All around the web we're seeing trending content. From Twitter's trending topics to Mashable's Trending list, from CNN's NewsPulse to the NYT's most emailed articles, trending topics are swarming the web. This trending content is giving us a new and exciting curation platform in which we're seeing how the world is interacting with online content in real time. Why the interest? What's to gain in following these trends? Incredible insight into the news & social media ecosystem.