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Released: September 06, 2011
Curated Web, courtesy of corporate America
Source: Dominic Basulto, Washington Post (Free Registration)
The amount of content and information on the Web expands daily at a staggering rate. This explosion of information has created the need for talented digital curators who are able to filter the very best of the Web and help us find what’s worth reading each day. In fact, digital “curation” may be one of the hottest-growing areas of the Web right now. For example, in early August, Google News began offering "Editors' Picks" alongside results from the Google search algorithm. Now, corporate America is catching on. On an individual level, you can think of digital curators the same way you think of museum curators: People who not only provide constant updates regarding what’s cool, new and interesting within their fields — but also individuals who can, with a unique aesthetic or voice, provide an overall cultural context for each piece of content they come across and promote.Read Full Article: Curated Web, courtesy of corporate America
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