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2012-01-30

Web Content Curation

What is Content Curation?


Content Curation basically means that – out of all the content you find on the social web – you pass on the most valuable stuff to your network.

A slightly more coherent definition of someone who curates content comes from marketing expert Rohit Bhargava:
A Content Curator is someone who continually finds, groups, organizes and shares the best and most relevant content on a specific issue online.


Content Curation Primer | Beth’s Blog

Content curation is not about collecting links or being an information pack rat, it is more about putting them into a context with organization, annotation, and presentation.     Content curators provide a customized, vetted selection of the best and most relevant  resources on a very specific topic or theme.
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The Three S’s of Content Curation:  Seek, Sense, Share
Content curation is a three-part process:  Seek, Sense, and Share.    Finding the information or “seeking”  is only one third of the task as Mari Smith points out in this video about why curation is important and some tools  for doing it.     



30+ Cool Content Curation Tools for Personal & Professional Use

[...]  a look at over 30 content curation tools (mostly free, but some paid/professional tools as well) that will help you cut through the clutter of your information stream to find the gems. [...]

Curation tools and Desktop Clippers / Browser Extensions in Judy O'Connell (heyjude)

Curate, create and conquer: Journalism 2.0 startups to watch



From aggregators that tailor content exactly to their readers, to citizen-powered news outfits, here are some of the startups changing the face of journalism in 2012.

The content curators

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Ones to watch: Zite, Pulse, flipboard.com, Skygrid, News.me, techmeme.com, Storify, Paper.li, scoop.it, Percolate

The content creators

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Ones to watch: Digital Journal, PandoDaily, ThePhenomlist, The Bay Citizen, Allvoices, California Watch, Patch, Spot.us, The Verge, Propublica, Examiner


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2011-12-05

'Truth Goggles' a Lie Detector For the Internet

MIT boffin's 'truth goggles' probe print and pols • The Register

A student at MIT’s Media Lab is developing a browser plug-in that can check the accuracy of information posted online, and may use it to monitor political speeches for untruths.


Schultz’s script, which he calls “Truth Goggles,” (not Googles, as I originally wrote) is still in a very early state. At the moment he is using Politifact and NewsTrust APIs as his sources, and has a system of breaking down articles into snippets, which are essentially chunks containing a verifiable claim and some context.

Introducing Truth Goggles

I’m working on a magical button.  This button, when pressed, will tell you (an average person who just wants to know what is happening in this crazy world) what is true and what is false on the web site you are viewing. I have a fair amount of the platform finished already and you can check it out here.

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The next steps are:
  • Designing and implementing the snippet creation process
  • Designing an interface to present the verdicts and claim information in more detail
  • Writing scripts to update the claims with the latest results from fact checking databases
The long term ways that this project could be expanded are:
  • Incorporating social media to aid in claim and verdict mining
  • Adding in the ability to view news through the lens of RELATIVE truths rather than just the attempted absolute truth.  For instance, what would a superliberal democrat believe?  What would a tea party member believe?  What do people from Ohio think?



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2011-09-23

Google Wallet

Visions of a Future Where Phones Replace Wallets - NYTimes.com

Plenty of companies would love to get their hands on our wallets. But Google wants to go one step further: it wants to be our wallets.

Its new phone software, called Google Wallet, is intended to replace the credit cards in our actual wallets.

It does sound pretty spectacular, doesn’t it? No fishing plastic cards out of wallets, no paper slips, no signatures. Everything is handled securely, instantly, conveniently, with one tap of your phone at the register.

Google Wallet - the vision



Google Wallet is an Android app that makes your phone your wallet. It stores virtual versions of your existing plastic cards on your phone. Simply tap your phone to pay and redeem offers using near field communication, or NFC.

Google Wallet - how it works


  1. Look for these symbols at checkout.  
  2. Tap your phone on the reader.    Your phone sends payment, and, at some merchants, offers and loyalty information. 



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2011-05-26

Google Correlate

FAQ - Google Correlate

What is Google Correlate?
Google Correlate is an experimental new tool on Google Labs which enables you to find queries with a similar pattern to a target data series. The target can either be a real-world trend that you provide (e.g., a data set of event counts over time) or a query that you enter.

Collected from: FAQ - Google Correlate




Google Correlate lets you see how your data relates to search queries


A while back, Google showed how Influenza outbreaks correlated to searches for flu-related terms with Google Flu Trends. It helped researchers and policy-makers estimate flu activity much sooner than with previous methods. Google Correlate is the evolution of Flu Trends in that now you can correlate search trends with not just flu cases, but with your own data or other search queries.

Google Correlate

Find searches that correlate with real-world data

Most search terms vary in popularity over time. Find search terms that…
[...]
Search terms are often more popular in some states and less popular in others. Find terms correlated with…
Collected from: Google Correlate

How To Use Correlate, Google's New Data-Mining Tool, To Help Your Business | Fast Company

After logging in, you can upload any data and leverage Google's huge search history and algorithms to see if there's a correlation over time. Brand managers keen to see if their promotional TV ad campaigns result in echoed online activity searching for their brands (and possibly compared to their competition) can do so with a few clicks. Publishing houses can see whether readers are searching for their magazine, or their online entity. Economists and sociologists pondering if searches for "credit card" and "no interest credit card" decline proportionally to a recovering economy now have a powerful data ally (spoiler: yes, that correlation is true).

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2010-10-04

Fits.me - Virtual Fitting Room

Fits.me Shape-Shifting Robots Help Shoppers Find the Proper Fit



No matter their size, everybody has purchased clothing online, and then discovered, upon delivery, that it didn't fit right. But a European company has a solution to this problem -- shape-shifting robots. According to BBC News, an Estonian company has created moving mannequins that allow shoppers to view clothing items on more than 100,000 different bodies' shapes and sizes before they make a purchase.






How it works

After the customer has entered their body measurements, they can see the fit of a clothing item – like in the real-life fitting room. We use robotic mannequins to mimic the shape and size of the customer and we show the customer photos of the mannequin wearing different sizes of clothing. We can show the true fit with real-life photos of the clothing as it looks on the customers’ body.

The fitting room can be used as a component of the retailer’s “size help” or “size chart” showing only samples of clothing. The Fits.me biorobotics solution as a ‘visual size chart’ can help shoppers with the decision-making process about which size fits them best. It reduces costs and ensures that the fitting room experience remains separated from emotional factors driving the purchase.


Collected from: How it works | Fits.me


Fits.Me's Shape-Shifting Robot Lets You Try On Clothes, Online [Video] | Co.Design

Fits.me is now pursuing several new retail partnerships. Though there's only a male mannequin for now, they'll be unveiling a female mannequin in November. (The expansion was funded by a $3.5 million second-round of financing; the lead investor has been the Estonian development fund.) As Haldre tells it, "My engineers now have the best job in the world: Studying women's breasts."
[Haldre, with his robot army of one]

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2010-03-09

Google Public Data Explorer

Clipped from: Google launches tool for searching public data | Relevant Results - CNET News

Google launches tool for searching public data


Google is building on its partnership with the World Bank and other statistics gatherers to present an array of data in visual form within Google Labs.

Google Public Data Explorer went live Monday, accompanied by the requisite blog post. The site takes public data regarding schools, population, crime, and even names to construct charts and graphs that help illustrate trends.

Clipped from: Official Google Blog: Statistics for a changing world: Google Public Data Explorer in Labs
The Official Google Blog - Insights from Googlers into our products, technology and the Google culture

Statistics for a changing world: Google Public Data Explorer in Labs

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The Public Data Explorer
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With the Data Explorer, you can mash up data using line graphs, bar graphs, maps and bubble charts. The visualizations are dynamic, so you can watch them move over time, change topics, highlight different entries and change the scale. Once you have a chart ready, you can easily share it with friends or even embed it on your own website or blog. We've embedded the following chart using the new feature as an example:



This chart compares life expectancy and the number of births per woman over the last 47 years for most economies of the world. The bubble sizes show population, and colors represent different geographic regions. Press the play button to see the dramatic changes over time. Click "explore data" to dig deeper


Clipped from: Google - public data

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Clipped from: So how bad is the economy? Google Public Data Explorer tells all -- in vibrant color | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times
latimes.com

 So how bad is the economy? Google Public Data Explorer tells all -- in vibrant color



As if the constant headlines about high unemployment rates and phone calls from siblings about jobless nephews weren't enough, Google has stepped in to provide some neat graphs and tables showing the wretchedness of our economy.

Clipped from: Google - public data

More examples


In the 1960's, families were big and life expectancy was low. Since then, families have gotten smaller, and life expectancy longer, in most countries.
Data from: World Development Indicators - World Bank
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Some California counties have seen a huge increase in personal income per capita since 1969
Data from: GDP and Personal income of the U.S. - U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
STD's change since 1984
Data from: Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the U.S. - CDC/NCHHSTP
Unemployment rate for men has caught up with unemployment rate for women in the European Union
Data from: Unemployment by sex and age - Eurostat



Sources:

  1. Google launches tool for searching public data | Relevant Results - CNET News
  2. Official Google Blog: Statistics for a changing world: Google Public Data Explorer in Labs
  3. Google - public data
  4. Google - public data
  5. So how bad is the economy? Google Public Data Explorer tells all -- in vibrant color | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times
Related:

  1. Google Debuts Public Data Explorer -- InformationWeek
  2. Google Public Data Explorer Goes Live | ineedhits
  3. Google Opens Public Data Explorer Lab
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2009-06-16

Opera Unite: a Web server on the Web browser

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Opera Unite

Opera Looks to Reinvent the Web with Integrated Services

Norway's Opera Software is looking to re-invent the Web by integrating file sharing, media sharing, a Web server, and social media - without using remote servers.

clipped from unite.opera.com

Opera Unite: a Web server on the Web browser


Photo Sharing

File Sharing

A simple and safe way to share files directly from your computer.


Photo Sharing

Photo Sharing

Share your personal photos with friends around the world without the need to upload them.


Photo Sharing

Fridge

A fun place for people to leave notes on your computer.


Photo Sharing

The Lounge

Invite your friends to a chat in The Lounge hosted on your computer.


Photo Sharing

Media Player

Access your complete home music library from wherever you are.


Photo Sharing

Web Server

Host your Web sites running from your own computer.

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Opera Unite Instructions

clipped from www.theinquirer.net
The Inquirer-Home


The problem is, even after only half a day of testing it, we've discovered some gaping security holes which would appear to leave the system open to abuse.


blog it

Sources:
  1. YouTube - Opera Unite
  2. Opera Looks to Reinvent the Web with Integrated Services - Computing News - Digital Trends
  3. Opera Unite
  4. YouTube - Opera Unite Instructions
  5. Opera releases unite tool - The Inquirer
Related:
  1. Six Questions About Opera Unite | Technologizer
  2. Taking the Web into our own hands, one computer at a time
  3. Opera Unite Puts File Sharing in the Browser - News and Analysis by PC Magazine
  4. Opera Unite attempts to reinvent the Web - Technology Live - USATODAY.com
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Stay.com -- Build your Personal Travel Guide

A new travel site that lets users build a stay, and develop not only travel plans but also a community around where they go.
clipped from www.stay.com
Stay.com

Stay.com is the place where you build your personal travel guide, keep a record of all your trips and share your travel experiences with others. All of this at no cost whatsoever.

clipped from www.stay.com


Examples:
  • New York City, United States



    Dynamic, diverse, dazzling.

    With its soaring skyline, legions of yellow taxis and glittering lights, New York City is the ultimate metropolis: big, brash and on the move 24/7....

    Build a Stay in New York City

  • London, United Kingdom



    The world's most popular city destination

    They say size isn't everything – but it helps....

    Build a Stay in London


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    Sources:
    1. Stay.com - Page Site
    2. Stay.com - Build Your Stay
    Related:
    1. Stay in New York City
    2. Stay in London
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    2008-10-04

    Google's New Blog Tracking Service

    Google launches a new blog search tool which organizes the news covered by weblogs. It divides the posts in categories and shows how many different blogs have written about a particular topic within what period of time.
    clipped from afp.google.com
    AFP

    Google launches blog tracking service

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — Google has launched an enhanced blog tracking service that helps people mine a growing mountain of online commentary for gems worth reading.

    The Google Blog Search tool rolled out this week competes with Techmeme, Polymeme, Wikio and other "memetrackers" that sort and organize blog posts into categories.

    The Official Google Blog - Insights from Googlers into our products, technology and the Google culture
    Today, we're pleased to launch a new homepage for Google Blog Search so that you too can browse and discover the most interesting stories in the blogosphere. Adapting some of the technology pioneered by Google News, we're now showing categories on the left side of the website
    Go to Blog Search Home
    and organizing the blog posts within those categories into clusters, which are groupings of posts about the same story or event.
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    Related:
    Official Google Blog: Browse what the world is saying on Blog Search
    Google Blog Search
    AFP: Google launches blog tracking service
    Google launches blog tracking service
    Seven blog news trackers compared | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone - CNET
    Is Google Blog Search a Techmeme killer? No way. | ITworld
    Google recasts blog search as news | Technology | guardian.co.uk
    Google Unveils Blog Search Tool | Gadgets Blog

    AFP: Google launches blog tracking service
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