Content Curation & Duplicate Content

[M_8]

Hi, I have a client that wants to do content curation but it has been my understanding that adding external content that is already live on another website to your website, you get penalized for duplicate content.

I have read that you can create an excerpt and then Google won't penalizes you for duplicate content.

Can anyone shed more light on this topic.

Thanks

[Johnny4B]

Have a look at this video from Matt Cutts (he is the guy who knows ), he explains it better than I would

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hy3_Rjc0Tso

Regards

John

[TakeshiYoung]

Including excerpts of content from other sites is fine, as long as you're also adding your own unique content/commentary. That's what the majority of the blogosphere does.

[M_8]

Thanks for the responses. We've been adding an excerpt for each article.

Its limited the amount we are doing at the moment but I just wanted to make sure.

Thanks to both.