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This quote sums up one of the hidden values of social integration on the web: "Twitter's value to consumers is due to the relevance of the tweet stream - we rely on our friends and contacts to curate interesting and relevant content to us, in real-time. Media and entertainment sites can replicate this experience by incorporating social content. For example, The Huffington Post curates relevant site content based upon the articles that a user's friends read or comment on, and Yelp streams business reviews, profile updates and other user-generated content to members from their friends on Facebook."

This is a great example of social media being used for a greater purpose, and some excellent tips on how to properly curate information in a responsible way online.

This article backs up the fact that "digital literacy" means much more than just knowing how to using digital tools. Discernment and judgment are also skills necessary in becoming digitally literate. To survive online you need to identify curators (as the author points out), get in the habit of crosschecking information, and learn now to minimize distractions.