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Our industry is afflicted with shiny object syndrome, a focus on the new tools, without thinking about the content that will drive it. As we mature and the tools make it easier to share information, companies need to be extra sensitive to the content that will be shared, both that's created by the brand, and the customer.

"Just as certain types of Facebook posts spark a higher number of comments, likes and shares, certain types of blog content inherently drive more engagement. As you brainstorm and write blog posts, try incorporating a mix of the following content types into your editorial strategy. Then take note about what your audience responds to and tailor your posts accordingly."

The volume of information being created is growing faster than your software is able to sort it out. As a result, you're often unable to determine the difference between a fake LinkedIn friend request, and a picture from your best friend in college of his new baby. Even with good metadata, it's still all "data"--whether raw unfiltered, or tagged and sourced, it's all treated like another input to your digital inbox. Curation is the act of individuals with a passion for a content area to find, contextualize, and organize information. Curators provide a consistent update regarding what's interesting, happening, and cool in their focus.

Word-of-mouth (WOM) recommendations from friends and family and user-generated content (UGC) are sources most trusted for information about the products people want and need, according to a new report by Nielsen. Among consumers surveyed in North America: 90% trust (completely or somewhat) the recommendations they receive from friends and family. 68% trust consumer opinions posted online. 61% trust editorial content such as newspaper articles.

In order to track what is being pinned from your site, and to engage with those pins further, try funneling that Pinterest content into a handy RSS feed.

"In a world where content wants to be free, the publishing industry is searching for a saviour. Could it be social commerce? ELLE Magazine has launched two parallel social commerce experiments on Pinterest and on Facebook - based on the concept of editorially curated and shoppable trend catalogues. In a nutshell, ELLE is using Facebook and Pinterest to create trend catalogues that could be monetized through affiliate payments. Speaking about the Facebook Trend Reports, as they've been branded, chief revenue officer Kevin O'Malley for ELLE, says the first step of the experiment is to see whether it works without affiliate monetization;"

In social media, sharing means reposting the content of others (always with a clear link back to them!) or recommending others to your followers. It's no secret that one of the keys to success in building a good following on social media is good sharing skills.

researchers recently found that men wearing tailor-made suits were assumed to be more confident, successful, flexible, and higher earning than those wearing an off-the-rack version. And these are guys in suits! What might your colleagues think of your "vintage" Coachella T-shirt or "dressy" flip-flops?

PlaceWhisper is designed to be a platform that puts you in control of creating your own located content experiences to share with others. There's a huge range of possibilities for what you could create, and over the next couple of weeks we're going to take a look at some examples of what you could create and share with your friends and the world using PlaceWhisper. First up - a personal guide to where you live.

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This presentation is part information management, part online persona, and part marketing. It's intended to be an overview of what 21st century graduates should be aware of in terms of online behaviors and trends.

Content used for Mathieu's presentation in Brenda's class, Spring 2012.

This article focuses on audience insight plus branding re: multimedia bulletin boards like Pinterest and 20Blinks.

Interesting article. I liked this comment: users don't necessarily have a preconceived idea of what they want-but they know what they want when they see it. This dynamic gives brands the opportunity to introduce products, concepts and content much earlier in the decision making process and actually drive discovery. I have seen things on Pinterest that I would never even had tried to search for.