why curation is important
by sari and · updated 1mo ago
why curation is important
- I have thousands of photos of my children but few that I’ve set aside to revisit. I have records of virtually every text I’ve sent since I was in college but no idea how to find the ones that meant something. I spent years blasting my thoughts to millions of people on X and Facebook even as I fell behind on correspondence with dear friends. I have ... See more
from Happy 20th Anniversary, Gmail. I’m Sorry I’m Leaving You. by Ezra Klein
sari added 1mo ago
- We need leaders in all aspects of our lives, and human curators should be the arbiters of taste. You may already be sick of trending templates, memes, specific types of click-baity content, soulless imagery, vapid videos, engagement farming, annoying trending songs.9 It’s not going to stop. In fact, it’s going to get much worse. The problem is that... See more
from The Internet needs curators.
sari added 5mo ago
- what I’m really mourning here is the death of independent media: opinions that aren’t created as clickbait, hot takes that aren’t manufactured for views, and recommendations that aren’t paid for—ultimately I’m looking for people I can trust.
from The Internet needs curators.
sari added 5mo ago
WePresent | What does it mean to be a curator in 2023?
sari added 6mo ago
Editing is a heightened level if sensitivity to the way your heart and mind is reacting.
-Adam Moss
sari added 7mo ago
the people who curate the Internet who have a point of view will actually become the centers of attention, and you cannot replace that with AI. You cannot replace that curator function or that guiding function that we've always looked to other individuals to do.
-Nilay Patel on Ezra Klein
sari added 7mo ago
- Second, I’m reflecting on a point former Netscape CEO Jim Barksdale famously made in 1995: “There are only two ways to make money in business: bundling and unbundling.” I think we’re burnt out by the fragmentation that the D2C era brought to everything. After subscribing to tons of hyper-niche content over the years, the idea of a couple brands we ... See more
from No. 13 — Reclaiming Discovery From the Algorithms by Michelle Rose Joseph
sari added 8mo ago
- Relying on creatives or niche experts (e.g., wine or book editors) is not a novel concept, though I do think we’re leaning on them more heavily as an antidote to algorithmic recommendations, and I know they’re working harder to produce differentiated suggestions.
from No. 13 — Reclaiming Discovery From the Algorithms by Michelle Rose Joseph
sari added 8mo ago
- 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 discover... See more
from No. 13 — Reclaiming Discovery From the Algorithms by Michelle Rose Joseph
sari added 8mo ago
- The long tail is a business model and a way of bringing work to the world. More is better.
Curation, on the other hand, offers a different reward for the publisher/creator.
Either your motto is, “we don’t sell anything, we sell everything” or “we put our name on this one.”
Lately, there’s pressure to be somewhere in the middle. To be sort of proud of... See morefrom Curation (vs the road to junk)
sari added 8mo ago