Content curation
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Content curation is the process of gathering information relevant to a particular topic or area of interest, usually with the intention of adding value through the process of selection, organization, and maintenance of the items in a collection or exhibition. Services or people that implement content curation are called curators. Curation services can be used by businesses as well as end users.
Content curation is the process of gathering information relevant to a particular topic or area of interest, usually with the intention of adding value through the process of selection, organization, and maintenance of the items in a collection or exhibition. Services or people that implement content curation are called curators. Curation services can be used by businesses as well as end users.
Concept
Museums and galleries have curators to select and interpret items for collection and display. There are also curators in the world of media, for instance DJs of radio stations tasked with selecting songs to be played over the air.
Methods
Content curation can be carried out either manually or automatically or by a combination of them. In the first case, it's done by specially designated curators. In the second case, it's done using one or more of the following: Collaborative filtering Semantic analysis Social rating
See also
Content (media) Digital curation Storify Pearltrees Trapit Declara Scoop.it
References
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