Comments on: Content Aggregation For Links, Traffic And Buzz http://thefuturebuzz.com/2009/06/06/content-aggregation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=content-aggregation Adam Singer on digital marketing and online PR Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:19:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sérgio Santos http://thefuturebuzz.com/2009/06/06/content-aggregation/#comment-29710 Sérgio Santos Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:14:32 +0000 http://thefuturebuzz.com/?p=4148#comment-29710 Great list of aggregation ideas, but I'm curious about something. Do you recommend any specific tool to aggregate content? Probably most content bundles aren't created on the fly. Do bloggers keep them on delicious under the same tag? I'm researching bloggers habits and tools for my current startup service: Bundlr. Thanks Great list of aggregation ideas, but I’m curious about something. Do you recommend any specific tool to aggregate content? Probably most content bundles aren’t created on the fly. Do bloggers keep them on delicious under the same tag?

I’m researching bloggers habits and tools for my current startup service: Bundlr. Thanks

]]> By: Steve Schindler http://thefuturebuzz.com/2009/06/06/content-aggregation/#comment-24825 Steve Schindler Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:02:30 +0000 http://thefuturebuzz.com/?p=4148#comment-24825 Hi Adam, Great summary and fantastic examples. As the old adage goes, content is king. However, there is so much online content to sift through that it's easy to become overwhelmed, and quickly. My business partner and I entered the aggregation space in classifieds a couple of years ago with GoSasa.com. We built this solution to identify content that's important to the visitor, deliver it and get out of the way. It has become a valuable referral site for numerous auto, rentals, real estate, jobs and other vertical classified content providers. I like to refer to specific, valuable online data as granular content. Like sifting grains of sand, there may be very little on a given web page that is actually of value to you or your business. Many news organizations understand this and have accommodated us by providing RSS feeds of their news content only - no ads, headers, footers, links, unrelated articles, references or any other content. Perfect. However, the commercial benefit for news media is beginning to become a question and concern. Associated Press (http://ap.org/iprights/) has made it clear they do not want to freely (it's a money thing) give access to their news content. News is an industry in flux and it will be interesting to see who can last through the paradigm shift. Your focus and that of many of your readers may be on aggregation for links, eyeballs and buzz. Of course, all smart marketers want more of the same. Several leading businesses have dedicated staff searching the web repeatedly for a content important to their business or industry - keeping track of others' buzz and more. They're watching their competitors, they're protecting their trademarks, they're verifying identities and they're doing so much more for both their product development and sales departments. They are chasing this plethora of online information and are attempting to create transparency - what a huge undertaking. If someone wants to aggregate content where RSS is not available or they want to capture and monitor RSS content, I can offer your readers at least one solution worth checking out. It's not free but it's not expensive, either. I believe that you will be intrigued enough to overcome my post faux pas by including the url. Check it out at www.SasaHarvest.com and let me know your thoughts. Hi Adam,

Great summary and fantastic examples. As the old adage goes, content is king. However, there is so much online content to sift through that it’s easy to become overwhelmed, and quickly. My business partner and I entered the aggregation space in classifieds a couple of years ago with GoSasa.com. We built this solution to identify content that’s important to the visitor, deliver it and get out of the way. It has become a valuable referral site for numerous auto, rentals, real estate, jobs and other vertical classified content providers.

I like to refer to specific, valuable online data as granular content. Like sifting grains of sand, there may be very little on a given web page that is actually of value to you or your business. Many news organizations understand this and have accommodated us by providing RSS feeds of their news content only – no ads, headers, footers, links, unrelated articles, references or any other content. Perfect. However, the commercial benefit for news media is beginning to become a question and concern. Associated Press (http://ap.org/iprights/) has made it clear they do not want to freely (it’s a money thing) give access to their news content. News is an industry in flux and it will be interesting to see who can last through the paradigm shift.

Your focus and that of many of your readers may be on aggregation for links, eyeballs and buzz. Of course, all smart marketers want more of the same. Several leading businesses have dedicated staff searching the web repeatedly for a content important to their business or industry – keeping track of others’ buzz and more. They’re watching their competitors, they’re protecting their trademarks, they’re verifying identities and they’re doing so much more for both their product development and sales departments. They are chasing this plethora of online information and are attempting to create transparency – what a huge undertaking.

If someone wants to aggregate content where RSS is not available or they want to capture and monitor RSS content, I can offer your readers at least one solution worth checking out. It’s not free but it’s not expensive, either. I believe that you will be intrigued enough to overcome my post faux pas by including the url. Check it out at http://www.SasaHarvest.com and let me know your thoughts.

]]> By: Jean Philippe http://thefuturebuzz.com/2009/06/06/content-aggregation/#comment-24818 Jean Philippe Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:44:04 +0000 http://thefuturebuzz.com/?p=4148#comment-24818 Hey Adam thanks again for the great post! I am in the process of building manually my expertise in aggregating inspiring stories and remarkable people from around the world. From my short experience (about 6 months) it is hard and you need to research a lot! In my niche US content is easily available. The trick is to find other countries' content. When I find a great story on a local website I feel really rewarded and happy to be able to share it. By the way, I would appreciate comments and suggestions about my blog. Thanks to anyone who will take the time to look at it. Hey Adam thanks again for the great post! I am in the process of building manually my expertise in aggregating inspiring stories and remarkable people from around the world. From my short experience (about 6 months) it is hard and you need to research a lot! In my niche US content is easily available. The trick is to find other countries’ content. When I find a great story on a local website I feel really rewarded and happy to be able to share it.
By the way, I would appreciate comments and suggestions about my blog. Thanks to anyone who will take the time to look at it.

]]> By: Mario Sanchez Carrion http://thefuturebuzz.com/2009/06/06/content-aggregation/#comment-24652 Mario Sanchez Carrion Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:43:37 +0000 http://thefuturebuzz.com/?p=4148#comment-24652 Hi Adam: Wow! Amazing list... This sure will nip writer's block in the bud for a long time. Aside from the value of content aggregation, I find there is also value to be created by explaining in layman's terms some of this content. There are many new developments in areas like social media and technology that need to be "translated" into plain English so that, for example, a small business owner can understand it and act on it. I'm thinking, for example, of the usability articles by Jakob Nielsen (great content but perhaps too dense for some people) or the excellent articles by Kevin Kelly in The Technium. This content could be summarized into a reader's digest version, with proper credit and links to the original article, and include takeaways and tips on how to apply the content in specific market niches and situations. Some bloggers are good at this, but I don't see it done as often as it could be. Hi Adam:
Wow! Amazing list… This sure will nip writer’s block in the bud for a long time. Aside from the value of content aggregation, I find there is also value to be created by explaining in layman’s terms some of this content. There are many new developments in areas like social media and technology that need to be “translated” into plain English so that, for example, a small business owner can understand it and act on it. I’m thinking, for example, of the usability articles by Jakob Nielsen (great content but perhaps too dense for some people) or the excellent articles by Kevin Kelly in The Technium. This content could be summarized into a reader’s digest version, with proper credit and links to the original article, and include takeaways and tips on how to apply the content in specific market niches and situations. Some bloggers are good at this, but I don’t see it done as often as it could be.

]]> By: Dayne http://thefuturebuzz.com/2009/06/06/content-aggregation/#comment-24651 Dayne Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:30:23 +0000 http://thefuturebuzz.com/?p=4148#comment-24651 Adam - this post is spot on. I've been a long time reader of your blog and your advice is spectacular. I've tried to mimic the good things you do for my own blog. This includes aggregating content. It's true that it does work for growing your site and connecting with those on the Web who share similar worldviews. Thanks for the ideas and keep up the great work. Dayne Adam – this post is spot on.

I’ve been a long time reader of your blog and your advice is spectacular. I’ve tried to mimic the good things you do for my own blog. This includes aggregating content.

It’s true that it does work for growing your site and connecting with those on the Web who share similar worldviews.

Thanks for the ideas and keep up the great work.

Dayne

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