Comments on: Who are your curators?

By: A.O.

A.O. — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:32:56 +0000

All human civilization was enourmously accellerated by three smudges of charcoal on a flat rock in Central Africa between 70,000 and 50,000 years ago. Yet, Western historians are not willing to take suggestions from African oral historians. That’s the homophily of Western culture!

So, how can I find a web curator who knows about this?

By: temo

temo — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:31:19 +0000

Hi Jeff,
I’m wondering how organizations that want to maintain a social presence go about recruiting content curators? Are there known practices / channels through which this happens presently?

By: Clara

Clara — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:14:42 +0000

Seems the biggest benefit is the high level of content. I see more interested and well researched content lately from more sources than ever.

By: Content Curation « aLearning Blog

Content Curation « aLearning Blog — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:46:28 +0000

[...] how Jeff Cobb describes the role in his post “Who are your content curators?” at his Mission To Learn blog [...]

By: Mark Moran

Mark Moran — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:19:02 +0000

Drew Neisser, blogging at FastCompany, adds another characteristic of a good curator: “You can’t curate for everyone, so be targeted.” A targeted approach not only allows you to focus on a particular audience, but also makes you a better curator of your chosen subject, and adds credibility.

I launched findingDulcinea nearly four years ago, as one of the first Internet curators (we reserved the URL “CuratorOfTheInternet”). We created Web Guides for 18 categories, such as health, travel, sports, finance, etc. While most of the content we’ve published is solid, it was difficult to build credibility in 18 categories. Thus, two years ago, we began to focus on education, and we’ve since curated the best information online about thousands of topics of interest to educators and students. All of it is searchable via SweetSearch, A Search Engine for Students – and educators.

Going forward, educators themselves must become the curators for the topics they teach. Particularly in social studies and English, there is a vast array of content available for free online that, if curated and presented effectively, would be vastly superior to textbooks. Additionally, the role of a qualified library media specialist is more essential than ever, and must be filled by people willing to transform themselves and stay ahead of the needs of their teachers and students.

By: Re-imagining the Librarian’s Role « BiblioShock

Re-imagining the Librarian’s Role « BiblioShock — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:34:45 +0000

[...] sounds as though Godin is describing the librarian as curator; someone who can make sense of all this information, and make it useful to those who need to sift [...]

By: Marketing via Aggregation, Filtering and Curation – Tools and Resources

Marketing via Aggregation, Filtering and Curation – Tools and Resources — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:00:10 +0000

[...] Who are your curators? [...]

By: Real-Time News Curation – La Guida Completa Parte 5: Le Qualità E Le Competenze Del News Curator | seotag

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:09:59 +0000

[...] Jeff Cobb – Mission to Learn [...]

By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:11:13 +0000

Imagine if mainstream media, especially newspapers, actually became curators instead of bemoaning their fate at the hands of new media.

By: Real-Time News Curation - The Complete Guide Part 5: The Curator Attributes And Skills

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:37:14 +0000

[...] Jeff Cobb – Mission to Learn [...]