Comments on: The end of aggregation? http://socialwrite.com/2009/08/25/the-end-of-aggregation/ The people woven web Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:48:28 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Thank heaven, 11 fresh content strategy links « new media mentality http://socialwrite.com/2009/08/25/the-end-of-aggregation/comment-page-1/#comment-33587 Thank heaven, 11 fresh content strategy links « new media mentality Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:03:28 +0000 http://socialwrite.com/?p=482#comment-33587 [...] The end of aggregation? by Jevon MacDonald [...] [...] The end of aggregation? by Jevon MacDonald [...]

]]> By: Tony Karrer http://socialwrite.com/2009/08/25/the-end-of-aggregation/comment-page-1/#comment-33523 Tony Karrer Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:53:28 +0000 http://socialwrite.com/?p=482#comment-33523 Late to the game on this one, but I'm not quite sure I get this. Isn't it all of the above? All of this is content and signals and the winners will be those who can make sense of it. See: <a href="http://www.browsemystuff.com/wpblog/social-filtering/" rel="nofollow">Social Filtering</a> for some thoughts on how curation at a couple of levels and social signals combine to form a more interesting stream. Of course, that's in one domain at a time. Much more challenging when you try to define "interesting" across everything. Still, it's all of the above. Late to the game on this one, but I’m not quite sure I get this. Isn’t it all of the above? All of this is content and signals and the winners will be those who can make sense of it. See: Social Filtering for some thoughts on how curation at a couple of levels and social signals combine to form a more interesting stream. Of course, that’s in one domain at a time. Much more challenging when you try to define “interesting” across everything. Still, it’s all of the above.

]]> By: Jennifer Bohmbach http://socialwrite.com/2009/08/25/the-end-of-aggregation/comment-page-1/#comment-33490 Jennifer Bohmbach Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:50:11 +0000 http://socialwrite.com/?p=482#comment-33490 Aggregation will turn into curation. People will put these things together. And to be a stickler regarding something you said, streams are NOT walled gardens. Twitter has open API's. You can put anything on top of it to make it something different. Twitter feeds can come into any environment, I'd argue nobody has done a good job of it yet. Facebook, MySpace, sites that require you to log in and oh-by the way-keep your information and have a right to use it because of how they worded the term and conditions-those are walled gardens. I don't like it when people mix these two together, they are VERY different. It's an important distinction. Aggregation will turn into curation. People will put these things together.

And to be a stickler regarding something you said, streams are NOT walled gardens. Twitter has open API’s. You can put anything on top of it to make it something different. Twitter feeds can come into any environment, I’d argue nobody has done a good job of it yet.

Facebook, MySpace, sites that require you to log in and oh-by the way-keep your information and have a right to use it because of how they worded the term and conditions-those are walled gardens.

I don’t like it when people mix these two together, they are VERY different. It’s an important distinction.

]]> By: Rob Paterson http://socialwrite.com/2009/08/25/the-end-of-aggregation/comment-page-1/#comment-33453 Rob Paterson Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:28:44 +0000 http://socialwrite.com/?p=482#comment-33453 Hi J I am with Jason - I have been seeing in practice the emergence of the Human "Editor/aggregator/curator who uses the aggregator tools to offer them a pool to fish in. I suspect that in a world of infinite content the human and the personal selection in fields will be where the value will be found - for instance think of say the Classical Music Mavens that exist - not only can they add value by talking about Beethoven but can also help us navigate through 500 recordings of the 5th. Think of any topic and there will be a few people at the centre who know so much - who can form the "sun" that holds the system together Hi J
I am with Jason – I have been seeing in practice the emergence of the Human “Editor/aggregator/curator who uses the aggregator tools to offer them a pool to fish in.

I suspect that in a world of infinite content the human and the personal selection in fields will be where the value will be found – for instance think of say the Classical Music Mavens that exist – not only can they add value by talking about Beethoven but can also help us navigate through 500 recordings of the 5th. Think of any topic and there will be a few people at the centre who know so much – who can form the “sun” that holds the system together

]]> By: Jason Keath http://socialwrite.com/2009/08/25/the-end-of-aggregation/comment-page-1/#comment-33432 Jason Keath Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:41:02 +0000 http://socialwrite.com/?p=482#comment-33432 The future of aggregation (or the death of) for me is people powered. Instead of sorting info feeds, I sort people feeds. I do this already in Google reader. And of course Twitter and Facebook embody the idea wholly. Smart people who deliver good info on certain subjects, certain niches, are becoming invaluable. The future of aggregation (or the death of) for me is people powered. Instead of sorting info feeds, I sort people feeds. I do this already in Google reader. And of course Twitter and Facebook embody the idea wholly. Smart people who deliver good info on certain subjects, certain niches, are becoming invaluable.

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