Everyday Curators
Two thought leaders recognized a role that has slowly crept up the cultural cool lingo and job descriptions. I read Rohit Bhargava’s very insightful manifesto for a Content Curator. He says,
By some estimates in just a few years we will reach a point where all the information on the Internet will double every 72 hours. Double.
And there will emerge a role assigned a single individual whose job it will be to sift through this content and tell you what to consume. Rohit has even provided a concise job description. In the comments section, Joe Pulizz acknowledges and gives further credibility to this idea by shareing his title, Chief Content Officer.
Now couple that with this NYT article I chanced upon yesterday. Although it is filed under Fashion & Style, I think it really belongs in Business. Why, you ask me. Simply because, the way I look at it, the role of a ‘curator’ is a cultural shift in how we perceive the web and our roles.
We are all everyday curators. From curating what to share and what NOT to share on our Twitter Feeds, we are consistently in the game of trying to one-up our own content broadcasting and production smarts. As the NYT article shares, “curate is code for “I have a discerning eye and great taste.”
Virginia Postrel sums it up best when she says,
Because there are more things to put together, the juxtapositions become a big part of the interesting experience of those things. It is a creative activity in itself.”
What are your thoughts on content & culture curation and your role in it?