will allow you to leverage the suggestions you’ve configured for your topic as well as suggestions from other users. The publishing window is almost identical to that of the website and, of course, you will have all of your sharing options.
But, what’s the best thing about the Scoop.it mobile app for Android? Well, we’ve taken simplicity a step further as the App adds Scoop.it to your browser’s native sharing menu. Now, to curate content you discovered while browsing, you no longer need to copy and paste the URL from your phone’s browser or install the bookmarklet. Content can be posted to Scoop.it by simply clicking your browser’s share button.
And just like its iPhone counterpart, the app allows to you do perform essentially all of the tasks of curating your topics without telling anyone you did it from your phone. Whether your posts are published from your phone or from your computer, your topic pages will always sport the same fluid magazine layout..."
Read full original article here:
Via Giuseppe Mauriello 
"Dave Pell writes what is perhaps the world’s best email newsletter" writes Hamish McKenzie on Pandodaily. Via gdecugis 
The history professor and author of Too Much to Know tells us what researchers have been discovering about how earlier human societies collected, organised and used information... 
Carr was a speaker at a recent SxSWi pannel named the Curators and the Curated and he comes back in this interview on his "yes, but" about curation: yes, he believes content curators have an important role to play, quoting Maria Popova who was at that same pannel, but also pointing out the importance of attribution and credits, a "form of compensation" in the sometimes too free-for-all Web. But his interview takes a step back looking at the future of publishing, including the business model challenges in the digital age. 
Everyone knows that social media is changing the way people live and work. In a space that changes so quickly, what can we expect the future of enterprise social to look like? Russell Wright of Network Empire.com believes that the Twitter Acquisition of Posterous will not be ideal for users. Via themezoom 
Not sure yet if I fully comprehend how this will work with courses outside of math and science (or social studies), but definitely some thought-provoking concepts about data and computation. - SDS
"...For Wolfram, the short answer to the question above, as it relates to education, seems to be: More. By doing the basic understanding, data-gathering, and fact-finding for students, computation frees teachers to work with them on problem-solving and deeper understanding. "You don't need professors to tell you generic facts; you can automatically get these things," Wolfram told his SXSW audience. "You need humans for the human stuff that can't be computed."..." Via Stephanie Sandifer Corinne Weisgerber teaches Communication & Social Media at St.Edward'sUniversity in Austin, Texas. She gave a very interesting presentation on curation last year that you can find here: http://bit.ly/twxznS
We asked her what she saw coming for this year and she felt Curation, more than ever, was the major trend she saw emerging at SxSWi this year. Via gdecugis 
Robin Good: Maria Popova has just launched a classy and laudable initiative, focused on increasing awareness and in highlighting the importance of honoring always where or via who you have got to a certain article, report, video or image.
Credit and attribution are not just a "formal" way to comply with rules, laws and authors but an incredibly powerful emebddable mechanism to augment findability, discovery, sinergy and collaboration among human being interested in the same topic.
She writes: "In an age of information overload, information discovery — the service of bringing to the public’s attention that which is interesting, meaningful, important, and otherwise worthy of our time and thought — is a form of creative and intellectual labor, and one of increasing importance and urgency.
Read Maria Popova introductory article to Curator's Code: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/03/09/curators-code/ ;
How to use the Curator's bookmarklet: http://vimeo.com/38243275 ;
Healthy. Inspiring. 9/10
Curator's Code official web site: http://curatorscode.org/ ;
Via Robin Good Curator: Someone who plans and oversees the arrangement, cataloguing, and exhibition of collections. S/he describes and analyzes valuable objects for the benefit of researchers and the public. Via Paulo Simões, Gust MEES |
Linda Stone was one of the primary sources for my book, http://www.rheingold.com/netsmart -- Howard
"Eighty percent of us seem to have it. I broke the story about it in early 2008 on the Huffington Post, and called the phenomenon, "email apnea." Later in 2008, in talks and interviews, I referred to it interchangeably as "email apnea" and also, as "screen apnea." Definition: Shallow breathing or breath holding while doing email, or while working or playing in front of a screen. While we have a greater tendency toward email apnea or screen apnea, while doing email and texting on laptops and smartphones, we are at risk for breath holding or shallow breathing in front of any screen, any time. Not only does this increase stress levels, it impacts our attitude, our sense of emotional well-being, and our ability to work effectively." Via Howard Rheingold 
Robin Good: YouTube auto-generated channels are channels that are automatically created by dedicated algorithms to collect trending and popular videos by topic.
"Auto generated channels act like user channels in that you can subscribe to them and stay updated on new videos.
In addition, auto generated channels provide:
-> The ability to subscribe and get regular updates about this topic on YouTube on your feed
-> A way to find other channels related to this topic
-> More context about this topic from Wikipedia or other sources
YouTube algorithmically determines the central topics in a video and then uses that information to develop great collections of videos for any topic of interest.
These channels do not convey any editorial opinion.
Example: http://www.youtube.com/topic/1ww-xJuh0ew/digital-curation ;
More info: http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2579942
(Thanks to Alex Briscese for pointing me to this) Via Robin Good 
This is an article by Steven Rosenbaum and published by Mashable. Excerpted from it:
"Good content curation isn’t as simple as pushing a share button. If you’re a curator here are five best practices to consider.
1. Be Part of the Content Ecosystem: Be part of the content ecosystem, not just a re-packager of it. Created, contributed, and collected — the three ‘c’s is a strong content mix that has a measurable impact. Why? Because your visitors don’t want to hunt around the web for related material. Once they find a quality, curated collection, they’ll stay for related offerings.
2. Follow a Schedule: Audiences expect some regularity, and they’ll reward you for it. Consistency and regularity will also bring you new users, and help you grow a loyal base of members who appreciate your work.
3. Embrace Multiple Platforms: Today content consumers get their information on the platform of their choosing. That means you should consider posting short bursts on Tumblr, images on Pinterest, video on YouTube, and community conversations on Facebook.
4. Engage and Participate: Having a voice as a curator means more than creating and curating your own work. Make sure you’re giving back by reading others and commenting on their posts. To recommend material that you really think merits their attention.
5. Share. Don’t Steal: Take the time to give attribution, link backs, and credit. The sharing economy works because we’re each sharing our audiences, and providing the value of our endorsements. The important thing to realize is that we’re increasingly living in a world of information overload. So when people choose to listen to you it’s because you’re able to separate signal from noise. You provide a clear, contextually relevant voice within the topic or topics that you create and curate."
Read full article here: http://mashable.com/2012/04/27/tips-great-content-curation/
Via Giuseppe Mauriello 
What’s new about content curation? Via Paula Silva Robin Good: Here's another good example of curation at work. Andy Dickinson, has used Storify to create a "curated reference" of his lecture about curation for his first year undergraduate students.
The "storified" reference contains links to tools, video clips, and many contributions which allow any learner interested in this topic, to follow a selected path from which it is possible to wander off and explore in many interesting directions.
Useful. Informative. Inspirational. 8/10
http://storify.com/digidickinson/jn1013-curation-and-aggregation?awesm=sfy.co_hX4 Via Robin Good 
Robin Good: Scoop.it has just launched a new set of features that help curators find more easily other content by introducing a new visual search feature, while enhancing individual post display, sharing options and addig a dedicated user search option.
The new features, are definitely a plus providing some long due oxygen to some of the more asphitic Scoop.it areas: news and curators discovery.
There is a lot more to do on this front, but these apear to be definitely some good initial steps in the right direction.
I am particularly fond of the new individual post display and layout, which truly expands the opportunities to lean more about related the topics, comments and the curator behind the channel.
Good joob Scoop.it team!
Go check all the new features in your account, or dwell in a bit more details and screenshots about these four new features: http://blog.scoop.it/en/2012/03/15/be-discovered/ ; Via Robin Good, Juan Moreno
How Employees Can Help Social Media (Infographic)
Every employee is a potential social media advocate with the right training. Great infographic explaining how employees can safely plug into social media marketing to help the side. Marty Via Martin (Marty) Smith If you've followed curation as a trend, you've heard of Steve Rosenbaum. His book Curation Nation was instrumental last year in making curation and curators emerge as a trend and as an important group.
As Steve puts it, curators are the Web's super heroes.
But as Steve says, it's just starting and this is juts the beginning. And from what we can see in Austin this year, he's darn right!
Via gdecugis 
Brilliant sketchnotes by Craighton Berman summarizing the curation discussion "The Curators and the Curated" at the SXSW 2012.
Check out it to see the three sketchnotes: http://j.mp/wSTJWh Via Giuseppe Mauriello 
"During a Knight conference exploring the role of libraries in the digital world, we interviewed library directors from eight communities - Philadelphia, St. Paul, Macon, Charlotte, Miami, Akron, San Jose and Detroit - to ask these questions and more. Hear what library directors from these communities say are their biggest successes and listen to insights in how they’re addressing challenges. In these videos, library directors also share what projects they’ve developed to help better serve their communities. The Free Library of Philadelphia, for example, was able to involve itself more deeply in communities by creating hot spots in areas with limited digital access."
Interviews with: James Crawford, Google Books Via Karen du Toit, Errol A. Adams JD/MLS |
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