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In today’s noisy, overpopulated world, we often talk about the art of curation in terms of the process of selection, narrowing down and choosing objects fit for presentation. When we think of curators we think of gallery owners, DJs, Michelin starred chefs and boutique clothing stores. Curiously, the word curate stems from the Latin “crtus” meaning spiritual change and refers to a cleric, especially one who has charge of a parish. The word has traveled quite a long ways since its original meaning, but those who consider curation a primary focus of their job can relate to its commanding origins.
Crazy about Curation: 5 American Girls, 3 Fashion Startups
What We Talk About When We Talk About "Curation"
First things first — “curation” is a terrible term. It has been used so frivolously and applied so indiscriminately that it’s become vacant of meaning. But I firmly believe that the ethos at its core — a drive to find the interesting, meaningful, and relevant amidst the vast maze of overabundant information, creating a framework for what matters in the world and why — is an increasingly valuable form of creative and intellectual labor, a form of authorship that warrants thought . My friends at Percolate and m ss ng p eces ( ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ), who share that belief, produced this fantastic short film on what “curation” really means, in which I was humbled and honored to join far worthier minds like my wonderful studiomate Tina Roth Eisenberg of Swiss Miss , the inimitable Edith Zimmerman of The Hairpin , Peter Hopkins of Big Think , Anthony de Rosa of Soup Soup , and more. Ideas are the most valuable thing.
1940 US Census becoming fully searchable online through volunteer effort
Today the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) released images of the 1940 Census, and a project is already underway to ensure that the information becomes easily available to anyone who wants to know a bit more about the Great Depression. The NARA has teamed up with leading genealogy groups like Archives.com, FindMyPast.com, and FamilySearch.org to create what's being described as a "high quality, searchable database" of the more than one million pages contained in the Census. You can already browse through the Census images , but the process is cumbersome — for instance, you can't search by a person's name, but instead can only browse by location or enumeration district. But with a team of online volunteers, the 1940 US Census Community Project is hoping to change that by indexing all of the information so that it can be searched for free.
Whenever a trendy app comes along, there are people who ask, “What is the point of this?” If millions of people are using something, there has to be a reason. In our What Is the Point of… series, we’ll explain it to you. This week, we’re asking, What is the point of Pinterest? You’ve heard of it. You’ve probably seen it once or twice.
What Is the Point of... Pinterest?
Steven Rosenbaum is the CEO of Magnify.net, a real-time video curation engine for publishers, brands, and websites. He’s also the author of Curation Nation. You’ve heard the buzz word — curation — being thrown around like it’s a gadget we all know how to work. In reality, good content curation isn’t as simple as pushing a share button.
5 Tips for Great Content Curation
This post is part of “How We Will Read,” an interview series exploring the future of books from the perspectives of publishers, writers, and intellectuals. Read our kickoff post with Steven Johnson here . And check out our new homepage , a captivating new way to explore Findings .
- How We Will Read: Maria Popova
The Verge interview: David Carr on curation, crowdsourcing, and the future of journalism
Again it seems as though there are two contradictory movements in tension here. One is that news is becoming completely commodified. It just goes out and becomes part of the ecosystem, which allows people to create their own personalized, curated experiences that have their own built-in dead spots. But at the same time, the second movement is people wanting to buy back into institutionally-produced, authoritative news, because it feels like there’s a common ground there.
How to Make Images Stand Out on Pinterest [INFOGRAPHIC]
Do you want your Pinterest images to stand out and get repinned? With more than 12 million users posting pictures to the image-based social network, it’s important to make sure images grab the attention of fellow Pinterest users. A properly optimized pin can make all the difference between 50 repins or no repins. This infographic from Pinnable Business gives you information to optimize every pin you post — it includes best practices for sizing, linking, sharing and repinning.
Pinterest is on a hot streak when it comes to users acquisition. However, its existing Terms of Service have received many criticisms, including this recent one on Scientific American . Previously, the Terms of Service allow the virtual pinboard company to “sell” (among others) your contents. Now, the “sell” word is gone and Pinterest says it will use your contents merely “for the purposes of operating and providing the Service(s) to you and to other Users.”
Pinterest Revises "Terrifying" Terms of Service, Soon To Release Private Pinboards and API - Forbes
[Infographic]: Check Out This Flow Chart to See if Your Business Belongs on Pinterest
By now you probably know that Pinterest is one of the fastest-growing social communities around. Aside from sharing those cute cat pix, it can also be an attractive proposition for small businesses who want to get the word out about their products, particularly very visually-arresting ones. How do you know if Pinterest is right for your business? The folks at Intuit put together this flowchart.Percolate gathered several online curators for What Is Curation? , a first in a series video that explains “the shifts we’re seeing in the world of content creation.” Brooklyn-based creative company m ss ng p eces worked on the piece for Percolate , which features several online curators weighing in on their thoughts about their roles. Curators featured are Maria Popova , Joanne McNeil , Peter Hopkins , Edith Zimmerman , Anthony De Rosa , Rex Sorgatz , Piers Fawkes and Tina Roth Eisenberg . Percolate’s co-founder Noah Brier describes the project to PSFK:
What Is Curation?, Video Features Curators’ Thoughts On Their Roles
For some time now, the hot new buzzword for Web services has been “curation.” Whether it’s Pinterest or Tumblr or Flipboard or News.me, everyone wants to ride the curation wave . What does it mean and how do you do it properly?
The Pointless Debate Over Web Curation vs. Aggregation - Businessweek
'Curator's code' proposed for web attribution (Wired UK)
The brain behind Brainpickings.org , Maria Popova, has proposed a code of conduct for curators on the web to use to attribute their sources. The "Curator's Code" asks anyone sharing content on the web to give credit to the place where they discovered the thing they're sharing in one of two ways. There's the "via", and the "hat tip". Both have existed for some time, but their precise meaning has never been standardised or agreed-upon.6 reasons to use Pearltrees | TG Daily
Pearltrees is the first and largest social curation community on the Internet. It’s a place to organize, discover and share all the cool content you find online. However, beyond this basic definition, a question remains: why would I want to use Pearltrees?Pinterest is doing so many things right — but it's all starting to be overshadowed by what's going wrong. Lately, you can’t help but hear about Pinterest’s culminating issues. The site has been plagued by the possibility of copyright infringement and skepticism about its business model. And now the unavoidable is finally happening: phishing scams have hit the platform. Venture Beat noticed the faux promos peppering the site yesterday, and it’s not the first nor last time it’ll happen.