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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! Someone else curated the collection. It’s falling to the curators to make sure the best stuff is shared, while the bad stuff is ignored.

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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. Curating content targeted at specific audiences and markets based on region and product type, thus forming relevant connections.

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

Firebelly

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. Social curation might help your continuous partial attention tendencies. Social Curation will not cure your C.P.A.

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New Research Finds the Curation vs Creation Sweet Spot

Convince & Convert

This act of finding good content and sharing it is known as content curation. This creation-vs-curation paradox inspired me to look for some answers in the data. In short, 30% of the companies in our sample are curation-focused : 75% or more of their posts link to third-party websites. Which Works Best, Curation or Creation?

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Content Curation – 5 Ways to Succeed…Eventually

Convince & Convert

Content curation is the art and science of finding and sharing quality content on a specific topic. Curation helps you build an audience. You then have a larger group of people with whom to share your own content, and who can spread the word. Many content curators tweet eight or even 10 times daily. Curate Consistently.

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Target Dabbles in Curated eCommerce with “Awesome Shop”

Convince & Convert

Currently in beta launch, the site curates Target’s most popular and trending offerings from its website and Pinterest data into a visually stunning eCommerce experience. Target Dabbles in Curated eCommerce with “Awesome Shop” is a post from: Convince and Convert: Social Media Strategy and Content Marketing Strategy.

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