This document provides an overview of content curation including definitions, reasons for curating content, and tools that can be used. It begins with several links that define and introduce curation. It then discusses why people curate content, including to share useful information and build expertise. Finally, it lists many free tools that can be used to curate content online, allowing people to select tools that fit their personal needs and tastes. The document encourages the reader to try curating content themselves to gain benefits.

1. Curation

3. Definition and general intro to curation may be found on the following links:
• http://www.slideshare.net/techsoupcanada/content-curation-tech-soup-presentation?related=1
• http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/Resources/Defining-EContent/What-is-Content-Curation-79167.htm
• https://storify.com/ksablan/this-is-curation
This video was given in class I found interesting in offering different insights on curation.
• https://vimeo.com/38524181
This a complete guide to google plus curation from A to Z.
• http://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/guide-content-curation-google-plus
This google plus page offers multiple hepful links on curation
• https://plus.google.com/101066793456797075257/posts

4. Why do we curate content?
I found this link very helpful in explaining why people curate and why it is a skill
everyone should have. There is an audio file included and people’s personal
experiences with curation.
http://rainmaker.fm/audio/lede/lede-content-curation/
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/must-curate-content-2015/122949/
This link is a slideshow that tells us why curation is “King.”
http://www.slideshare.net/techsoupcanada/content-curation-tech-soup-
presentation?related=1
This slideshow talks about the general benefits of content curation especially in social
media.
http://www.slideshare.net/digicmb/keeping-up-to-date-the-new-way-apps-content-
curation-aggregation-tools?related=2
This link offers us 3 intents to why people often curate in general.
http://rossdawsonblog.com/weblog/archives/2012/06/why-do-you-curate-the-3-
intents-of-curation-and-how-they-create-value.html
This video is titled “Curation: Is The Intent That Makes All The Difference” and it talks
about how curation is widely beneficial depending on the intents of those using it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUdZHtPNZAI

5. There are many methods and tools
for online curation made to fit one’s
personal taste. Here are some links
to those tools:
• http://www.slideshare.net/trafco
m/papacosta-iabc-
westcurationnov7
• http://searchenginewatch.com/se
w/how-to/2345636/26-free-or-
free-to-try-content-curation-tools
This is an ultimate list of curation
tools and platforms
• http://www.youbrandinc.com/ulti
mate-lists/ultimate-list-content-
curation-tools-platform/
• http://blog.hubspot.com/marketi
ng/content-curation-tools
• http://www.curata.com/blog/cont
ent-curation-tools-the-ultimate-
list/

6. Now that you have the
reasons, tools and basics
of curation you shall try to
do it yourself and reap the
benefits!