Over the past year you have probably heard the phrase Content Curation quite often. It's no wonder, it's been a popular topic of discussion for bloggers and publishers. The growing trend of curating content can be seen everywhere on the internet. At this point you may be asking yourself, what is content curation?
The process of Content Curation involves collecting, filtering and organizing 3rd party material that is relevant to a specific topic. Once all the topic specific information has been vetted, it is then combined with relevant original material or commentary to create a unique presentation or point of view. This genre specific post is then digitally distributed to a specific audience through appropriate channels.
Where have I seen Curated Content? Curated content can be taken from many different sources and is visible on popular websites all over the web. You will find curated content on websites like Mashable, in social media websites, blog posts,and RSS feeds. The amount of information on the web is vast and growing larger every minute of the day. Filtering and funneling all this information down to a single relevant concise voice is a huge task. Content Curation is the process of creating that singular relevant voice.
Content curation is a great way for online publishers to deliver relevant genre related information to their readers. By adding their original content, publishers are able to create more relevant content that expresses their world view in far less time. Publishers are able to create compelling material with strong references to 3rd party data. This helps publishers post material more frequently, creating a better user experience.
I myself am an internet publisher and blogger. Content curation is an invaluable tool. It helps me post relevant content more frequently, giving my readers a better experience. Although I do sub out some duties, I am basically a one man operation. I use to spend a great deal of my time sifting through vast amounts of posts to find relevant information for my genre specific websites. This was a monumental task, and I have several websites to do this for. I want my readers to have the best experience I can give them so I am very particular when it comes to source material.
There are several content curation software platforms available on the market now. I decided to check them out. Several of the ones that have been on the market for quite some time like Curata are designed for large publishing operations and are very expensive. I have no doubt that this is a good service, just too much for my budget.
The one I came across that had the right price and was designed for the desktop publisher was CurationSoft. I went ahead and downloaded the free trial version. After 10 minutes I realized how useful this software was going to be to me and I bought the full version. The price was right (under $60) and the amount of time it saved me immediately was well worth the small investment. I saved so much time not having to hunt and peck multiple sources to get one relevant piece of material. I would say the investment paid for it self in the first day.
CurationSoft's drag and drop interface is so easy and convenient to use. It's as simple as
1. Entering your keywords
2. Selecting the source
3. Drag and Drop the selected Material
After you have entered your keywords and selected the source you would like to search. Relevant posts will be listed and displayed with picture, excerpt, credits and links. You can then review and audition each post to see which is the best for your needs. Then all you have to do is drag and drop the info right into your WP post, HTML page or HTML editor. You can then add your original content or comments to the post. The Curationsoft software takes care of crediting the source material so that there are no copyright issues. Once you have published the new post to your website a link to the source is created.
You have now created a powerful relevant post with strong reference material. You have also created back links that are valuable to your search engine results. It's a Win Win. For more information on this and other valuable desktop publishing software, please visit [http://www.contentcurationsoftware.org]
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