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1. A Wolff In Web Clothing: A Steve Rosenbaum interview with #Newser founder Michael Wolff

   Explore Article Business Insider (Mar 30 2010) Newspapers

   But now he’s an aggregator, having created and launched Newser.com, a collection of news links and snippets. Wolff will find and filter, and write a bit, to build a new media enterprise. So, in sitting with the writer turned aggregator the first question is an obvious one: why? Why take another bite at a web media start up when his last attempt ended so badly “I love writing very long pieces for Vanity Fair. This turns out to be something much different,” explains Wolf. “It is a much different feel. It is a much different rhythm. I mean I think ... (Read Full Article)
   

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2. Bob Garfield: Mad Prophet of Madison Avenue speaks on old media needs for curation

   Explore Article Business Insider (Mar 22 2010)

   Bob Garfield has spent most of his professional career in and among the makers of what is now mostly called "Old Media." TV shows, magazines, television commercials, and advertising. So when The Mad Prophet of Madison Avenue wandered the halls of what is clearly the center of the New Media universe -- the South By Southwest Conference -- one might expect him to be a bit out of his element. Read the rest of this story »See Also:Media Curation Is Now Consumer-GeneratedCan 'Curation' Save Media? (Read Full Article)
   

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3. The Next Step In #Curation-Based Media: #Curate By Accident

   Explore Article Business Insider (Mar 5 2010)

   There's a new world order emerging around media and publishing. Producing original content is simply too expensive to sustain alone for all but the largest media companies. New models are essential -- and emerging. The solution that is emerging is known as curation. There's been plenty said about the emergence of professional curation. These are content hunters and gatherers who are increasingly scouring the web for contextual content to publish and amplify. (Read Full Article)
   

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4. Macmillan Launches Wikipedia Of Textbooks: DynamicBooks

   Explore Article Business Insider (Feb 22 2010)

   Big-time textbook publisher Macmillan is introducing new software called DynamicBooks, which will let college professors curate e-books for their own courses. They can add paragraphs, bring in extra sources, links, and updates -- without having to consult with the original author. Read the rest of this story »See Also:Google Books Judge: "Too Much To Digest," Decision To ComeHey, John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan Books, Screw You!Book Wars: Amazon Retaliates Against Publisher Over eBook Pricing, Pulls Books From Shelves (Read Full Article)
   

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5. Seth Godin: Mark Cuban Is Completely Wrong About Aggregators

   Explore Article Business Insider (Feb 15 2010)

   Comment "Interesting exchange between Godin and Cuban. Let's keep the conversation going!" - Taariq Lewis

   "We don't have an information shortage, we have an attention shortage" says Godin. "There's always someone who's going to supply you with information that you're going to curate. The Guggenheim doesn't have a shortage of art. They don't pay you to hang painting for a show, in fact you have to pay for the insurance. Why? Because the Guggenheim is doing a service to the person who's in the museum and the artist who's being displayed." As Godin sees the world, power is shifting from content makers to content curators -- and that's leaving folks like Cuban with less power ... (Read Full Article)
   

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6. Can 'Curation' Save Media?

   Explore Article Business Insider (Feb 10 2010) Marketing

   Arianna Huffington, Michael Wolff, and Matt Drudge have already put "curation" to work. But will it save shrinking magazine and newspaper companies? (Read Full Article)
   

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7. Web Aggregation Needs To Get Smarter

   Explore Article Business Insider (Feb 2 2010)

   Today, after starting three successful companies -- Gartner, Soundview, and Giga Research -- Gartner brings to the industry an unparalleled perspective on the trends that are driving technology. And one trend that he thinks is likely to impact a wide array of clients and companies is the shift toward curation as a mechanism to manage the vast and overwhelming flow of information. Says Gartner: "The word aggregation wasn’t in my vocabulary until relatively recently. I think at all my firms we performed aggregation functions without having a name for it." (Read Full Article)
   

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8. Apple Tablet Will Reinvent Magazines, Says 'Fast Company' Cofounder

   Explore Article Business Insider (Jan 27 2010) Newspapers

   I reached out to speak to him about the evolution from content creation to content curation. Says Webber: "The problem with the web is that the web is its own worst enemy. Since there's so much stuff on it, it is all mostly unedited. So, rather than calling it “editing,” which is what it needs, people have invented the fancy word “curation.” And what does this mean for the future of the magazine? Explains Webber: "One of the things that editors do is aggregate. They aggregate it into a new magazine. A magazine is an aggregation of stories." (Read Full Article)
   

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