The 2014 content curation survey by Christian Puricelli reveals that 38% of respondents curate content for their own business while seeking to improve SEO and build an audience. The most commonly used platforms include Scoop.it and Paper.li, with 79% of users opting for free plans. Respondents primarily gather content from the curation platforms，而 34% appreciate the discovery aspect of such tools over direct social media sharing.

1. Content Curation Survey 2014
by Christian Puricelli

2. I curate because...
38%
20%
7%
12%
8%
6%
9%
..of my own business/website
..I want to improve my personal
reputation
..just for fun
..of my work as teacher
..of my work (as employee in an
agency)
..of my work as employee (directly for
my employer)
other

3. What is you main goal for using a
content curation platform?
Get new readers for my/our site
Improve my/our site SEO
Strongly Agree
Agree
Creating a following without having to actually write content
46% 41%
32%
27%
17%
12%

4. Do you pay for a premium
plan on this platforms?
79%
21%
Free Paid

5. What curation platform do
you regularly use?
69%
27%
20%
2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1%
32%
Scoop.it Paper.li Flipboard Spunge Triberr Newsana Keeeb Curata Groupiest Other

6. How often do you use them?
48%
33%
9% 5%
Daily A few times
/week
A few times
/month Less

7. Where do you find the
content to curate?
39%
61%
On the Platform Elsewhere

8. What is your main usecase for using a content
curation platform, instead of sharing links directly
on Facebook or Twitter?
34%
28%
26%
12%
It let's me discover interesting content.
It is a tool that allows me to easily share
on different social networks at one time.
It allows me to increase my audience.
Other

9. Do you also blog? In case which
blogging platform are you using?
55%
13%
4%
1%
9%
13%
Wordpress Blogger Tumblr Medium None Other

10. How often do you blog?
11%
28% 34%
23%
Daily A few times
/week
A few times
/month Less

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