During this interview with Stefano Passatordi we talked aboutSearcheeze, a web app for content curation that has the goal of using content curation for personal and company branding.



The idea of Searcheeze is an evolution of another of Stefano's projects, Ibrii, which was born two years ago and that allowed users to collect content from the web. It's a platform that allows you to filter and select the best content about a particular topic, give it context and add comments, notes, or thoughts. This mechanism allows the curator tobecome an influencer for the topic he's treating
An important element of the technology behind it is the one that allows, by using the tab, to select contents with a great level of granularity: it's not a bookmarking service, it gives the possibility of selecting the single content on a page, regardless of whether it's text, or video or images.It becomes extremely easy to decompose a page and reorganize the topic with content from other sources.

La quattordicesima intervista di StartupID è con Stefano Passatordi, fondatore della startup Searcheeze, una applicazione web per la content curation che ha l’obiettivo di sfruttare appunto la content curation per fare personal e company branding.
L’idea di Searcheeze è un’evoluzione di un altro progetto di Stefano, nato due anni fa, che permetteva di collezionare contenuti dal web. E’ una piattaforma che dà l’opportunità agli utenti di filtrare e selezionare i contenuti migliori che riguardano un determinato topic, contestualizzarli e aggiungere commenti, note o pensieri. Questo meccanismo permette al curator di affermarsi nel tempo come punto di riferimento per l’argomento che sta trattando.

La cura dei contenuti on line è il trend social del 2012 e alla DLD ne abbiamo avuto confermata da parte dei fondatori di Huffington Post, Twitter e Tumblr. Chi fa informazione non può più ignorarla
La scorsa settimana ho avuto l'opportunità di seguire la DLD conference di Monaco, dove era presente anche Arianna Huffington, fondatrice dell'Huffington Post (che ti consiglio di leggere nella fantastica versione News Glide). Ha spiegato l'Arianna: Il web è pieno di news e opinioni, ma nessuna illuminazione! E questo è quello che cerchiamo di fare all'Huffington Post. A partire dai commenti, che moderiamo per eliminare tutto quello spam che Internet si porta dietro. Cura dei contenuti, in poche parole.
L'altro giorno ho parlato di PandoDaily, il nuovo TechCrunch nato in America. Nel post di presentazione di questo c'è un'ottima spiegazione di come la cura dei contenuti debba oggi essere una preoccupazione di chi fa informazione.

Il re-blogging, ha spiegato David, è all'origine della content curation. Su Tumblr ci sono blogger che si limitano a raccogliere notizie, foto, video, citazioni interessanti su un argomento. Sono i responsabili della crescita del sito. Oggi la novità sono servizi come Searcheeze e Scoop.it, ma a ben vedere la content curation è ancora saldamente in mano a Tumbrl e Twitter. Cui si si associa oraa anche Pinterest (guida e inviti nei post precedenti).

Webinfo bewaren en delen

Info bewaren. Uit onderzoek blijkt dat we online info nog vaak printen om deze te bewaren of te delen met bv. collega's, vrienden of gezinsleden. Betrapt u zichzelf hier ook al wel eens op? Overweeg dan de nieuwe gratis cloudtool Searcheeze (http://www.searcheeze.com). Die installeert zich als een extra knop in uw browserbalk. Wanneer u tijdens uw surftochten interessante info vindt, klikt u op die knop: er wordt dan een Searcheeze-venster geopend en daarin sleept u simpelweg wat u wilt bewaren. Dat kan webtekst zijn, maar ook een foto, een film of muziek (alles wat roze oplicht komt in aanmerking).

Info delen. De vergaarde gegevens worden bewaard op uw persoonlijke pagina en kunt u daarna nog netjes organiseren. Standaard is die pagina alleen toegankelijk voor uzelf, maar via publish kunt u een of meer ‘collections' openbaar maken. Uw collega's of vrienden kunnen zich zelfs hierop abonneren, zodat ze op de hoogte gehouden worden wanneer u nieuwe content toevoegt. Het is ook mogelijk om met meerdere personen info te verzamelen in een gezamenlijke collection. Daardoor is Searcheeze zowel interessant voor professioneel als particulier gebruik.

Klinkt bekend? Dat kan: Searcheeze is de opvolger van het vroeger besproken Ibrii. Deze webtool is een goed alternatief voor het populaire Evernote (http://www.evernote.com) wanneer u belang hecht aan het ‘sociale' aspect.

Пока некоторые сетуют на то, что им в Evernote недостает каких-то инструментов, другие пользователи считают, что их там слишком много, и просят сервис попроще. Что ж, Evernote действительно может использоваться для решения самых разнообразных задач: от записи кулинарных рецептов до составления ежедневного списка дел. Одно из предназначений сервиса — помощь в сборе и сортировке различной информации из Интернета. Для упрощения добавления данных у Evernote есть специальные дополнения и букмарклеты для браузеров.

Если вы используете Evernote только для этого, стоит обратить внимание на Searcheeze. Этот сервис дает возможность сохранять изображения, текстовые фрагменты и видео из Интернета на сервере Searcheeze.

Informatie opsnorren is een fluitje van een cent in dit internettijdperk. Het beheren van al die zoekresultaten blijkt echter een stuk complexer. De gratis webdienst Searcheezekan je hier een handje bij helpen, en gaat zelfs nog een paar stappen verder.

Searcheeze maakt het niet alleen mogelijk om je zoekresultaten gecentraliseerd op te slaan (archiveren), maar ook om die informatie eenvoudig uit te wisselen met anderen (sharen). Twee handelingen waarvoor we in de praktijk nog té vaak op de printknop drukken, zo vinden de bedenkers van de dienst. Het alternatief van Searcheeze is een bookmarklet – een kleine button in de browserbalk – waarmee je tijdens je surftochten een speciaal venster oproept. Als je informatie tegenkomt die je wil bewaren, versleep je die gewoon naar het Searcheeze-venster. Dat werkt met tekst, maar evengoed met foto’s, videofragmenten en alle andere onderdelen op een webpagina die roze oplichten wanneer je er met de muispijl overheen beweegt. Ben je met meerdere projecten tegelijk bezig, dan kun je in het venster voor elk onderwerp een afzonderlijk topic creëren.

Ultimo ma non ultimo in classifica, anzi, è Searcheeze.com, servizio di Content Curation tutto italiano con sede negli USA, ancora in versione beta ma promette bene, molto bene.

Crei il tuo topic tematico in un attimo, poi, appena trovi il contenuto che ti interessa, con un semplice drag ‘n drop sulla web application installata nel browser, pubblichi subito il testo, il video o la foto che ti interessa e questi appaiano come per magia sulla homepage del topic. Il video sulla loro homepage spiega benissimo come funziona e come può esser utilizzato. Per promuoverlo sulla rete, i creatori, hanno creato un contest tematico con in palio dei bei premi, ho partecipato ottenendo un bel risultato ma soprattutto ho potuto testare la bontà del servizio in termini di risultati sia in visite che in apprezzamenti da parte dei lettori. Spero di vedere in futuro una app per smartphone, un sistema di ricerca dei contenuti nei topic e se è possibile già che ci siamo anche l’inserimento di tag personalizzati per ogni contenuto pubblicato.

A versão beta privada lançada há três meses já conta com 20 mil usuários. O lançamento da versão beta pública está prevista para o final deste mês e espera começar o 2012 com 200 mil usuários registrados. Estamos falando de Searcheeze, nova plataforma para curadoria de conteúdos digitais. A ferramenta tem a proposta de oferecer ao usuário colecionar, organizar e contextualizar conteúdos na web. De modo mais simples, pretende ser útil à realização de pesquisas colaborativas e agregar conteúdos online. 

Dessa forma, grupos de trabalho podem, por exemplo, compartilhar textos, fotos, vídeos, arquivos de áudio, rascunhos sobre um projeto, favorecendo o intercâmbio mais imediato e rápido sobre a informação buscada. Ainda, no caso de usuários comuns, é possível criar sua própria revista, organizando o conteúdo de seu interesse encontrado na rede, podendo tornar suas escolhas públicas ou compartilhar com quem quiser, seja em seu blog ou em seu perfil na rede social.

 

O mais interessante de Searcheeze é a ideia de pesquisa colaborativa. O fato de que todo o conteúdo publicado esteja na nuvem permite ao usuário compartilhar a informação com quem desejar. Além disso, as pessoas que estejam colaborando na pesquisa podem também contribuir com novos conteúdos. Por enquanto Searcheeze está em inglês. Chega, em abril, ao mercado italiano. E estão previstas, ainda para 2012, as versões em português e em espanhol.

Me gusta mucho este searcheeze con el que podemos componer páginas a partir de búsquedas de internet.

El procedimiento es sencillo: nos identificamos y añadimos searcheeze a la barra de favoritos de nuestro navegador (habrá que mostrarla y mantenerla a la vista mientras trabajamos).

Es preciso partir de un tópico al que iremos añadiendo objetos (vídeos, imágenes, flash...) y textos

Una vez que estemos en una página de la que queremos obtener, por ejemplo, una imagen, abrimos searcheeze para obtener una zona de trabajo.

Al posicionarnos sobre el objeto de deseo se remarca y lo arrastramos al cajón del servicio. A medida que visitamos páginas, abrimos y añadimos nuevos objetos hasta que conseguimos tenerlo todo guardado.

Ahora queda la fase de recomposición de lo encontrado, añadir textos, compartirlo...

Lo mejor es que permite la colaboración en la búsqueda y organización de la información.

Para febrero he peparado una actividad con mis alumnos para conocer el mudéjar de la comarca. Incluirán lo que encuentren en un mismo tópico de searcheeze. Solo he puesto el inicio, ellos lo irán completando.

El resultado puede ser público o privado,con un aspecto bastante profesional.

Searcheeze is a tool that makes search collaboration for content creation easy. It is a very useful way to collect, curate and publish content about your favourite topics, alone or in a group.

The service allows you to collect images, text and video from anywhere on the web and save them to an online account. The aim of Searcheeze is to make searching collaborative, which distinguishes it from other such services such as Evernote.

Users can, through Searcheeze, search and curate content as a group. What’s more! Searcheeze is absolutely free of cost! After you sign up, you can begin to create new topics.

On Searcheeze, you can make you topics public or private. You can also invite your friends to contribute. For sending invitations, you can use email or Facebook.

We've noticed that you've been very busy in this period. Can you tell us something more about Searcheeze? 

In order to understand what Searcheeze is and what it is good for, it is necessary to understand the meaning of content curation. Today there are billions of contents spread all over the web and users are moving from “creating” content to “filtering and aggregating” it. 

The volume of contents present on the internet is very wide and is distributed over more than 25 billion web pages. The management and the organization of contents has become the main challenge of the new web. Never has content curation played such a crucial role. It makes the best topic-specific contents visible to readers. Content curation is formed by three phases, namely the filtering of the best contents, the care (the organization and contextualization) of these contents and the publication of the final work which benefits other users. Our goal is to make Searcheeze the principal application for content curation. Searcheeze offers contents curators the tools to make their contents easily accessible to others and the possibility to become reference points for their community. 

In the coming months we will integrate important features. You'll be able to see personally how Searcheeze and content curation are useful in order to do personal and professional branding. 

Colecciones SOCIALES de recursos con Searcheeze

Se acerca peligrosamente la navidad y en mi agenda empiezan a apilarse temas que tengo que solventar, unos personalmente y otros con la ayuda de amigos y familiares.

Suerte que ha aparecido Searcheeze (para muchos una alternativa a Evernote). Ahora busco y elijo de la web la información que me interesa y la guardo en colecciones temáticas, simplemente seleccionando y arrastrando.

Pero lo realmente interesante e innovador de esta herramienta es su carácter SOCIAL. Es decir, permite configurar un equipo de “content curators” (traducido sería algo así como comisario o encargado de contenidos). Así para mi temática “Recetas Fashion Navideñas” he creado un grupo de investigadores culinarios conformado por mi abuela, mi madre, mi prima Mari y yo misma. Les he invitado (a través del email y de Facebook) a este tópico en Searcheeze y ahora cada dos por tres van añadiendo: vídeos, presentaciones y contenidos web que nos pueden ayudar a mejorar el ágape de este año. Algunas veces, añaden algún comentario a un contenido concreto.

Además, como todas somos muy altruistas la colección de recursos la hemos hecho pública (aunque al principio durante unos cuantos días la mantuvimos privada).

Esta colección la he conectado con mi cuenta de Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr y Wordpress de manera que se “auto postea” con tan solo un clic.

Recopilar recursos solo, con amigos o en familia haciendo públicos o privadas tus colecciones nunca resultó tan fácil. ¡A qué esperas, pásate a Searcheeze!

Découvert chez Benoit Descary, Searcheeze est un nouvel outil de curation qui permet de collecter du texte, des images et des vidéos à partir de n'importe quel site Web, de les partager sur les réseaux sociaux ou les blogs et de les publier sous forme de magazine.



Il fonctionne donc un peu comme Evernote, mais il se distingue de ce dernier par la possibilité de collaborer avec d'autres utilisateurs pour alimenter et compléter votre curation. Vos topics peuvent être publics ou privés.



Pour utiliser Searcheeze, après la création d'un compte, il faut utiliser un petit boolmarklet qui permet de glisser-déposer les contenus audio, vidéo, graphiques ou textuels de votre choix dans une barre latérale ouverte à cet effet. Ensuite, libre à vous d'éditer ce contenu, de le publier, de le partager ou de le garder en mode privé.

Content curation tool
Identifying appropriate content sources and organising/archiving them under specific topics is the most challenging task of a netizen. Despite a variety of content aggregation tools in place, content curation based on the concept of the good old social bookmarking technology continues to be popular. Regular appearance of new feature-packed services based on this technology strengthens this observation.
In this regard, you may take a look at the free service Searcheeze, yet another content curation in this genre.
Searcheeze (http://www.searcheeze.com/) lets you easily collect relevant content and keep them under appropriate categories on its server. To archive the content of a web page, you just need to use the bookmarklet button provided by the service. One advantage of this tool is that you can select any part of a web page and drop it on to its server. In addition, by making it ‘public' you can share the collected resources with anyone on the Net. Also, you can collaboratively populate the collections by inviting your friends or teammates.

Searcheeze est un outil de curation collaboratif. Il se présente lui même comme le meilleur moyen decollecter à plusieurs des contenus sur le web sur un ou plusieurs sujets et de les publier ensuite à la façon d’un magazine.

Le site se distingue surtout par la possibilité offerte de réaliser cette veille à plusieurs mains. Vous pouvez réaliser la curation tout seul ou avec un ou plusieurs amis. Comme la plupart des outils de curation, Searcheeze permet d’organiser sa veille et de devenir, pourquoi pas, le spécialiste ou le guru d’ un thème particulier.

Searcheeze vous permet en tout cas de partager trés facilement votre magazine collaboratif sur le net et les réseaux sociaux. Avec searcheeze la curation de contenu peut se faire à plusieurs. En trois étapes simples: Collecter, organiser, publier.

Vous pouvez essayer Searcheeze ici.

Content curation tool

Identifying appropriate content sources and organising/archiving them under specific topics is the most challenging task of a netizen. Despite a variety of content aggregation tools in place, content curation based on the concept of the good old social bookmarking technology continues to be popular. Regular appearance of new feature-packed services based on this technology strengthens this observation.

In this regard, you may take a look at the free service Searcheeze, yet another content curation in this genre.

Searcheeze (http://www.searcheeze.com/) lets you easily collect relevant content and keep them under appropriate categories on its server. To archive the content of a web page, you just need to use the bookmarklet button provided by the service. One advantage of this tool is that you can select any part of a web page and drop it on to its server. In addition, by making it ‘public’ you can share the collected resources with anyone on the Net. Also, you can collaboratively populate the collections by inviting your friends or teammates.

Description: Searcheeze is a social bookmarking web tool that allow users to curate selected text, pictures, and videos from any website, and share them with their friends through Facebook or email. When users share your curated materials with friends, they can also add selected text, pictures, and videos that they find on the web, after registering with Searcheeze. Not only does this make it a good collaborative bookmarking tool, it also has a publishing feature that lets you post your curated materials on social networking sites like Facebook.

Searcheeze is a brand new website that just came out of its private beta version, meaning that potential users no longer have to be on a waiting list to register for the site. Another nice feature is that users can register using their Facebook account, which is a growing trend for these types of websites. Before Searcheeze came about, the creators of the bookmarking webtool had a another website called Ibrii, which had similar features. After two years of feedback from Ibrii users, the website eventually evolved into Searcheeze.

Pros: The way you would add snippets of text, pictures and videos to Searcheeze is very simple and straight forward. You could be doing researching on a certain topic, when suddenly you come across something of interest on a website, and decide that you want to save a section of the text and all you need to do is click on the Searcheeze bookmark saved into your browser, highlight the text and drag it into the opened Searcheeze area. I like how you can collect information from different websites, and have the ability to view them all in one area. Of course the social and publishing feature is always a pro in my book.

Cons: When you open the Searcheeze bookmark, it tends to take up some space on the website your viewing, and thus might make it a bit harder to highlight the text you want to save. You can minimize the sidebar and drag your text there but it would be nice to view the entire website and the Seacheeze sidebar at the same time.

EdLab Relevance: This web tool is a product of two years worth of feedback from users, which is why I believe that when promoting our websites, we should also encourage people to give us as much feedback as possible so our sites can also evolve.

Our Takeaway: Searcheeze can be useful when doing the weekly blogging like Research Digest or Trends in Ed, because when doing research for these blogs, I have a million windows opened to get bits of information on each site and with Searcheeze, I can now have all my research in one place. The screenshot below is an small example of what you can do with this application, I frankensteined my Archival Revival blog post with a snippet from Wikipedia with information on the Roaring Twenties. One nice feature is that when you save multiple pictures, it puts them into a small gallery you can flip through.

Searcheeze is a new search curation tool that has just come out of private beta. Co-founded by Stefano Passatadori and Flavio Gambardella, the Italy-based startup was originally unveiled a couple of years ago as Ibrii.

With two years worth of feedback under their belts, the co-founders took Ibrii and reformatted it to create Searcheeze,  a service which made it as a finalist in European Demo Day in San Franciso this past July.

Searcheeze allows you to collect images, text and video from around the web, and save them to an online account, much like Evernote does. The difference between Evernote and Searcheeze is the fact that the latter is focused on giving users a collaborative experience when it comes to searching for and saving content from the web.

After signing up for a free account you can begin to create new topics. You have the choice of making these topics public or private, as well as inviting other users to contribute. Invitations can be sent via email or Facebook.

To actually populate your topic, you can install the handy bookmarklet which allows you to drag text, images, audio clips and video into the Searcheeze sidebar.

Searcheeze fait partie de ces nouveaux services de signets sociaux qui vont plus loin que de simplement sauvegarder vos liens URL. Cette application Web peut aussi capturer du texte, de la vidéo ou des photos. Comme tous les services similaires, Searcheeze offrent aussi des fonctionnalités collaboratives.

Ici tous les éléments que vous sauvegardez sont organisés et classés par groupe thématique auxquels vous pouvez ajouter des tags. Le concept de base de Searcheeze ressemble beaucoup à celui de Clipboard. En fait, ces deux services offrent sensiblement les mêmes fonctionnalités.

Qu’est-ce qui distinguer ces deux services de signets sociaux «nouveau genre»? D’une part l’interface. Celle de Clipboard est à mon avis est plus réussie. Cependant, la fonctionnalité qui permet de publier publiquement vos découvertes est plus intéressante chez Searcheeze.