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Loath v Loathe OR A Vocabulary Lesson on #definethis

Mott — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:49:09 +0000

Loath v Loathe OR A Vocabulary Lesson on #definethis.

Value Of Curation Comes Identifying Patterns And Synthesizing Information Overload Into Practical Business Advice

Mott — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:09:54 +0000

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Excerpted from article intro written by Lee Odden: “A big part of what I do as an Internet Marketer centers around being able to consume large amounts of information or better, the right information, synthesizing it and using insights to help others make sense of the challenges and opportunities they face with marketing on the web. Simply finding and sharing news ala basic ”curation” is a cheap commodity. Value comes from identifying bigger picture patterns and synthesizing that information into practical business advice. I like what Christian Adams said in a G+ thread, “When you have information overload across multiple channels you start to pick up on common threads and trending topics”. This is the essence of curation that creates value and there’s no substitute for human filtering. As a professional, it’s essential for you to filter signal from a mass of noise to grow expertise in your core discipline as well as others. The question is, where do you get the information to stay current? How do you filter out the noise? While some people still use RSS via Google Reader, usage of the traditional RSS feed has been displaced by Twitter lists, Google+ circles and more so what Shel Holtz called “curated collections” like what you can find at SmartBrief and PR Daily newsletters. Other curated news services mentioned include paper.li, Percolate, news.me, Pulse, FlipBoard. Here are a few of the things that I do to stay current: 1. Read social feeds & email… 2. Meet with my right hand marketer… 3. Meet with our group of Account Managers…” [read full article http://j.mp/wm4Ufm] Curated by Giuseppe Mauriello
Via http://www.toprankblog.com

Why Curation Is Important to the Future of Journalism

Mott — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:09:15 +0000

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Excerpted from the article: “The concept of curating news is not new. One can look to the supply-chain process of a news organization to see that several roles (editor, managing editor, etc.) have curation as a core competency; that is, the organizing of information filed by reporters into a deliverable packages for readers. But with the push of social media and advancements in communications technology, the curator has become a journalist by proxy. They are not on the front lines, covering a particular beat or industry, or filing a story themselves, but they are responding to a reader need. With a torrent of content emanating from innumerable sources. Curators help navigate readers through the vast ocean of content, and while doing so, create a following based on several factors: trust, taste and tools. Unlike a reporter who is immersed in a particular industry or beat, a curator (as me) often has a day job. Some are in the media industry and have access to their publication’s news sources; others are obsessed with the news and want to provide their network, community or followers with what they think is important. But the common thread between curators is that they are viewed as trustworthy sources of information.

Curators should have more freedoms than traditional reporters in a couple senses, in that part of the appeal of good curation is that it carries the person’s footprint. Opinion isn’t really a bad thing, and in fact gives the content shape in this context.” Read full article http://j.mp/w3YA65 [Curated by Guillaume Decugis - further editing by Giuseppe Mauriello]
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Bottom Line – The homes of Zuckerberg and tech’s other new titans

Mott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:23:38 +0000

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By Ellen Lee, special to CNBC.com
The new tech titans are building the tools that influence our daily lives, giving us games like Words With Friends, and the ability to stream our favorite TV shows wherever we are, on whatever gadgets we choose.
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Another One Bites The Dust

Mott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:08:30 +0000

Another One Bites The Dust.

Things you should never say to your teenage daughter

Mott — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:19:14 +0000

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Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but teenage daughters are from somewhere beyond anyplace the Hubble telescope has managed to pick up yet. Communicating with a teenage girl requires an i…
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Save Your Content Online With This Web App: Hopper

Mott — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:09:50 +0000

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It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the amount of content we’re bombarded with on a daily basis. You can always save links in a text document, and keep images and other files in folders, but your OS file system wasn’t built for bookmarking. Hopper lets you save content such as texts, images and links by copying and pasting it (using Ctrl + V), or just by dragging it into the webpage. You can also drag-and-drop files from your desktop. That will let you get the content back whenever you need it later on. Any device that can access the Internet will let you get it back again, right as if it were on your HD or ZIP drive. Hopper has got the great plus of working without registration. Accounts can be created if you want to organize your data and have it tidied up. Check out it here: http://www.gethopper.com/ and/or read also this article on The Next Web http://j.mp/xW6SED [Curated by Giuseppe Mauriello]
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The Locked Room Mystery

Mott — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:07:27 +0000

The Locked Room Mystery.

5 No-BS Ways to Become Awesome in 5 Minutes

Mott — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:53:40 +0000

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You’re at college and working two jobs. You have a date in 15 minutes. You’re a single parent with a long commute and 5 hours of sleep per day. Or maybe you’re just not ready to make a huge time commitment.
Whatever your situation, tools that can turbo-charge your life fast are handy. The bad news is, long-term change requires time and effort. It’s not what a commitment-phobic, time-starved generation wants to hear but it’s true. The good news is, self-improvement techniques and exercises can be very time-efficient. In fact, 5 of my favorites will have you kicking ass and taking names in just 5 short minutes. 1. Double Your Chances with Goal-Setting
In a recent study, subjects who wrote down their goals were 42% more likely to achieve them than the ones who didn’t. Keeping a friend updated on specific commitments and progress increased the figure to 78%. Read more: http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/5-no-bs-ways-to-become-awesome-in-5-minutes/#more-8838
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15 Social Media Performance Influence Measurement Tools

Mott — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:16:09 +0000

15 Social Media Performance Influence Measurement Tools

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