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Curation is Not Aggregation

Firebelly

Curation is the big new buzzword this year in social media circles — collecting information in a strategic amassing of selected information that’s presented in a new way to draw out the subtleties and patterns that might not otherwise be noticed when looking at the group in toto. Curation is an art form into itself.

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Content Creation? Curation? Focus on Publishing Instead

Firebelly

I’ve been talking a lot lately about content curation lately, and our contributor, Erik Deckers, is all about content creation, which has led to some “Tastes great! It’s more than just publishing a post to your blog, or uploading a video to YouTube. Someone else curated the collection. Less filling!”

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Samsung’s Social Media Strategy: Widespread Reach With Curated Content

Keyhole.co

The Samsung Group conglomerate has dozens of affiliate companies under its banner. They excel at identifying trends and specifically curating products for different markets and regions. This blog inspects how Samsung’s social media strategy furthers its dynamic marketing. So, what’s working for Samsung’s social media marketing?

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Social Curation Will Not Cure Your C.P.A.

Firebelly

and was reading a post from 2006 on the Three Minds blog. Social curation will not cure your C.P.A. Linda Stone, a leader in the digital revolution (headed up the social computing group at Microsoft in the early 90′s) and digital bon vivant coined the term in 1998. Find some curators to guide your social experience.

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14 types of social media every marketer should know

Sprout Social

Community blogging sites. Social curation and bookmarking sites. Platforms like Instagram, which has more than 1 billion monthly active users , have made it easier than ever before to curate and share photos and images. Curate and promote user-generated content via branded hashtags. Community blogging sites.

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5 Ways You Can Use Facebook Groups to Benefit Your Blog

ProBlogger

When you think of using Facebook for your blog, what comes to mind? Posting your latest blog post only to hear crickets? But hang on, didn’t all the conversation move from our blog comments to Facebook? 3 days ago Facebook ticked over the major milestone of 2 billion monthly users , over half of whom use Facebook groups.

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Who Really Owns Social Selling?

Convince & Convert

A: always, B: be, C: closing,” is the immortal advice Alec Baldwin’s character Blake imparts to a group of hapless salesmen in the movie Glengarry Glen Ross. Compile a list of online groups, forums, and key influencers your sales people should follow and get to know. This blog was updated by Michelle Saunders, Director of Content.

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