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Consuming News in the Age of Curation. There is a lot of noise online at the moment and finding good content is tough. We all have about 3 or 4 sites where we stop to reade news and entertainment every day but increasingly our media consumption is coming to us via curated sources like our own personal networks. There has been a huge shift from the old model where “gatekeepers” dictated what content we consumed and how we accessed it a new model in which curation plays the primary roll. Java Development Is Top IT Skill for Employers. Rahul Roy - Google+ - Google+ Guide for New Google+ Users Long Post Open in New…

5 Useful Twitter Hashtags That You Really Need to Know. While Twitter has evolved in many ways ever since its launch back in 2006, it still remains as one of the most potent social media forces on the Internet.

Millions of users worldwide use Twitter to connect and form relationships, whether those relationships are personal, business, or otherwise. Twitter Tools. Ringtone Maker: Create Ringtones For iPhone, Android & Others. Catchy ringtones are a great way of showing off your phone, besides, who likes a boring, old-fashioned ringtone anyway?

The beauty of internet is that you can download free ringtones from the lot, whether you want Adele’s Rolling in the Deep or the classic Super Mario tone. But If you were looking for a software that lets you easily create some of your own cool ringtones, then look no further than Fried Cookie’s Ringtone Maker. The application offers an elegant interface, simple design and intuitive ringtone creation process, and lets you cook your own favorite ringtones for your smartphone, within a few clicks. It does the job in five simple steps, and can be set to convert the output to formats compatible with iOS (iPhone, iPad & iPod touch), Android, Blackberry, Symbian and other smartphone platforms.

So how does it work? The application has a minimalistic, yet an aesthetically pleasing UI design. It will ask you to select the type of your mobile phone. Download Ringtone Maker. Survey of Freelance Writers' and Editors' Rates. Resources for Writers ArticlesNewslettersLinks Survey of Freelance Writers' and Editors' Rates Full results of a survey of freelance writers' and editors' rates, May 2012.

Journalism, Article Writing, Content Writing Business Writing. How Nonprofits Can Get the Most Out of Foursquare. Location-based social platforms like Foursquare are making good use of the opportunities the social and mobile web offer.

Foursquare is continually adding more features to make the world easier to use and explore. Many nonprofits are using these features on Foursquare to amplifying their messaging to new and old audiences alike. Here are some tactics for making the most of what you have to offer on Foursquare and some of the nonprofits doing just that. Insightful Tips from LIVESTRONG With the creation of Foursquare pages, nonprofits were able to have a place on the web to create Foursquare tips about various locations of interest.

LIVESTRONG helped amplify their message of living a healthy lifestyle with users in the Foursquare community by writing 70 tips about popular places throughout the California area. Give Blood, Check in & Earn an American Red Cross Badge. Resources for Improving Your Nonprofit Website. Social Media Strategy for Nonprofits and Businesses. 22 Ways to Create Compelling Content When You Don’t Have a Clue [Infographic] Curation tools. How RSS Feeds Work In Simple Terms [Technology Explained] A RSS feed works by creating a source of data that is machine (computer) readable.

RSS uses XML, which stands for eXtensible Markup Language, to encode a variety of information sources in a standardized way, allowing other websites and applications to process that information and make it readable to you however the programmer desires. XML works to place bits of text between nested tags. So for example, this article might be listed in an RSS feed as follows: <item><title>How RSS Feeds Work In Simple Terms</title><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2011 03:31:27 +0000</pubDate><content>The Reports of RSS's death have been grossly exagerated. ... Klout. WhatIsContentCuration? Pearltrees makes Web curation a joy with its 'magical' new iPad app. Not many tech CEOs would have the guts to describe their products as “magical” and as delivering “pure happiness”, but that’s exactly how Pearltrees‘ Patrice Lamothe describes the startup’s iPad app released today.

You know what? He may just be right. Pearltrees is a service that takes a visual approach to Web curation. Launched late last year with its browser-based version, it allows you to create networks of ‘pearls’ on screen. Pearltrees for iPad. Pearltrees is a free, visual and collaborative library that lets you organize web pages, files, photos and notes to retrieve and share them anywhere easily.

Leverage Pearltrees’ community to discover amazing stuff related to your interests and enrich your account. Retrieve anything you keep in Pearltrees from your computer, mobile and tablet. What people are saying about Pearltrees: "The most elegant and visual way of collecting and sharing online content" The Next Web"Pearltrees puts a library in your pocket" Digital Trends"This app makes a wonderful experience navigating the pearls" Forbes. Content Marketing 2013.