Aggregating great content is just as valuable as creating great content
Content aggregation is often given a bad name, because it’s often done incorrectly.
The best content aggregators approach the process as the valuable art form that it is. Content aggregators recognize the web is all about content aggregation, and their work allows users to reach new depths on the subject matter they care about.
We first wrote about content aggregation in 2011. At that time, he had been researching best practices for content aggregation and strategies content aggregators should avoid.
Are you aggregating content for your audience appropriately?
I’ve learned a lot about content aggregation in the last year.
This has been done mainly through watching how news sources aggregate content, and reading opinions from publishers, editors and reporters on topic.
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