content curation tools - international journalism festival 2015

Content Curation Tools

International Journalism Festival - Perugia 2015

Content Curation is the art of: 1. finding, 2. verifying, 3. collecting, 4. organising, 5. adding value and 6. presenting existing content, resources, media or information on a specific topic / theme / issuefor a specific audience / need


Right now there are hundreds of tools available that can help you find, gather, collect and organise channels, collections, galleries or directories of the best or most relevant information on a specific topic

http://bit.ly/ContentCurationToolsSupermap




In this session I will showcase a short selection of some of the best, and most useful tools I have discovered and - often used - to organise the best information resources I find daily into:

1. Learning paths & courses2. Websites collections3. News radars4. Video compilations5. Newsletter emails6. Visual catalogs7. Directories of tools or resources8. Quotes collections


1. Curation Tools for Learning

MindomoOrganise resources into a navigable mindmap


Key Features:

● Allows curation of any type of web resources into a mindmap

● Search and collect videos from Youtube and Vimeo

● Search and import images from Google while crediting them

● Convert mindmap into Prezi-like presentation

● Share or embed anywhere

Mindomo

Cost: Free plan availableURL: Mindomo.com


http://mindomo.com/

GibbonCurate your online learning playlist


Key Features:

● Creates learning reading lists by organising existing resources

● Integrates discussion area in each learning path

● Identify top interested individuals

Gibbon

Cost: Free URL: Gibbon.co


http://gibbon.co/

ClassmillCurate your online learning course

Key Features:

● Creates full module-based online courses

● Can integrate text, links, images, files and video

● Supports discussion area for each course

Cost: Free to useURL: classmill.com


Classmill

http://classmill.com/


Other Relevant Tools for Learning1. Learni.st2. Blendspace3. Curatr34. Mindmeister

http://learni.st/

http://learni.st/

https://www.blendspace.com/

https://www.blendspace.com/

http://www.curatr3.com/

http://www.curatr3.com/

https://www.mindmeister.com/

https://www.mindmeister.com/

Visual Catalogs

2. Websites and Pages Curation

Capture and collect full web pages

Gimmebar

Key Features:

● Saves full image copy of any webpage

● Supports creation of collections

● Personal public profile page

● Bookmarklet + Chrome extension

● Can backup to Dropbox

Cost: Free to useURL: gimmebar.com


Gimmebar

http://gimmebar.com/

Preserve and organise full web pages

Zimilate

Key Features:

● Saves full image copy / HTML of any webpage

● Supports creation of collections

● Supports collections within collections

● Bookmarklet + Chrome extension

Zimilate

Cost: Free to useURL: zimilate.com


http://zimilate.com/


Other Relevant Tools to Collect Web Sites

1. Hypershoot2. Clipular3. Ember for Mac

https://hypershoot.com/

https://hypershoot.com/

https://www.clipular.com/

https://www.clipular.com/

http://realmacsoftware.com/ember

http://realmacsoftware.com/ember


3. News Curation


PostaticCreate your own Hacker News site


Key Features:

● Allows curation of a news site

● Supports categories and tags

● Crowd participation - submissions, voting, commenting

● Output to RSS feeds

● Output to email newsletter

● Supports ads integration

Postatic

Cost: Free to useURL: postatic.com


http://postatic.com/


Scoop.itCurate your own newsradar


Key Features:

● Allows curation of a news site as a web magazine

● Supports separate news channels and tagging

● Provides internal content discovery and search engine

● Multiple layouts and formatting options

● Output to all social media channels + RSS feeds

● Output to email newsletter

● Embedding and direct output to WordPress

Scoop.it

Cost: Free plan availableURL: scoop.it


http://scoop.it/


Other Relevant Tools for News Curation

1. Flipboard2. Noowit3. Spundge4. Facebook - Google+ - LinkedIN5. WordPress PressThis & other plugins

https://flipboard.com/

https://flipboard.com/

http://www.noowit.com/

http://www.noowit.com/

https://www.spundge.com/

https://www.spundge.com/

https://codex.wordpress.org/Press_This

https://codex.wordpress.org/Press_This


4. Video Curation

HuzzazCurate your video collection


Key Features:

● Allows curation of a video channel or compilation

● Supports Youtube and Vimeo clips

● Multiple alternative delivery formats

● Embeddable

● Video search and discovery

Huzzaz

Cost: Free plan availableURL: huzzaz.com


http://huzzaz.com/

KonozConvert your Youtube playlists into learning courses


Key Features:

● Allows curation of YouTube playlists into learning courses

● Free for all to attend

● Option to offer perks for special items and premium services

● Integrated progress tracking

● Integrated commenting system

Konoz

Cost: Free URL: Konozlearning.com


http://konozlearning.com/


ViloudCurate your video channel

Key Features:

● Allows curation of an embeddable video channel

● Supports video from YouTube and Vimeo

● Supports direct video uploads

● Supports all types of devices

Cost: Free version available

Viloud.tv

URL: viloud.tv


http://viloud.tv/


Vi.sions.tvCurate your video classroom

Key Features:

● Collect and curate any video from YouTube

● Build your own narrative structure

● In-sync comments

● Video classes can be embedded on any site

Cost: Free public version available

Vi.sions.tv

URL: vi.sions.tv


http://vi.sions.tv


Other Relevant Tools for Video Curation

1. Zeeik2. EduCrate.co3. iLook.tv4. Waywire.com

http://www.zeeik.com/

http://www.zeeik.com/

https://www.educrate.co/

https://www.educrate.co/

http://www.ilook.tv/

http://www.ilook.tv/

http://enterprise.waywire.com/

http://enterprise.waywire.com/


Visual Catalogs

5. Curated Newsletters

FlashIssueCurate your own newsletter inside Gmail

Key Features:

● Allows curation of an email newsletter

● Works inside your Gmail

● Makes it easy to integrate your best content

● Searches and finds relevant content to curate

● Integrates with Mailchimp

Cost: Free version for up to 25 subscribers

FlashIssue

URL: flashissue.com


http://flashissue.com/

GoodbitsCurate your own newsletter

Key Features:

● Allows curation of an email newsletter

● Simplifies collecting relevant links and resources

● Offers ready-made design templates

● Adds content via bookmarklet or Chrome extension

● Adds content via RSS feed or email

● Integrates with MailchimpCost: Free

Goodbits

URL: goodbits.io


http://goodbits.io/


Other Relevant Tools for Newsletter Curation

1. Refreshbox2. Handpick.me3. Revue4. Curated

http://www.refreshbox.co/

http://www.refreshbox.co/

http://handpick.me/

http://handpick.me/

https://www.getrevue.co/

https://www.getrevue.co/

https://curated.co/

https://curated.co/

Visual Catalogs

6. Visual Catalogs

Curate your own visual board

Keeeb Nano

Key Features:

● Saves web pages, images, clips, text

● Public and Private pages

● Collaborate with team or family

● Follow and discover other people’s content

● Bookmarklet and Chrome extension

Keeeb Nano

Cost: Free to useURL: keeeb.com/keeeb-nano/

http://www.keeeb.com/keeeb-nano/

Curate your own visual catalog

Clipzine


Key Features:

● Saves images

● Allows embedding of final collection

● Download final collection

● Pre-set visual collection templates

● Bookmarklet and Chrome extension

Clipzine

Cost: Free to useURL: clipzine.com


http://www.clipzine.com


Other Relevant Tools for Visual Catalogs

1. LinkHubb2. Pinterest3. Clickbooq

https://linkhubb.com/

https://linkhubb.com/

https://www.pinterest.com/

https://www.pinterest.com/

http://www.clickbooq.com/

http://www.clickbooq.com/

Visual Catalogs

7. Directories

ZEEFCurate your own directory of tools / resources

photoshop.com


Key Features:

● Creates blocks of links to organize subgroups

● Manages also RSS feeds, texts and image blocks

● Blocks are embeddable on any site

● Can rank and annotate items inside blocks

● Can keep new blocks hidden until ready

● Can search and curate from within ZEEF

● Alerts you when links go bad

ZEEF

Cost: Free to useURL: ZEEF.com


http://www.zeef.com


Other Relevant Tools to Curate Directories

1. Start.me2. Papaly3. List.ly

http://www.start.me/

http://www.start.me/

https://papaly.com/

https://papaly.com/

http://list.ly/

http://list.ly/

Visual Catalogs

8. Quotes

BundlrCurate your own quotes collection


Key Features:

● Creates visual boards that can collect any resource type

● Excellent for quotes collection

● Collections are embeddable

● Public and private boards (Premium)

Bundlr

Cost: Free to useURL: Bundlr.com


http://www.bundlr.com

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