Robert Scoble gives a marvelous interview on the topic of Online Curation, and how each of us, by selecting the best information for ourselves and for others, become curators. We all have interests and passions, and when we filter, take in and disseminate information relating to these passions in an online format, we are curating our collection, much as the curator of a museum might oversee a collection of medieval manuscripts.
We all have different reasons for curating: some might be political, others more personal. Scoble suggests building a list of people you like reading, such as journalists and organizations and vet them. Follow them for a while and see if their platforms are ones you would be comfortable to share. He reminds us that our inbound collections will inform how we present ourselves in an outbound manner. We need to remember our audience and be selective, both for ourselves and for our followers.
We all have different reasons for curating: some might be political, others more personal. Scoble suggests building a list of people you like reading, such as journalists and organizations and vet them. Follow them for a while and see if their platforms are ones you would be comfortable to share. He reminds us that our inbound collections will inform how we present ourselves in an outbound manner. We need to remember our audience and be selective, both for ourselves and for our followers.