Why content curation is
a new form of communication

Talk at the
University of San Francisco 9/17/13
@gdecugis

Guillaume Decugis
Co-Founder & CEO, Scoop.it
Communication back then
The
Famous

The
Storytellers

The Rest of Us

@gdecugis

“One to Many”
Brand, content & media creation

Brand

Media

@gdecugis

Content
Media creation & distribution
1000 BC

1200 AD

1848 AD

Distribution
@gdecugis
Mass Media.
Mass distribution, narrow creation.
1923

1940

1969

Distribution
@gdecugis
Communication pre-Internet
The
Famous

The
Storytellers

The Rest of Us

@gdecugis

“One to Many”
Faster, broader
Internet > Mass Media

Mass Distribution

Mass Creation
@gdecugis
Information overload
I’m talking
to you!

I’mlooking
for you!

@gdecugis
Attention scarcity transformed content
strategies

“Content is king”
Bill Gates
Microsoft

“Brands must become media to
earn relevance”
Brian Solis
Altimeter Group
@gdecugis
A race to great content

@gdecugis
Where not even sky is the limit

@gdecugis
Communication post Web 2.0
The
Famous

All of Us

The
Storytellers

Content
Curators
Opportunity

The Rest of Us

@gdecugis

All of Us
ContentCurator ?
“Someone who finds, groups, organizes
and shares the best and most relevant
content on a specific issue”
RohitBhargava
Influencial Marketing Group

“A Web Super Hero”
Steve Rosenbaum
Curation Nation
@gdecugis
The Interest Graph: where Social
Discovery meets Search Relevancy
discover

Social Graph

Interest Graph

noisy

relevant

Search

find
@gdecugis
The opportunity for individuals,
organizations and businesses

Interest-based
publishing-by-curation
@gdecugis
1 Discover

@gdecugis
2 Enrich

1 Discover

@gdecugis
3 Share
2 Enrich

1 Discover

@gdecugis
Scoop.it today
650k
Community
of Curators

7MM+

50MM+
Monthly
unique visitors

Curated content
items

Weekly Traffic

@gdecugis
Who are these new super heroes?

@gdecugis
Independent professionals
-

Show professional expertise
Research a topic
Generate business leads
Save time

Some have audiences > 1MM views
"Content curation will help to establish oneself
as a knowledgeable resource who adds value
to a topic or community."
Lauren Moss, Architect
(http://www.scoop.it/u/myd-studio)

"Over the past years I've tested different
content curation sites and found Scoop.it to be
the leader in both innovation and traffic
building potential.”
Brian Yanish, Marketing Consultant
(http://www.scoop.it/u/brian-yanish)

@gdecugis
Startups & SMB’s
-

Show thought leadership
Share a vision
Educate a nascent market
Improve SEO
Show press traction

Leverage Web site integration
Some have indexed 50,000 more pages in
search engines and reached audiences in
100,000’s

HealthCare Mobile, mobile app developer
(http://blog.healthcaremobile.com/)

Ecovadis, supply chain software
(http://market-news.ecovadis.com)

IS Decisions, IT software
(http://www.scoop.it/u/IS_Decisions))

Open Garden, wireless technology
(http://mesh.opengarden.com)

@gdecugis
Non-Profits
CancerCommons, Cancer Research
Accelerate the learning cycle on cancer
treatments:
- Educate patients on latest research
- Provide research digests to clinicians

Ashoka, Social Entrepreneurship
Promote change through social
entrepreneurship initiatives:
- Find quality content for their
newsletters
- Keep their community engaged

@gdecugis
Entreprise
-

Increase social media, web site or
newsletter engagement
Team curation
Internal communication
Community contributions
SEO

Orange, European mobile operator

PepsiCo HR, Food & Beverage
Ring Central, Cloud-based phone
system
Reed Exhibitions, Largest event
producer
Havas Worldwide, Global advertising

@gdecugis
Educators
-

“Text book in the cloud”
Develop students’ critical thinking
Develop personal brand

"Seriously, more people know me
from Scoop.it than all my research
published in academic journals.”
Seth Dixon, Rhode Island College
Professor
“[Using Scoop.it]gave my kids the
opportunity to make several
decisions about the quality of the
content that they were finding on a
controversial topic.”
Bill Ferriter, 6th grade teacher, North
Carolina

@gdecugis
Are you ready to become a
gatekeeper in your field ?

Get Started
Guillaume Decugis
Co-Founder & CEO
http://scoop.it
Come say hi! 48 2nd St, San Francisco

@gdecugis

Why content curation is a new form of communication

  • 1.
    Why content curationis a new form of communication Talk at the University of San Francisco 9/17/13 @gdecugis Guillaume Decugis Co-Founder & CEO, Scoop.it
  • 2.
    Communication back then The Famous The Storytellers TheRest of Us @gdecugis “One to Many”
  • 3.
    Brand, content &media creation Brand Media @gdecugis Content
  • 4.
    Media creation &distribution 1000 BC 1200 AD 1848 AD Distribution @gdecugis
  • 5.
    Mass Media. Mass distribution,narrow creation. 1923 1940 1969 Distribution @gdecugis
  • 6.
    Communication pre-Internet The Famous The Storytellers The Restof Us @gdecugis “One to Many” Faster, broader
  • 7.
    Internet > MassMedia Mass Distribution Mass Creation @gdecugis
  • 8.
    Information overload I’m talking toyou! I’mlooking for you! @gdecugis
  • 9.
    Attention scarcity transformedcontent strategies “Content is king” Bill Gates Microsoft “Brands must become media to earn relevance” Brian Solis Altimeter Group @gdecugis
  • 10.
    A race togreat content @gdecugis
  • 11.
    Where not evensky is the limit @gdecugis
  • 12.
    Communication post Web2.0 The Famous All of Us The Storytellers Content Curators Opportunity The Rest of Us @gdecugis All of Us
  • 13.
    ContentCurator ? “Someone whofinds, groups, organizes and shares the best and most relevant content on a specific issue” RohitBhargava Influencial Marketing Group “A Web Super Hero” Steve Rosenbaum Curation Nation @gdecugis
  • 14.
    The Interest Graph:where Social Discovery meets Search Relevancy discover Social Graph Interest Graph noisy relevant Search find @gdecugis
  • 15.
    The opportunity forindividuals, organizations and businesses Interest-based publishing-by-curation @gdecugis
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18.
    3 Share 2 Enrich 1Discover @gdecugis
  • 19.
    Scoop.it today 650k Community of Curators 7MM+ 50MM+ Monthly uniquevisitors Curated content items Weekly Traffic @gdecugis
  • 20.
    Who are thesenew super heroes? @gdecugis
  • 21.
    Independent professionals - Show professionalexpertise Research a topic Generate business leads Save time Some have audiences > 1MM views "Content curation will help to establish oneself as a knowledgeable resource who adds value to a topic or community." Lauren Moss, Architect (http://www.scoop.it/u/myd-studio) "Over the past years I've tested different content curation sites and found Scoop.it to be the leader in both innovation and traffic building potential.” Brian Yanish, Marketing Consultant (http://www.scoop.it/u/brian-yanish) @gdecugis
  • 22.
    Startups & SMB’s - Showthought leadership Share a vision Educate a nascent market Improve SEO Show press traction Leverage Web site integration Some have indexed 50,000 more pages in search engines and reached audiences in 100,000’s HealthCare Mobile, mobile app developer (http://blog.healthcaremobile.com/) Ecovadis, supply chain software (http://market-news.ecovadis.com) IS Decisions, IT software (http://www.scoop.it/u/IS_Decisions)) Open Garden, wireless technology (http://mesh.opengarden.com) @gdecugis
  • 23.
    Non-Profits CancerCommons, Cancer Research Acceleratethe learning cycle on cancer treatments: - Educate patients on latest research - Provide research digests to clinicians Ashoka, Social Entrepreneurship Promote change through social entrepreneurship initiatives: - Find quality content for their newsletters - Keep their community engaged @gdecugis
  • 24.
    Entreprise - Increase social media,web site or newsletter engagement Team curation Internal communication Community contributions SEO Orange, European mobile operator PepsiCo HR, Food & Beverage Ring Central, Cloud-based phone system Reed Exhibitions, Largest event producer Havas Worldwide, Global advertising @gdecugis
  • 25.
    Educators - “Text book inthe cloud” Develop students’ critical thinking Develop personal brand "Seriously, more people know me from Scoop.it than all my research published in academic journals.” Seth Dixon, Rhode Island College Professor “[Using Scoop.it]gave my kids the opportunity to make several decisions about the quality of the content that they were finding on a controversial topic.” Bill Ferriter, 6th grade teacher, North Carolina @gdecugis
  • 26.
    Are you readyto become a gatekeeper in your field ? Get Started Guillaume Decugis Co-Founder & CEO http://scoop.it Come say hi! 48 2nd St, San Francisco @gdecugis