Getting started with curation

The graphic above illustrates that 55% of people use Twitter to share news stories and almost as many use it to find that content. Admittedly, the source is sketchy because its "source" is a link-aggregator site pointing me toward everything from toilet paper to used Saabs.

As a digital marketing professional it's important to carve out time in our busy schedules to stay on top of insights and learning in our industry. As a content strategist, curating content via other thought leaders and brands in our industry is a key component to a full content strategy.

We've been hearing (and talking) a lot about curation and how helpful it can be for companies. As you all know, I'm sure, great content is one sure thing in today's marketing arena; it takes the front seat to anything and everything else. When you do a search, what are you using?

Now that Twitter Lists have gotten a major upgrade, we're excited about the prospect of better organizing our Twitter feed into easily viewable categories. Previously, you could only create 20 lists. Now, you can make up to 1,000, and those lists can contain as many as 5,000 accounts - a big improvement on the prior cap of 500 accounts.

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What is Content Curation? Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. The work involves sifting, sorting, arranging, and publishing information. A content curator

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Discover four unique ways to curate social media content on Medium, Twitter, SlideShare and your blog. Some good ideas here for curating from lesser known sources.