Photograph: Arnel Hecimovic/corbis The launch of the iPad and the general success of mobile device app stores has created a buzzword frenzy for "curated" computing – computing experiences where software and wallpaper and attendant foofaraw for your device are hand-picked for your pleasure. In theory, this creates an aesthetically uniform, and above all safe and easy, computing environment, as the curators see to it that only the very prettiest, easiest-to-use and most virus-free apps show up in the store. Horses for courses: not everyone is a "born curator". Im all for it. MORE >>

Logout Log In | Sign Up The Huffington Post October 27, 2010 Front Page Politics Business Media Entertainment Comedy Sports Style World Green Tech Food Travel Living Health Arts Books Religion Impact Education College NY LA Chicago Denver Blogs Steve Rosenbaum Founder and CEO, Magnify.net Posted: October 27, 2010 03:00 AM BIO Become a Fan Get Email Alerts Bloggers Index MySpace is Reborn as Social Curation Whats Your Reaction: digg facebook Twitter stumble reddit del.ico.us Theres one word that sums up the new MySpace says Music Chief Courtney Holt: "Curation." Loading. MORE >>

Our fellow travelers dubbed our flight #thenerdbird and a hiring manager took over the in-flight mic to announce job openings. To address the overwhelming social media content , there are many curation tools that filter the content from your networks and give you a summary like paper.li , Xydo , and Curate.me. Content Management Best Practices Branded Content branding Building Community resource management Social Media Tactics technology TwitterT he biggest tech gathering of the year, South By Southwest , introduced, shared and tested new ideas earlier this month. MORE >>

Research destinations – Travelling somewhere? Boost your reputation – Post your own content or curate others’ to build your own reputation in your chosen area. Engage with your community – Don’t focus all of your company’s posts on pushing content; try to make a majority of your posts more conversational. New business generation – Get to know people at companies you want to work with; watch for requests for help from people looking for your services; post/curate content that generates inbound demand. See who else is around. MORE >>

Natalie Sisson is an intrepid traveler and Kiwi entrepreneur who currently lives out of a suitcase. Whole Foods curates their own content plus others! The results were that they created a face to match the brand and put down a building block for long term brand preference and a growing community that knows what the iconic orange apron represents. Build community of Sharpie users, advocates and encourage their consumer input and dialogue as well as listen and learn. Natalie Sisson is an intrepid traveler and Kiwi entrepreneur who currently lives out of a suitcase. MORE >>