These slides were used as part of my presentation, Curation: Beyond the Buzzword, conducted at the ASTD International Conference and Exposition
How Google’s Wavii & Yahoo’s Summly acquisitions could hurt Marketers
In recent weeks, there are have been two near identical high profile acquisitions by search titans Yahoo and Google for news summarization apps. In late March, Yahoo snapped up Summly, a news summarization app for a cool $30M from a 17-year-old founder using licensed technology from SRI International. Almost exactly a month later, Google mirrored [...]… More
Is the next Google Reader Replacement the recently acquired Wavii?
There has been much buzz in the past few days about Google’s acquisition of Wavii for about $30M. Just a month prior, many were upset by another announcement from Google that they are killing Google Reader as of July 1st. Upon closer inspection of Wavii, there are a lot of functional similarities between the Wavii [...]… More
The Downsides of Licensed Content for Curation
When it comes to curated content, there are two predominant models for utilizing third party content: unlicensed content, and licensed content. As you contemplate your curation strategy, it’s worth understanding the pro’s and con’s of each. Here’s a quick overview on each, and how to think about which is right for you. Read original article [...]… More
Case Study: How Curation can help Build Communities
BraveNewTalent is an online community destination for enterprise level folks looking to make connections and learn from other within their industry. They are currently using curated content to help keep a healthy stream of relevant content flowing into each of the discussions. Here’s an interview describing how communities can be build starting with curation. Read [...]… More >
Yahoo’s fascination with curation & talks of Tumblr acquisition
On the heels of Yahoo’s acquisition of news summarization startup, Summly, there are now talks of Yahoo acquiring Tumblr. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is said to be closing in on a $1 billion acquisition deal with David Karp, the CEO of New York-based Tumblr. This time though the deal will not be for $30M, but [...]… More
The exhausting compulsion to hit “refresh”
I love this “secret of adulthood” by Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project: “Happiness doesn’t always make me feel happy.” Continue reading →… More