Curation social media websites introduced at BarCamp Yerevan 2011June 6, 2011 - 16:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At BarCamp Yerevan 2011, the organizer and participant of the event, Gegham Vardanyan delivered a presentation covering Curation websites. The websites described serve as a platform to new media journalists, enabling creation of history. Mr. Vardanyan cited Storify.com, Scoop.it and Storyful.com as the most popular websites serving the purpose. At Storify, anyone can create an account to tell stories with social media; Scoop.it allows to create topic-centric media by collecting gems among relevant streams, Storyful uses the power of social networks to create an authentic, cooperative and socially useful journalism. According to Mr. Vardanyan, students might find Curation websites useful in selection of study material, with a number of sources to pick form. The websites, complete with “following” feature, also serve as social networks. A browser widget at Scoop.it allows bookmark and publish the articles of interest, Vardanyan noted. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. |