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The Coolest New Way to Curate Content
Jul 20 2013
The amount of content on the web can be overwhelming, and sometimes it can be hard to organize all of the data you want in one place. Nick Kellet and Shyam Subramanyan noticed this problem and decided to do something about it, which is how List.ly came about.
Kellet says that a big source of friction online is that “so little of the data is actually structured and intelligently tagged.” The Listly founders discovered that out of all the disorganized content, “Numbered List Posts” have become hugely popular – apparently 30% of the content on the web today are numbered lists.
Listly aims to make it fun and easy for people to skim and share numbered list posts with their friends in a more organized way. According to the site:
Listly helps curate lists of things people care about inside your blog posts. Sharing is shifting to live embeddable content, so you can share content, community and engagement across multiple blogs.
It’s also great for online communities in the sense that “lists add structure to life and your content. Lists organize friends, research and dreams.” Listly socializes users’ lists so that they become sharable and usable by more than one person.
According to Kellet, “brands need to be bold enough to step aside and pass over the reins. Fans are [sharing content] without permission anyway – it’s far smarter to make it easier for fans to participate directly with the brand.” Fans can use Listly in so many ways, including:
As Kellet explained, “People invest emotionally in your content and your ideas when they contribute, and that’s a big difference. Fans share with much more passion when they are part of the story.” It’s no longer about getting fans to comment on your blog or “like” your Facebook status. It’s about getting them excited about your product or service, and getting them to share it with their friends online. The best part about it is that it’s free to sign up and all the content is free, so fans can embed everything on their blogs
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