The Curator Economy: A Retail Revolution (Part II)

When we look back over the past 100 years, traditional commerce (and the culture it indirectly endorsed) was primarily curated by a single person’s point-of-view. Even when commerce moved online, to places like Amazon or Farfetch, retailers still controlled the types of things consumers purchased. Online commerce didn’t innovate a new shopping expe... See more

The Curator Economy is where curators can make a living out of experimenting and sharing the best products out there for everyone. They act as a bridge between the Creators and the Consumers, bringing the best of the best products into the light.

While brand sponsorships for social media influencers are growing every year (stats), along with subscription revenue for independent publishers, the lion's share of economic activity is in ads and the monetization of data, of which Curators see a mere fraction. Curators don't own their content, data, nor relationships with their followers — creati... See more