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Content Aggregation: The Future of (B2B and Consumer) Media?

Webbiquity SMM

Instead, successful media will become aggregators and editors of content, rather than creators. Online content aggregation is as old as the Internet itself, beginning with AOL. New tools, however, are bringing sophisticated content aggregation and curation within reach of midsized enterprises.

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NBC Targets Local Markets on the New Digg

Adam Sherk

This is particularly appealing for publishers with content that may be of interest to specific audiences as opposed to the wider Digg user base. In my post on news sites on the new Digg I noted that NBC has created a series of city-specific profiles to target local markets. It serves as an aggregator of our best local content.

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Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators by Tamar Weinberg on September 23, 2009 Share This is a guest post from Josh Schnell, founder of Macgasm.net and web developer.

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The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is.

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is Enough? To me the real question is: when one site aggregates another’s content, how much attribution is enough? Personally I think aggregated stories should always include an inline attribution link.

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Confessions and Reflections of a [Former] Digg Addict

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In the past few weeks, however, even Digg’s other top users are seeing that Digg is becoming more difficult of a social news site to enjoy, and after stepping away from Digg for awhile, I have some thoughts and reflections on how it was and possibly how it should be. The community had to react. Completely.

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Think Twice About Automating Your Social Media Efforts

SocMed Sean

Personally, I do leverage tools like Paper.li, but as an aggregation tool, not for the purpose of filler tweets. Other, more controversial suggestions included allowing automated services to generate tweets for your or using filler tweets like paper.li I’d love to hear what level of automation you feel is enough and what is too much.

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You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure! Social Media Analytics

Harp Interactive

Social media sharing / participation (activity on key social media sites, e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Digg, etc). Xinureturns : More of a social media page grader in terms of backlinks, and the Google pagerank and diggs for your social media page. Invite / Refer (a friend). Facebook Wall Interaction. Views (videos, ads, rich images).

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