Best Content Curation Tools: The Newsmaster Toolkit to Aggregate, Filter, Edit, Curate and Dist...
This is a mindmap listing and organizing all types of content curation tools, as well as basic tools for aggregating, mixing, filtering and publishing RSS-based content. - updated and curated weekly by Robin Good -
1. Auto-Curation
1.1. Twitter Auto-Curation
1.1.1. Zeen
1.1.2. Twylah
1.2. Liquida.it/robin-good
2. News and Content Curation Platforms Enterprise Only - High Price - No Trial
2.1. Loud3r
2.1.1. Targeted at Newspapers
2.1.2. Review RWW
2.1.3. They say: Build out full topic sites as sections of your existing site Launch completely new standalone sites, apps and social media profiles Create content-rich email newsletter campaigns
2.1.4. Price N/A - No Trial
2.2. OneSpot
2.2.1. free trial
2.2.2. used to be $149 per Topic/mo
2.2.2.1. Call Toll Free: (800) 618-076 for updated pricing info
2.2.3. subscription based and ad-based models
2.2.4. aggregates RSS, Twitter
2.2.5. Review
2.2.6. multiple products
2.2.6.1. Topic Pages
2.2.6.2. Top Stories
2.2.6.3. NextClick
2.3. Lingospot
2.3.1. no free trial
2.3.2. Basic account $500/mo
2.3.3. has direct hooks to many social media platforms
2.3.4. has aggregation and filtering engine
2.3.5. can auto-publish and maintain topic-specific pages
2.3.6. Pricing info:
2.4. DayLife
2.4.1. no demo or free trial
2.4.2. no pricing available
2.4.3. powerful features
2.4.4. Review
2.4.5. Review
2.5. CIThread
2.5.1. live demo on request
2.5.2. monthly fee - N/A
2.5.3. review online
2.5.4. review online
2.6. Aggregage
2.6.1. one-time setup fee + monthly sub starts at $300 - varies with page views
2.6.2. aggregates RSS content, TW
2.6.3. leverages social indicators
2.6.4. mostly automated
2.7. Eqentia
2.7.1. free streams can created but no individual RSS feed can be added
2.7.2. $6K-$25K+/year
2.7.3. targeted at enterprise and big publishers
2.7.4. examples at work
2.7.5. user personalization, semantics, integrated social media, JSON API, branded sites, blog plugin
2.8. GetCurata/HiveFire
2.8.1. live demo on request
2.8.1.1. I asked a test account and was refused it
2.8.2. $1200-1500/mo
2.8.3. review online
2.9. FeedMagnet
2.9.1. no trial available
2.9.2. demo avail on request
2.9.3. no pricing
2.10. ConnectedN
2.11. Outside.in
3. App Curation
3.1. Mynd
4. Sensei FeedBooster
4.1. RSS feed search and browsing
5. Search Curation
5.1. Blekko
5.2. SearchTeam
5.3. Google CSE
5.4. Learnfizz
5.5. Zakta
5.6. Searcheeze
6. Social Curation - Bookmarking Tools
6.1. Delicious Stacks
6.2. Google Bookmarks and Lists
6.3. Pinterest
6.4. StumbleUpon
6.5. Diigo
6.6. ZooTool
6.7. Faveous
6.8. Bibkosh
6.9. LStack
6.10. Miitla
6.11. Skloog
7. Content Curation Mapping
7.1. TrailMeme
7.2. Curatr
7.3. PearlTrees
7.4. MindMeister
7.5. WebTrendsMap
7.6. Best MindMapping Tools
7.7. Akinyo
7.7.1. RIP 2009-2011
8. Link Collections
8.1. BagtheWeb
8.2. Licorize
8.3. Bit.ly
8.3.1. multiple link feature
8.4. Google Bookmarks
8.5. Fav7
8.6. KBucket
8.7. List.ly
8.8. LiveBinders
8.9. Sqworl
8.10. Delicious Stacks
8.11. Learnfizz
8.12. Curatr
8.12.1. for learners
8.13. Pearltrees
8.14. LinkBuild
8.15. Kippt
8.15.1. Chrome extension
8.16. Fav-links
8.17. MindIT
8.18. Bundlr
8.19. List.ly
8.20. MentorMob
8.20.1. Creates web link tours
8.21. Magzinr
9. Micro-Blogging
9.1. Typepad Micro
9.2. Tumblr
9.3. Posterous
10. Twitter List to RSS
11. Miscellaneous Tools
11.1. URL Encoder - Decoder
11.2. 50 Tools for News Discovery and Curation
12. Create News Channel on a Specific Topic
12.1. NewsfeedMaker
13. Complete Guide to Real-Time News Curation - Newsmastering and Newsradars
13.1. Part 1 - Why We Need It
13.2. Part 2 - Aggregation is Automated, Curation is Manual
13.3. Part 3 - Real-World Examples
13.4. Part 4 - Process
13.5. Part 5 - Skills
13.6. Part 6 - Tools
13.7. Part 7 - ***
14. Upcoming / Dead Pool
14.1. Upcoming
14.1.1. CurativeApp
14.1.2. CherryPick
14.1.3. StoryCrawler
14.2. Dead Pool - RIP
14.2.1. Thoora Tablet
14.2.1.1. dead pool
14.2.2. NewsRadar 2.0
14.2.2.1. never showed up
14.2.3. PublishThis
14.2.3.1. No demo, trial, screenshots, pricing or other relevant information on the product specific features
14.2.4. KeepStream
14.2.4.1. aggregates Twitter only
14.2.5. Mysyndicaat
14.2.5.1. NOT AVAILABLE anymore
14.2.5.2. trial on request - monthly fee based on n. of feeds
14.2.5.3. aggregates RSS-OPML, Amazon, GGnews, YNews, Delicious, WPedia, and more
14.2.5.4. output to JS, RSS, PHP
14.2.5.5. Review MNM
14.2.6. Amplify
14.3. Tattler
14.4. HabitStream
14.4.1. aggregates Amazon, Backtype, Context Voice, TW, YT, RSS
14.5. Google Reader
14.5.1. dead as a curation tool 11/2011
15. News and Link Discovery + Social News Aggregation
15.1. Automated
15.1.1. Flipboard
15.1.2. TwitterTimes
15.1.3. Anckr
15.1.4. Taptu
15.1.5. Summify
15.1.5.1. bought by Twitter
15.1.6. Trove
15.1.7. LeNewz
15.1.8. NewsMix
15.1.8.1. for iPhone and Android
15.2. Curated
15.2.1. Eddy
15.2.1.1. a media aggregation platform built for the public display of up-to-the-minute activity on realtime services like Twitter.
16. Content Curation
16.1. Multimedia Curation
16.1.1. Yutzu
16.1.2. Bo.lt
16.1.3. WebDoc
16.1.4. Slidestaxx
16.1.5. Projeqt
16.1.6. Dropmark
16.2. Audio Curation
16.2.1. HuffDuff
16.2.2. Mixcloud
16.2.3. Sworly
16.2.4. Music Playlist Creators
16.3. Timeline of Events Curation
16.3.1. Dipity
16.3.2. Memolane
16.3.3. Trailmeme
16.4. Web site Curation
16.4.1. Marginize
16.4.2. Symbaloo
16.4.3. Transferr
16.5. Mobile content curation
16.5.1. iSites
16.5.2. MobileRoadie
16.6. Educational textbooks curation
16.6.1. McGraw-Hill Create
16.6.2. Adobe Acrobat Portfolios
16.6.2.1. part of Acrobat X Pro
16.6.2.2. RIP - Adobe has dismissed this feature
16.7. Visual Boards / Mood boards / Images Curation
16.7.1. Pinterest
16.7.2. Gimmebar.com
16.7.3. Mulu
16.7.4. Pinspire
16.7.5. Buamai
16.7.6. Juxtapost
16.7.7. VisualizeUs
16.7.8. ImageSpark
16.7.9. Svpply
16.7.10. WeHeartIt
16.7.11. BonzoBox
16.7.12. Qubo.me
16.7.13. Vilize
16.7.14. Spaaze
16.8. Product and Tools Curation
16.8.1. Wanelo
16.8.2. BagCheck
16.8.3. OneForty
16.8.3.1. toolkits creation
16.8.4. OpenSky
16.8.5. Curisma
16.8.6. GetVega
16.8.7. Olioboard
16.8.8. Mistash
16.8.9. Loverly
16.8.9.1. Lover.ly helps you discover and save wedding ideas in one, easy place.
16.9. Fashion Curation
16.9.1. Svpply
16.9.2. Polyvore
16.9.3. Lyst
16.9.4. StyleHive
16.9.5. Styloko
16.9.6. Nuji
16.10. App Curation
16.10.1. Myndapp
17. Create RSS Feed for Any Web Page
17.1. FeedDude
17.2. FeedsAPI
17.3. Feed43
17.4. Feedity
17.5. RSSpect
17.6. Dapper
17.7. Create RSS Feeds for Twitter
17.7.1. Sociable article resource
17.8. Create RSS Feeds for Pinterest
17.8.1. Sociable article
17.9. Ponyfish
17.9.1. service dead from Aug.15 2011
17.10. FeedBeater
17.10.1. dead 2012 feb
17.10.1.1. New node
18. Mix Combine & Filter Multiple RSS Feeds Together
18.1. FeedRinse
18.2. FeedKIller
18.3. FeedMix
18.3.1. sw download
18.4. Feedroll FeedCombiner
18.5. xFruits
18.6. Feed Informer
18.7. Blastacasta
18.8. KickRSS
18.9. FeedoStyle
18.10. RSS Mesh
18.11. CaRP Evolution
18.12. Syndicate Press
18.12.1. Wordpress plugin
18.13. RSSMix
18.14. Pheed.me
18.15. Blogsieve
18.16. FeedCombine
18.17. FeedJumbler
18.18. SimplePIE
18.19. PHP RSSReader
18.20. Virto Social Aggregator Web Part for SharePoint
18.20.1. SharePoint Web Part for aggregating and displaying posts from various RSS feeds, combining blogs, news as well Twitter and popular social networks.
18.21. Feederator
18.22. Chimp Feedr
18.23. FeedBite
18.24. Feed Weaver
18.25. Feed Stitch
18.26. Jumbra
18.27. Yahoo Pipes
18.27.1. free
18.27.2. programming enviroment
18.27.3. can aggregate, mix and filter RSS content
18.27.4. Review
18.27.5. Review
19. Filter RSS feeds
20. RSS Feed Syndication
20.1. FeedRollPro
20.2. FeedBurner
20.3. Postling
20.4. Ping.fm
20.5. RSS Feed Promotion - Marketing
20.5.1. RSS Feed Submit
20.5.2. RSSTop55
20.5.3. Feedcat
20.6. SuperFeedr
20.7. Dlvr.it
21. RSS Publish to Web
21.1. xFruits
21.2. CaRP Evolution
21.3. RSS to HTML Web Publishing Tools Guide
21.4. How To Embed and Display RSS on any Web Page
21.5. RSS to JavaScript
22. RSS to OPML
22.1. xFruits
22.2. OPML Builder
23. Create Web page - RSS Feed for any Topic
23.1. Google Alerts
23.1.1. google alerts can be used to generate an RSS feed on a specific topic
23.2. Addictomatic
23.3. Newsflashr
24. RSS Enterprise Application Development
24.1. RSSBus
25. Content Guide to understanding Newsmastering and Content Curation
26. Crowdsourced Data & News Curation
26.1. Crowdmap
26.2. Data Curation and Visualization
26.2.1. DataSift
26.2.2. Freebase Gridworks
26.3. Ushaidi
26.3.1. video demo
26.4. SwiftRiver
26.5. ManyEyes
26.6. Fwix
26.7. Kapost
27. Content Curation Platforms
27.1. Squidoo
27.2. Google Knol
27.3. Hubpages
27.4. Wikipedia
28. Clippers
28.1. Curate.us
28.2. iCyte
28.3. Memonic
28.4. Clipmarks
28.5. Snip.ly
28.6. Searcheeze
28.7. Snipi
28.8. GimmeBar
28.9. Dropmark
28.10. Kart.me
28.10.1. RIP 2011
28.11. Snip.it
28.12. Hopper
28.13. Commentto
29. Curation via Re-Blogging
29.1. Reblog
29.2. Myst Blogsites
30. Personal Dashboard Curation
30.1. Middlespot
31. News and Content Curation Tools for Independent Publishers
31.1. Check this new map here:
31.2. CurationStation
31.2.1. $99/mo
31.2.1.1. 14-day free trial
31.2.2. aggregates anything via bookmarklet + RSS-OPML, Twitter, Google Alerts, YT, FL + commenting
31.2.3. output via embed, RSS, API, PHP
31.2.4. manual or automated
31.2.5. great UI
31.2.6. Review
31.3. Scoop.it
31.4. Storify
31.4.1. aggregates TW, FB, FL, YT, GG, GGNews, GGimg, RSS, links
31.5. Percolate
31.6. Liquid News
31.6.1. starts at $99/mo
31.6.2. tour available - no free trial
31.7. Curated.by
31.7.1. aggregates TW, (FL, PI, GG)
31.8. Montage
31.9. MediaHeroes
31.10. Qrait
31.10.1. Real-time filtering isn't curation, it's filtering. Qrait lets you combine real-time filtering and your own personal touch to create something of value that people trust.
31.11. Storyful
31.12. Storytlr
31.12.1. requires server install
31.13. Kurat
31.14. iFlow
31.15. Publish2
31.15.1. free
31.15.2. Link Newswire
31.15.3. soon to come curated news channels marketplace
31.15.4. Review
31.15.5. Review
31.16. Paper.li
31.17. Software-Based
31.17.1. Blogbridge
31.17.1.1. free
31.17.1.2. aggregates any RSS-based source
31.17.1.3. output to RSS, XML-RPC
31.17.1.4. Review MNM
31.17.1.5. Review MNM
31.17.2. CurationSoft
31.17.3. CurationTraffic
31.17.3.1. Wordpress based
32. Video Curation Tools
32.1. Magnify
32.2. Shortform
32.3. Redux
32.4. ClipSyndicate
32.5. Magma
32.6. Yubby
32.7. Blinkx
32.8. M86VuSafe
32.8.1. video curation for teachers and schools
32.9. Yokto
32.10. Shufflr.tv
32.11. Embedr
32.12. YouTube Playlists
32.13. Griddeo
32.14. Mixd.tv
32.15. Vodpod
32.16. Vidcaster
32.17. POPscreen
32.18. Chill
32.19. Zeeik
32.20. for iPhone and iPad
32.20.1. Squrl
32.20.2. Plizy
32.20.3. BlipSnips
32.20.4. DragonTape
33. Real-Time News Curation
33.1. Twitter News Curation
33.1.1. TweetRiver
33.1.2. Publitweet
33.1.2.1. aggregates Twitter only
33.1.3. ChirpStory
33.1.4. ExquisiteTweets
33.1.5. ZaPe
33.1.6. Dashter
33.1.6.1. Twitter curation for Wordpress
33.2. Twitter users curation
33.2.1. Nsyght
33.2.2. Twitter List
33.2.3. Formulists
33.2.4. ReaderRadar
33.3. Curating Comments and Conversations
33.3.1. River Echo
33.4. Live Events Coverage and Curation
33.4.1. ScribbleLive
33.4.1.1. free trial
33.4.1.2. pro pricing N/A
33.4.1.3. aggregates and filter Twitter stories
33.5. Basic Twitter Curation
33.5.1. Twitter
33.5.2. Tweetdeck
33.5.3. Seesmic
33.6. Twitter Archiving
33.6.1. Tweet Library for the iPad
33.6.2. Twapper Keeper
33.7. Others - Marketing 7 Buzz Oriented
33.7.1. SocialGrindr
33.7.2. The Social Buzz Club
33.7.3. CurateXpress
33.7.4. SEO Content Factory
33.7.5. CurationSoft
33.7.6. PageOne Curator
33.7.7. CurationTraffic