And, here's another informative article for those interested in internet memes:  The lifespan of a meme: The rise and fall of Grumpy Cat and other Internet celebrities.

Note:  The picture of Grumpy Cat, above, is from this second article.

Memes market. Can't wait to have my first client asking me to make him a memes campaign #buzzcampaign #viralcampaign #talkofthetowncampaign #don'thavebudgetsocreatesomethinghugewithzerodollarsplease #ahwell

Bow to your new master.

¿Original? ¿Acertado? ¿Buena definición del Target? ¿Buen Engadgement?.

En mi opinión es todo eso, sólo falta por saber el resultado, porque esta iniciativa puede ser un auténtico bombazo.

Ya veremos cuanto tardan en salir imitadores.

A couple of comments about this article:

1) We gotta find a better term than "binge viewing" to describe the phonomena of vwatching multiple hours of a single tv series.  We don't call it binge reading when we read a complete book during a single week-end, it's just reading.  And, as a life-long reader, I can testify to the fact that binge viewing provides the same satisfaction that was previously only received when reading: complete immersion in a story, a culture, a character or an event.  So, instead of binge viewing, let's call it "immersive viewing."

2) Immersive viewing is changing advertising.  Consumers who subscribe to a viewing service (Netflix) or buy a DVD series don't want to be interrupted by commercials.  An obvious fact, but important to highlight because commercials are one way in which the entertainment industry generates profit on this content.  No commercials, less profit - UNLESS, "commercials" simply become part of the content.

When advertising goes from interuption to integration everyone profits:

> the audience is exposed to commercially available products or services within the context of a story that they value

> the "advertiser" reaches their audience during periods of attentiveness and concentration

> the content producers are able to make a livelihood from creating beautiful stories. 

Immersive viewing is driving the adoption of integrated advertising, which will lay the foundation for t-commerce.  And, I think it will all be here faster than we expect. 

De term 'Binge-viewing' is eigenlijk wel grappig: net als het achteroverslaan van ettelijke kratten bier en wodka ineen zuipkeet comazuipen heet, is het kijken van een hele serie op een dag een vorm van comakijken. Wij doen het in ieder geval regelmatig en er is geen betere manier om de boze buitenwereld buiten te sluiten dan dat. Wat vind jij?

After watching the first 5 episodes I'm impressed.

I do like the style and i find it top entertainment. 

4 out of 5 stars from me and my family. 

Love it:-)

Twitter, a great creative tool for transmedia storytellers.

Curation is very helpful in today's frantic age of OVER INFO.

Robin persues the question of what we should aim for in content curation by taking a look at what content curation is not. It is not just selecting stuff and dumping it on your customers.

While this article is aimed at journalyst, there is alot of stuff that we can learn from it that can help in our content marketing efforts.

Great information from one of the masters of Content Curation, Robin Good - Check it out

Timothy Leyfer...

Confirms what most of us have come to realise: good curation is a human skill and not something that can be trusted to computer algorithims....or people in marketing!

Of course, it should be in system should be synced, but not as a whole. Partially, the system can be implemented. In my point of view it is must to adopt the advancement. Avoiding the thinking of classroom, the system must understand about the participation of the student.

The REALLY interesting portion of this column is in the comments.

From the comments: 

"A great lay of the land. And in doing so, this points out in bright neon letters what is wrong with the vast majority of web series today" -

Very inspiring reading -

Food for thougth

Notre monde et ses algorithmes

add your insight...

i believe so. yes. Just look at the success of The Walking Dead game, and you will understand that the medium is ready for more interactive drama.

"Jane Austen's novel is effectively all about systems and subterfuge; so we're halfway there already"

En anglais, une liste de conseils pour être sûr d'une source Twitter destinée au journalistes. Ca peut servir aussi pour certaines veilles spécialisées sur les réseaux sociaux.

Investigative searching techniques any one can use to verify sources.

Good concepts/examples to use with students when discussing the importance of verifying the quality of sources.