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I recently wrote about the Oriella survey of journalists that found that most do not use social media or blogs for verifying and sourcing stories.It seems bizarre that journalists wouldn't use many of the tools and media channels that are available. Surely, they could apply their traditional journalism skills and add social media and other media channels, such as blogs, to their reporting arsenal?No one is asking journalists to throw away the tried and true ways of researching and verifying ...
It's clear that the interest of internet users can be very fickle indeed. Sites and services can have sudden boosts of popularity and then pretty much disappear from view.I'm thinking of Quora as one example. But also Digg, MySpace and many others...And whenever there is a burst of hype around a topic it seems to be a precursor to a shortened life span.Curation has recently emerged as a hot topic so does that mean it's days are numbered?Take a look ...You may have a friend or two who you can always trust to tell you, with impeccable taste, which new films, albums, gadgets or restaurants are worth your time and money. This information is priceless if you don't have the time or patience to sample everything available to find the good stuff among the many options flooding the market for yourself.
This principle is gaining traction in the online space, largely as the result of the rise of social media. ...
Curation is a hot topic and it's a topic that is being enthusiastically adopted by many in social media -- so much so that curation and social media seem to be beginning to be used interchangeably.Take a look at this post on the BBC College of Journalism blog -- Social media: what's the difference between curation and journalism? The post takes a look at a discussion between journalists on the topic of using video from Libya:"On Friday, 'mainstream' media made ...Much has been written about how search is broken and this is why curation -- in its many forms -- is on the rise (Pearltrees is a client).Paul Kedrosky writing on Infectious Greed: Curation is the New Search is the New Curation"What has happened is that Google's ranking algorithm, like any trading algorithm, has lost its alpha. It no longer has lists to draw and, on its own, it no longer generates the same outperformance -- in part because it ...
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