My studiomate Maria *just* launched The Curator’s Code — a movement to honor and standardize attribution of discovery across the web. (This is so dear to me, I can barely breathe as I type!)
The Curator’s Code system is based on two basic types of attribution, each connoted by a special unicode character, much like ™ for “trademark” and for © “copyright”:
ᔥ stands for “via” and signifies a direct link of discovery:
↬ stands for the common “HT” or “hat tip,” signifying an indirect link of discovery:
Maria offers a bookmarklet that lets you easily copy-paste the unicode characters for use in any text field, from a tweet to your blog CMS.
If you’re a publisher, you can also grab the Curator’s Code badge pack to display your support, and sign the public pledge to join the ranks of supporting sites.
Curator’s Code Bookmarklet from kellianderson on Vimeo.
A big giant HAT TIP to Maria for making this happen. This is huge and will hopefully change the way people attribute discoveries on the web.
Read Maria’s full post about The Curator’s Code.