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How Content Curators Are Connecting Online "Communities of Interest" | The Guardian | information analyst | Scoop.it

From www.guardian.co.uk - October 22, 2011 11:45 AM

From the article intro: The success of social networks and the move to socialise many others aspects of the web – from content and search to deals and commerce – has captured the imagination of analysts, content creators and brands. Those best positioned to monetise these changes, however, are developing strategies that extend beyond social networks built on who-knows-who to those built on shared interests: so-called "communities of interest".

"It's no longer just social media that's social any more – all media is becoming social thanks to the maturation of creative tools and digital distribution," says Troy Young, president of SAY Media.

Technology has democratised publishing. This, in turn, has resulted in a new breed of media businesses that see themselves more as curators of content rather than owners.

New technology is creating new opportunities to socially interact and is also enabling end users to become their own content curator...

[read full article http://j.mp/oWuqnC]

Via Giuseppe Mauriello, Robin Good, janlgordon

From www.cmswire.com - October 4, 2011 5:04 PM

This piece was written by Oscar Berg (@oscarberg) for CMS Wire and curated by JanLGordon covering her topic "Content Curation, Social Media and Beyond" on Scoopit.

I was especially drawn to this article in relation to Scoopit, as I know from discussions I've had with Guillaume Decugis, this very much speaks to his vision of what this platform could and should become.

**By sharing content and helping each other source, review and curate topics of interest, we stay informed, expand the conversation and contribute to others. It's like a collective intelligence of sorts.

**An essential part of community building is giving others credit if you repost their content and thanking them for posting it.

Intro:

"Since the dawn of time, primates have relied on social networks to help the whole group with their environments.

This of course applies to humans and our enterprises as well."

Here's what caught my attention:

Understanding the Dynamic of Your Networks

Today we also have information technologies such as social software that anyone can use to build, nurture and make use of their informal networks.

**And as the informal networks become visible, they become more usable to both individuals and organizations

**as we can better understand their dynamics and how to make proper use of them.

**In an environment where change is business as usual and being

**more responsive, agile and innovative is the only way to adapt to the environment, who can afford not to understand the dynamics of networks and harness their power with the use of social technologies?

Why and for how long?

http://www.cmswire.com/cms/social-business/dont-underestimate-the-power-of-networks-012890.php

Via janlgordon

How Content Curators Are Connecting Online "Communities of Interest" | The Guardian

Don't Underestimate the Power of Social Networks