Scoop.it is a powerful tool that I use for curating content and the integration with Buffer is one of the best ways to boost your social profile and connections on the web.

The brilliance and comprehensiveness of the overall organization of Scoop.it impresses me greatly. Users can use the service for a very limited specific purpose (e.g.as a content feed on a single topic) or as a sophisticated marketing tool (e.g. using the analytics to differentiate popular from little read content). Scoop.it publishers can also use the service very much like a blog by commenting as briefly or at length as they wish. Scoop.it's wide range of functionality therefore offers users great customization in terms of layout and utility as well as appearance (e.g. users have free reign to include any single image they wish). The search functions in Scoop.it help to make it a source of further information for publishers and readers alike. As Scoop.it matures in coming years, this capability to serve as a repository of curated articles on a huge variety of topics will add considerably to its value. I link my Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Linked In accounts to Scoop.it so that everything I publish on it also is published on the other linked services. This enables the number of my followers to grow not only on Scoop.it, but also on the additional services a well. Finally, Scoop.it offers a number of ways to have content be pushed to you, the publisher, saving considerable time and effort in finding good material to scoop onto your topic page. I find Scoop.it to be the best platform for the distribution of curated information as well as a terrific way to set up personalized information scans and have them fed to you. It is relatively easy to learn and quite efficient to use.

Scoop.it is the best curation tool out there that I've found. Why? Because it is a true curation tool, allowing me to both hand pick and review the articles I bring into my collection. This means I bring added value to my readers, and is one of my best ways to build thought expertise, a following, visibility, recognition, and to grow my business. Followers can comment, re-scoop what I have selected, all of which builds community. The platform is easy to use and professional in design.