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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. I’m not a big fan of Paper.li

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

Webbiquity SMM

to topic-focused niche sites such as (using social media as an example) Social Media Today and Social Media Informer. For example, it took me just minutes to create my own newspaper organizing tweets and links from the smart group of local Minneapolis Twitters I follow.

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31+ of the Coolest Social Media, Search and Web Tools of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

Search for a brand name or keyword across all of the most popular social networks at once? Monitor social media discussions of your company or product in real time? Promote events through social media? Cool Social Media Tools. Social Media Monitoring Tools. Create animations?

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Why paper.li and automated curation are doomed to fail

Danny WhatMough

to the beginning home me stuff about me on the web find me tweet me twitter shout at me contact to the bottom down Danny Whatmough.com Another blog on digital PR, marketing, tech, social media & stuff read more » follow me on twitter » « Which online news sites are right for your audience? The Engine Group paper.li

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Three Ways Users Can Help Keep Twitter Vibrant

Webbiquity SMM

. “Dying” may be too strong a word, but the microblogging social network is clearly struggling. Adrian Segar recently wrote, “The effectiveness of Twitter as a connective social media channel is declining…the rate at which users follow established accounts has slowed dramatically. Create lists.

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50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

This table says why by Social Media Today. 8 Simple Steps to Growing a Quality Twitter Following by Social Media Examiner. Secrets of Twitter Hashtags (For Those Still Unsure) by Interactive Insights Group. 10 Reasons You’re Not Getting Followers on Twitter by Social Media Today.

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What really ended EMAP’s golden days?

The Way of the Web

I also took the chance to start playing with social media – we quickly had a Myspace page and Flickr group up and running, to be joined by Facebook and Twitter. And that’s before we get into the likes of Paper.li, or Flipboard etc. (I