Readings:
- The Difference Between Content Curation and Link Spraying – http://socialmediatoday.com/erica-ayotte/1086951/difference-between-content-curation-and-link-spraying
- Shirky: Problem is filter failure, not info overload – http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10142298-16.html (includes video of the talk).
- The Demandable Job Description Of A Content Curator – http://www.alloutdigital.com/2012/07/the-demandable-job-description-of-a-content-curator/
- Manifesto For The Content Curator: The Next Big Social Media Job Of The Future –http://www.rohitbhargava.com/2009/09/manifesto-for-the-content-curator-the-next-big-social-media-job-of-the-future-.html
- Why a content creator is not an editor – http://community.paper.li/2012/03/07/why-a-content-curator-is-not-an-editor/
Curation Planning Worksheet:
Any content curator has to start from somewhere. During this class you were prompted to choose content for specific assignments. That was your starting point. But what happens if you do not have an assignment? The questions below from http://socialmediafoundations.wikispaces.com will help you start your own content gathering on any subject and for any purpose. Use them to start your own story for this week’s Assignment 14.
1. Identify Goal
What is the value that self-directed learning can bring to your work?
What do you want to accomplish?
2. Topics
What topics do you need to follow to reach your goal?
Don’t pick too many. Be specific
3. Seek
What are the best sources to follow? Blogs, Web Sites, Individuals
Less is more. Build slowly. Delete if no longer valuable
How to organize
How will you build at least 15 minutes a day to seek out information?
4. Sense
When and how can you make the time for sense-making?
How can you link it to a work task?
How will you integrate “sense-making” activities into your routine?
5. Share
Who are the most important people to share with?
What networks do you want so share? Internal? External?
How often will you share?
How will you build daily sharing time that includes reading/commenting on someone else’s curated lists or posts?
How will keep a discipline to share only the best stuff?
Storify Tutorial:
If you have trouble viewing this tutorial, click here: How to use Storify to Curate Social Media