In response to my post, Automated Filtering vs Human-Powered Curation , I was asked for examples of where automated filtering works for specific topics. What is Curation? Let me back up a bit and make sure we have an adequate definition of what curation is all about. If I break down the core of curation it’s. For Social Media Informer , it’s social media for business. And the same is true for curation. Social Media for B2B. MORE >>

social media. Livefyre acquires Storify to expand its social-media curation platform. Summary: Storify, the social-media curation company started by former journalist Burt Herman, is being acquired by Livefyre, a comment-hosting service that has been expanding rapidly into other aspects of social content for businesses. Livefyre powers social media and user engagement on the largest media properties and brands on the web. MORE >>

Media & Press. Manifesto For The Content Curator: The Next Big Social Media Job Of The Future ? Social bookmarking and social news have been around for some time (ie – sites like Digg or delicious ), and new models of aggregation like Alltop are springing up to help us navigate all this content as well. The predictable result of this is that brands are beginning to focus on content creation when they start to look at social media. MORE >>

The Digital Strategist Mike Fruchters stream of consciousness on digital marketing, with a heavy bias on social media. Blog Contact Subscribe via Email Subscribe via RSS « Back to blog Social Media Toolkit Edit Delete Autopost The barrier for getting started with social media is low, its dependent on your involvement level, objectives and goals. Social media, after all is about the conversation. Social media, is well, social. MORE >>

How publishers address the changing shape of consumer attention through social media – is the focus of the INMA publication “ Newspapers and Social Media: From Monologue to Dialogue ”. The focus is on a number of unique items, where following bullet caught my attention: “The proper amount of feed automation versus personal curation.” MORE >>