Getting creative is going to be the name of the game for content writers and marketers this year. Google has certainly shaken things up when it comes to links and keywords, but the need for quality content is always going to remain at the forefront of Google’s advice. Content curation is another way to provide this quality content to your readers, and it just so happens to be easier, quicker, and offer more information than your traditional article. Why wouldn’t you want to get involved with this type of new technique? Exactly.
Technically speaking, content curation is actually not a new technique—websites have been using this strategy for years. There are, however, quite a few businesses out there that either have A). Misconceptions about what content curation is and therefore purposely avoid it, or B). Have never heard of it. In either case, here is the definitive guide to set the record straight and get you inspired.
What Is Content Curation and How Does It Work?
Content curation is all about composing a list full of links to other, related content found around the web. Someone in your marketing department will typically read other blogs or websites in your industry and then copy that link to put into a list, which will then be published on the blog. Then, the website will write their own little blurb about that link’s content. In some cases, a website will write a few paragraphs of original content and then include a list of only links. The structure is completely up to you.
An excellent example of content curation is the SearchCap that you will see on Search Engine Land (see example here). Someone always goes around the web and finds other content that might be useful to readers and then publishes that link on his/her Sea...
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...s software finds, organizes, and even shares this content directly onto your blog or website.
Storify. This is another popular tool that allows you to create stories and monitor different stories. This works best if you want to pull a bunch of information from different sources to create a story (as opposed to just links), but it has a great free version and is easy to setup.
In the end, it’s worth reiterating the idea that content curation should come after you’ve written some great original content of your own. Content curation is great, but a good rule of thumb is to only create a piece like this for every five or six pieces of original content you write.
Do you have any tips on content curation or tools that you use? Anything that hasn’t worked for you in the past, either as a reader or a publisher? Let us know your story and your thoughts in the comments below.
Content entries are organized by area of the site called “sub-reddit’s.” These are custom-made sub forums that allow community-focused content. So whether you like US soccer, punny jokes, or a TV show that stopped airing 10 years ago, there is a community of people still talking about it like it’s still on. Once you join a subreddit the communication norms depend on the rules set by the community. For example the show, “Breaking Bad” one of the rules is not to spoil the plot or else you get kicked out. You can also make your own community with just a click of a button!
Anyone who is doing any type of writing piece has a process. They may not know it but it is there and it exists. It is one’s approach to their piece and how they go about accomplishing it. It has to do with how you write it, how many drafts you do, as well as your revision process if you even have one. My writing process however has room for improvement. A summation of my writing process consist of heavy planning, one draft, and little revisions. Anne Lamott, Shirley Rose, and Kathleen Yancey all drew attention to major points through their writing pieces that support and dispute my writing process. Through their pieces they have found a way to inspire, inform, and entertain me all at the same time while passing along great information that
For years, the topic of censorship has a been highly controversial issue. Over the centuries, many people have fought and died to gain the freedom of speech and ideas. The impression that creative ideas and important information should be hidden from society and controlled by the government, is a discordant one. Censorship is the act of controlling the freedom of speech, ideas, and information. Unsuprisingly, people in the nineteenth or the twentieth century had no problem with the controversial issue of censorship. A century ago, technology just started to make itself known in the world. People had the radio, the television, and the typewriter. Although the internet was invented, it was hardly used as frequently as individuals, in modern times,
To truly understand the concept of censorship, it is important to thoroughly comprehend how and why it exists to begin with. First of all, according to “Definitions of Censorship” by PBS, the American Library Association states, “Censorship is the suppression of ideas and information that certain persons—individuals, groups or government officials—find objectionable or dangerous.”(PBS) Corresponding to that quote, when things are censored, a person or groups of people make decisions as to what the public need to be exposed to. Their decisions only represent a small portion of the population. In other words, one controls what the public does and does not know and limits their knowledge.
The first work I chose was my first paper I had written in college. The literacy narrative which I had titled Think Quick, was a challenge for me to write. I would normally sit down at my computer and just start writing my paper from the introduction to conclusion. This time I decided to try something different, I started with the body paragraphs. I also found it hard to incorporate someone else’s work into my paper. Once my paper was finished, I read over it to find mistakes and correct them.
Stories are edited in unison to tell the overall bigger picture, media news articles and reports are shown in collaboration with the dialogs to fortify the narrative
Our minds have changed from being able to focus and read a lengthy paper, to distracted and skimming for the little highlights to give us information. Media used to be lengthy pages full of information. Now it has turned into short snippets of the bold points in the articles, “Television programs add text crawls and pop-up ads, and magazines and newspapers shorten their articles, introduce capsule summaries, and crowd their pages with easy-to-browse info-snippets” (Carr 5). Media has played on our short attention span and constantly wondering mind by adding bright colors and bold prints to the many stories all around us. The days of one-page articles are over. Now one page turns into five to ten links, three sub-links, and twenty other sidebars.
Censorship is the practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts. Which parts are considered unacceptable, depends entirely on the person viewing them. One person may censor violence, nudity, and certain types of language on television, while another may block the comments section on their social media page. All censorship consists of taking something,
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Hoffman, S. J., Topping, D. H., & Wenrich, J. K. (2006). Three views of content-area
For centuries, government nations and society have been withholding certain pieces of information from the public to ensure safety and prevent catastrophic out bursts; this detainment of public knowledge is called censoring. Censorship started in the early twentieth century, when profane literature began to surface in the wake of World War I; ever since then it's been a normal part of all society. Without the use of censorship and the methods used to sustain information, society would evolve and erupt into complete and utter chaos.
After having gone through the process of completing a content analysis assignment, there are a number of things I have learned throughout the experience. First, I discovered that it can be difficult in some instances to find the correct documents (in this case newspaper articles) needed to complete the content analysis procedure. Even though we as a class were given specific directions on how and where to find the desired articles, I still had difficulty gaining access to news articles from The Wall Street Journal due to the need for a subscription. I eventually did find access to relevant articles, but I did not find them in the way that was outlined in class. In a true, academic content analysis research study, I would have to follow exactly what the coding scheme says in order to get accurate and consistent results.
The main censorship that hides useful information is moral censorship. Moral censorship hides information that can help people learn about different ideas and alternative lifestyles. Moral censorship is used to protect children. Restricting obscene material only makes it harder and more desirable to obtain it. Obscene material was once restricted for most of the country. In this day and age, a majority of small town convenience stores carry literature which is deemed as obscene. Material that is considered obscene to others may be useful to some.
Content marketing is a strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly-defined audience — and, ultimately, to drive profitable customer action.
To begin with, it is necessary to understand the definition of censorship in order to make any arguments or assumptions. “Without proper understanding of the word” it can potentially be harmful for society (Wilson para.1). First one must understand the two different types of censorships present. It is stated that when a newspaper decides not to run a particular picture it is called editing, but when a school district pulls a book from a library it is called censoring. The understanding if this difference is crucial to the understanding of censorship.