Comments on: Am I curating yet? Drawing the lines between creation, aggregation and curation http://daretocomment.com/am-i-curating-yet-drawing-the-lines-between-creation-aggregation-and-curation/ Social media has rewritten the rules of access and influence forever. Fri, 11 May 2012 14:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Marketing via Aggregation, Filtering and Curation – Tools and Resources http://daretocomment.com/am-i-curating-yet-drawing-the-lines-between-creation-aggregation-and-curation/#comment-849 Marketing via Aggregation, Filtering and Curation – Tools and Resources Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:59:54 +0000 http://daretocomment.com/?p=469#comment-849 [...] Am I curating yet? Drawing the lines between creation, aggregation and curation [...] [...] Am I curating yet? Drawing the lines between creation, aggregation and curation [...]

]]> By: Everyone’s a Curator, Now « The Bigger Picture http://daretocomment.com/am-i-curating-yet-drawing-the-lines-between-creation-aggregation-and-curation/#comment-786 Everyone’s a Curator, Now « The Bigger Picture Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:17:51 +0000 http://daretocomment.com/?p=469#comment-786 [...] Facebook. “The word ‘curating’”—as one exasperated Tweeter quoted in a blog post called “Am I curating yet?” put it—“need some curation.” The curator is out of work, by Ernesto De Quesada, Creative [...] [...] Facebook. “The word ‘curating’”—as one exasperated Tweeter quoted in a blog post called “Am I curating yet?” put it—“need some curation.” The curator is out of work, by Ernesto De Quesada, Creative [...]

]]> By: Catherine Shteynberg http://daretocomment.com/am-i-curating-yet-drawing-the-lines-between-creation-aggregation-and-curation/#comment-780 Catherine Shteynberg Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:10:48 +0000 http://daretocomment.com/?p=469#comment-780 Curating isn't merely about choosing what items are important or deciding as Ian mentions what you deem "good" art--curating, at least in my own definition, means bringing new things to light about an idea, re-framing ideas in a way that people haven't yet broadly. Curating typically takes a lot of time and research. So, telling someone that an article, exhibit, or cool thing exists doesn't = curating. And in fact, even adding a bit of context isn't necessarily curating in my book--RT a NYT article and for example, saying it's interesting or relevant to folks interested in current politics in Iraq doesn't do it. In an art context, hanging a bunch of Van Gogh paintings on the wall isn't curating for me either (that's more like organizing an exhibit)--you have to build upon big ideas about that artists, the paintings themselves. Perhaps it seems like a nitpicky distinction, but otherwise the verb "curate" seems pretty meaningless to me. I'm sure I'm biased by my art/museum background, though I don't believe that "curating" only belongs in the art realm. I found this article enlightening, though it does come from an art background: http://www.eyecurious.com/word-of-the-year-2009/ That's why I don't really consider the type of sharing and aggregating that goes on within Twitter or Facebook streams "curating". Perhaps they are the "research" that precedes curating. Curating isn’t merely about choosing what items are important or deciding as Ian mentions what you deem “good” art–curating, at least in my own definition, means bringing new things to light about an idea, re-framing ideas in a way that people haven’t yet broadly. Curating typically takes a lot of time and research. So, telling someone that an article, exhibit, or cool thing exists doesn’t = curating. And in fact, even adding a bit of context isn’t necessarily curating in my book–RT a NYT article and for example, saying it’s interesting or relevant to folks interested in current politics in Iraq doesn’t do it. In an art context, hanging a bunch of Van Gogh paintings on the wall isn’t curating for me either (that’s more like organizing an exhibit)–you have to build upon big ideas about that artists, the paintings themselves. Perhaps it seems like a nitpicky distinction, but otherwise the verb “curate” seems pretty meaningless to me.

I’m sure I’m biased by my art/museum background, though I don’t believe that “curating” only belongs in the art realm. I found this article enlightening, though it does come from an art background:
http://www.eyecurious.com/word-of-the-year-2009/

That’s why I don’t really consider the type of sharing and aggregating that goes on within Twitter or Facebook streams “curating”. Perhaps they are the “research” that precedes curating.

]]> By: Vital statistics for B2B marketers – The case study « Earnest about B2B http://daretocomment.com/am-i-curating-yet-drawing-the-lines-between-creation-aggregation-and-curation/#comment-697 Vital statistics for B2B marketers – The case study « Earnest about B2B Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:08:53 +0000 http://daretocomment.com/?p=469#comment-697 [...] of this year, we thought it would be worthwhile to piece together some of this research (call it content curation if you will) to tell a meaningful story on the state of the nation for B2B [...] [...] of this year, we thought it would be worthwhile to piece together some of this research (call it content curation if you will) to tell a meaningful story on the state of the nation for B2B [...]

]]> By: The past, present and future of content curation http://daretocomment.com/am-i-curating-yet-drawing-the-lines-between-creation-aggregation-and-curation/#comment-327 The past, present and future of content curation Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:52:46 +0000 http://daretocomment.com/?p=469#comment-327 [...] The word still doesn’t appear in most dictionaries, so myself and others have been chiseling out a definition post-by-post. Etymology is one thing, but to fully understand curation we need to look at its [...] [...] The word still doesn’t appear in most dictionaries, so myself and others have been chiseling out a definition post-by-post. Etymology is one thing, but to fully understand curation we need to look at its [...]

]]> By: Curation, attention deficit and the exaflood http://daretocomment.com/am-i-curating-yet-drawing-the-lines-between-creation-aggregation-and-curation/#comment-307 Curation, attention deficit and the exaflood Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:12:13 +0000 http://daretocomment.com/?p=469#comment-307 [...] devoted to all mentions of “curation”. Added shortly before I started searching for a working definition of curation, it was the perfect solution to the problem of keeping up with all the latest murmurings on a topic [...] [...] devoted to all mentions of “curation”. Added shortly before I started searching for a working definition of curation, it was the perfect solution to the problem of keeping up with all the latest murmurings on a topic [...]

]]> By: Content & Curation: An Epic Poem : Incisive.nu http://daretocomment.com/am-i-curating-yet-drawing-the-lines-between-creation-aggregation-and-curation/#comment-294 Content & Curation: An Epic Poem : Incisive.nu Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:19:20 +0000 http://daretocomment.com/?p=469#comment-294 [...] “Am I curating yet?” at Dare to Comment [...] [...] “Am I curating yet?” at Dare to Comment [...]

]]> By: Informācijas kuratori | nombre.lv http://daretocomment.com/am-i-curating-yet-drawing-the-lines-between-creation-aggregation-and-curation/#comment-288 Informācijas kuratori | nombre.lv Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:10:49 +0000 http://daretocomment.com/?p=469#comment-288 [...] Am I curating yet? Drawing the lines between creation, aggregation and curation – daretocomment.com [...] [...] Am I curating yet? Drawing the lines between creation, aggregation and curation – daretocomment.com [...]

]]> By: Curation: Definition before innovation? http://daretocomment.com/am-i-curating-yet-drawing-the-lines-between-creation-aggregation-and-curation/#comment-253 Curation: Definition before innovation? Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:20:47 +0000 http://daretocomment.com/?p=469#comment-253 [...] I’m right in the thick of the content curation definition debate, I’m starting to think it’s fundamentally a distraction from real innovation. It’s a [...] [...] I’m right in the thick of the content curation definition debate, I’m starting to think it’s fundamentally a distraction from real innovation. It’s a [...]

]]> By: Unobtrusive pop-up surveys for your blog? Try KISSinsights http://daretocomment.com/am-i-curating-yet-drawing-the-lines-between-creation-aggregation-and-curation/#comment-247 Unobtrusive pop-up surveys for your blog? Try KISSinsights Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:33:59 +0000 http://daretocomment.com/?p=469#comment-247 [...] it’s easy to get super-specific feedback on each post (just like I did here). On a post about defining content curation, for example, you might ask readers to provide their own definition. Say you’d like to [...] [...] it’s easy to get super-specific feedback on each post (just like I did here). On a post about defining content curation, for example, you might ask readers to provide their own definition. Say you’d like to [...]

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