Curation

It’s how you build with the same pieces that everyone else has; this is what makes you unique.

So when we wonder where all the websites have gone, know it’s the curators we’re nostalgic for because the curators showed us the best the web had to offer once upon a time. And the curators— the tenders, aggregators, collectors, and connectors— can bring us back to something better. Because it’s still out there, we just have to find it.

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Curation gives even mundane objects value by connecting them with a point of view, heritage, a subculture or purpose that makes them stand out in the vortex of speed, superficiality, and newness.

the internet is an endless library, but without curation, it can also be a wasteland of recycled opinions, shallow think pieces, and clickbait masquerading as intellectual engagement. if you want to cultivate a reading habit that sharpens your intellect, broadens your perspective, and introduces you to ideas you might not have encountered... See more

In fact, I’d argue an emerging class of creators and consumer brands is actually employing curation as a business strategy. Gohar World, Ganni and Soeur have been sharing city travel guides, Ghia has been sharing Spotify playlists, and tastemakers like Olympia Gayot and Alex Eagle are joining entirely new social platforms purpose-built for... See more

“ True curation is a quiet rebellion. Amidst all the social noise, top curators are trying to slow down, be intentional, and curate what actually matters. Not what’s trending, but what resonates and links to a true insight. It’s also become more personal. People don’t want mass taste, they want someone whose lens they trust. ”

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All curation grows until it requires search, and all search grows until it requires curation.

This bet—that domain-specific human expertise matters more than volume of human annotation—represents one theory of how to maintain quality in an increasingly synthetic information environment.