Digital Curation, content creation, and information sharing
As activists and human rights defenders, new and emerging online tools and technologies provide us with a variety of ways to organize, display and create knowledge and understanding in ways that others can view and share. Media sharing tools such as Flickr (see: Amnesty International Canada and Amnesty International Italia) and YouTube (see: Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch) are popular and well-used among Amnesty International sections and other human rights organizations around the world. Traditional blogging platforms such as Blogger and Wordpress have been historically popular among Amnesty International groups. While traditional blogs require a larger time commitment, new platforms such as Tumblr and Pinterest are great ways to both create and share information, as well as connect with other users. Tumblr, in particular, is popular among activists and social justice bloggers. Digital curation tools, such as Scoop.it! and Paper.li provide a unique way to share and archive up-to-the-minute news, information, and resources with our network. Creative tools, like Animoto, allow users with no previous media production experience to create and share new content. This web site, which contains both original content and a collection of tools and resources, is another example of digital curation and content creation.
Tumblr
Tumblr is a popular social media and blogging platform. Bloggers can share texts posts, photos, quotes, links, chat transcripts, audio and video posts. Users can easily follow other blogs via their dash and track tags or key terms. Tumblr bloggers can post original content and "reblog" or share other users' posts thus engaging in the online community conversation. Tumblr has a strong social justice presence and is particularly popular among young people, including high school and college students.
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Pinterest is described as "a tool for collecting and organizing things you love." Pinterest is a highly visual platform where users can save and share images from Web sites or upload their own images. Pinterest users, or "pinners" can, in turn, "repin" those images onto their own boards to share with their own followers. See also: 5 things to know about Pinterest from Salon.com
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Scoop.itScoop.it! is a fun way to aggregate and share information. Curators can establish filters, choose blogs, Twitter feeds, and custom searches, and then select which stories are featured. Curators can also install a bookmarklet into their browser, so they can share stories they find on their own. Scoop.it! users can share their site or embed a widget into a blog or Web site (as above).
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Paper.liPaper.li is a similar tool to Scoop.it, but there are some distinct differences. Scoop.it! is more personal, like a blog. Users, or curators, pick and choose content to share. Whereas Paper.li is more like a personalized news magazine. The user selects sources and establishes filters, then every day or once a week, he or she is presented with a fresh collection of news on the chosen topic. Users can subscribe for email updates to their own or other curators' digital Paper.li magazines. Users can also embed their magazine into a blog or Web site.
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animoto
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Here is a short promotional Animoto video for Get On The Bus (for Human Rights). Get On The Bus (or GOTB) is an annual day of human rights education and activism organized by Amnesty International Local Group 133. The event brings activists, primarily high school and college students, to New York City for a day of peaceful demonstrations. Animoto allows users to great professional-looking videos with images, video, text snippets, and music, by simply dragging and dropping.
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