As Stephen Rosenbaum outlines in his great new book, Curation Nation , this opportunity is even more important than that especially for brands. Stephen Rosenbaum is spot on when he sees the role of curation as critical to the success of brands and businesses hoping to capture the attention of online consumers in the future. With this in mind,  Curation Nation explains how a brand must curate the content offers its community in line with their shared values. Do you believe brands effectively curate the information they share?  MORE >>

Welcome to my new series of posts “Social Media Strategies" where I will try to clear up some taboos about social media strategies, tools and other buzz words of our social life which sometimes unnecessary confuse us in this industry. Adding value and the art of Curating. It’s also very important to understand that company can add value not only by creating the new content but also by curating the existing one. There is a big discussion going on about Creation vs. Curation and Who is the King – Content or Curator? MORE >>

Because of the fast pace of social media, we are constantly bombarded with distractions from one social network or another. You have to participate and engage consistently, Facebook seems to change something on a weekly basis, Google has all of these animal-named announcements, new social networks pop up all the time…it’s exhausting to keep up with everything! recently asked on our Facebook page, “If you had only 20 minutes a day to spend on social media, what would you focus on?” You can easily spend hours, if not days, on social sites! MORE >>

'A few months ago, my introduction to content curation, which I had shared on this blog and Internet Billboards, got noticed by Robin Good. Good is one of the best content curators in the world — and I am a huge fan of his work. Since the highlight, I have received several emails from readers who want to know why I am involved in curation. That is exactly what curators do. My brand has never been so visible - When I curate content, I always try to provide context and thoughts; I also mention authors on Google+ and Twitter. Are you a curator too? MORE >>

Tweet 20 Social Media Business Trends in 2011. This week, I had an opportunity to pull together some of the key social media trends I’m seeing for a presentation at an event in Waterloo. Some ideas come from my head; others were curated by my colleagues Steve Rubel and David Armano. Trend #2: Social customer support. Trend #3: Social impact drives reputation. Maturation of social media. Trend #10: Digital curation. Trend #12: Community management. Trend #18: Social media overload. Ubiquitous mobile. MORE >>