In order to understand the developing role of a content curator, it is useful to look back at the origins of the word, ‘curate’. In this post (the third in a series), Erin Kissane uses etymology to try to bring the role of the content curator closer to encompassing the duties of a ‘real’ curator. [...]
Category Archives: Content curation
Seven needs of real-time curators
2 September 2010 – 2:00 pm
Love him or hate him, Robert Scoble is a highly influential figure in the tech industry – particularly for startups, who can live or die on the strength of his recommendations. This post has been kicking around the blogosphere for several months, but it’s still a thought-provoking read for anyone involved or interested in content [...]
Curating content is like being a DJ
31 August 2010 – 1:30 pm
Yep, a content curator is a DJ. Your job is to mix content for your audience: quality content you hope will not only engage, but thrill, and inspire the people who follow you. While this excellent post focuses mainly on content curation via Twitter, the advice is general enough to be relevant to content curation [...]
What the death of the web means for blogging and content curation
27 August 2010 – 1:00 pm
Last week I wrote about why the web really could be dead. This week I want to add to that post by jotting down some thoughts on how the ‘death of the web’ will affect blogging and the emerging field of content curation. Less content As people flock to post status updates on social websites [...]
Why the overwhelming volume of content is an opportunity
24 August 2010 – 1:15 pm
There’s no doubt about it – there’s an overwhelming volume of content on the web that is contributing to all our cases of information overload. Instead of seeing this as a negative, content curators should view it as an opportunity. In this easy to read, bulleted post, Lisa Barone looks at what curation is, how [...]
