Content Curation

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What do Tumblr, Pinterest, YouTube and many other popular social media sites have in common? They encourage sharing and creating creative collections of online materials. This content curation is happening – users and librarians alike are participating in creating and utilizing these platforms for work, learning, life and play. During this webinar, we will explore: - Popular Content Curation Sites - How libraries can utilize them and why - How we can market ourselves to new and existing users successful through these platforms

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CONTENT CURATION

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What is Content Curation Popular Content Creation Sites How can you find content Strategies for Success

What is Content Curation

“Curation doesn’t involve the sometimes painstaking process of creating your own content, but rather gathering and amassing interesting things you find across the web and sharing those things.”

- http://bit.ly/16wQWrx

http://bit.ly/16wSbHc

Popular Content Curators

George Takei

Guy Kawasaki

Popular Content Creation Platforms

"People stare into a fire hose of information every day, and it's having an impact. They're actively seeking ways to not only filter and organize what they find, but also to less stressfully consume more content. That is the behavior Pinterest exploits.“ http://bit.ly/16wSsKc

Pinterest

http://pinterest.com/momblogger/content-curation/

LinkedIn

Tumblr

Twitter

Retweet Tweet Links

Facebook Share Embed Content

Finding Content

Reddit

RSS Feed Readers

Pinterest

Tumblr

Video

YouTube Vimeo Vine/Cinegram (Find on Twitter)

Twitter

Tip follow not just people but hashtags

Other Great Content Sources

Delicious Slideshare Google+ Subscribe to

Newsletters Google Alerts

Strategies for Success

Create a Strategy

Pick Specific Platforms. You can’t do everything○ Facebook○ Twitter○ Pinterest○ LinkedIn○ Tumblr

Create a Social Media Plan

Why is Content Curation So Important?

Growing quantity led to sinking quality

Trust is invaluable   We live in a social world Content is powerful  

http://onforb.es/16wSYYx

Tools to Assist with Publishing

Hootsuite

Alternative: TweetDeck

Analyze

Who uses what?

Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr

Do You/ Your library use these platforms?

Who is your audience on this platform?

Analyze Your Users

Twitter Facebook Pinterest Google Analytics

Tips

Marketing Yourselves

Expert in a niche “Trusted source” Every platform needs its own

strategy Target different markets

Tips for Success

Choose materials with care Know Your Audience Post Regularly Keep focused Stay organized Think before you Link Collaborate Promote

http://bit.ly/103a1xN

Divide Your Time

Create your own blog posts, articles, videos, infographics, pictures, etc.

Share content from an external source Engage in conversations and ask

questions

http://bit.ly/16wTAgS

Rules of Engagement

Share others and share with others Engage on platforms – it’s a 2 way

street

Tips for Tumblr

Think Visual…but allows for much more

Eye-catching and quick-to-consume

Use Social Mentions and Hashtags

Pick a niche

http://bit.ly/16wQWrx

Questions

Contact Me

diana@novarelibrary.comdelicious.com/dee987/contentcuration

slideshare.net/dee987 www.facebook.com/NovareLibraryServices

877-816-9638

Diana Silveira

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