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Well, technically, doing those things (re-tweeting, posting links, etc.) creates content... Substance and quality notwithstanding.

icebraining 15y ago
It creates data, but I'm not sure if it can be called content.
- kruhft 15y ago
  The aggregation of data can be considered content, such as the yellow pages or delicious, which, I think can also be copyrighted. So if your intent is to collect links to content, I would say technically, you are creating content. Look at this site, at least at the top level.
  - ilkandi 15y ago
    I don't consider the Yellow Pages to be content, just hard-to-gather data. For this site, the top level is data which points to content. The comments are the content, for me.
    - hackinthebochs 15y ago
      Aggregating data is content if the data in aggregate has more value than the pieces do independently. Isn't that essentially what all content is: a new organization of pre-existing data that has more value than the pieces separately? A song is a particular ordered collection of sounds that has more value than its individual pieces.
adamc 15y ago
If posting links was enough to "create content", we could automate a vast increase in content. Of course, that's nonsense. What creates content, arguably, is posting the links in a useful context (and something as simple as knowing your friend likes these might create the context). I think that value is real (and is reflected in services like Twitter), but there are some stark limits because my time/interest in consuming that kind of content is limited. Services that help me navigate the sea of data to effectively find the pearls of interest will have value. But just providing more ocean to search through is of limited direct interest...
- HPBEggo 15y ago
  This. Simply posting something that already exists, be it through a Tweet or a link or what-have-you, does not create anything of value. However, creating said link with a short description or within the context of a greater article does create value. It's not a huge amount of value, but I know that I, personally, am much more likely to examine a link posted by someone if they explain what it is about and that explanation is both interesting and relevant.

icebraining 15y ago

It creates data, but I'm not sure if it can be called content.

kruhft 15y ago
The aggregation of data can be considered content, such as the yellow pages or delicious, which, I think can also be copyrighted. So if your intent is to collect links to content, I would say technically, you are creating content. Look at this site, at least at the top level.
- ilkandi 15y ago
  I don't consider the Yellow Pages to be content, just hard-to-gather data. For this site, the top level is data which points to content. The comments are the content, for me.
  - hackinthebochs 15y ago
    Aggregating data is content if the data in aggregate has more value than the pieces do independently. Isn't that essentially what all content is: a new organization of pre-existing data that has more value than the pieces separately? A song is a particular ordered collection of sounds that has more value than its individual pieces.

adamc 15y ago

If posting links was enough to "create content", we could automate a vast increase in content. Of course, that's nonsense. What creates content, arguably, is posting the links in a useful context (and something as simple as knowing your friend likes these might create the context). I think that value is real (and is reflected in services like Twitter), but there are some stark limits because my time/interest in consuming that kind of content is limited. Services that help me navigate the sea of data to effectively find the pearls of interest will have value. But just providing more ocean to search through is of limited direct interest...

HPBEggo 15y ago
This. Simply posting something that already exists, be it through a Tweet or a link or what-have-you, does not create anything of value. However, creating said link with a short description or within the context of a greater article does create value. It's not a huge amount of value, but I know that I, personally, am much more likely to examine a link posted by someone if they explain what it is about and that explanation is both interesting and relevant.