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By: Keywords and Hated Curation- Cyborg Management 101

Keywords and Hated Curation- Cyborg Management 101 — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:41:57 +0000

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By: Making it the VISITORS’ way– custom culturals « exposeyourmuseum

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:22:34 +0000

[...] I feel absolutely ok using the word ‘curate‘ in ways that reach beyond the museum field. In fact, I like [...]

By: #Amina: the document « Free Range Information

#Amina: the document « Free Range Information — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:31:59 +0000

[...] (or even if not!) I will probably post about scrubbing Twitter data at some point **Although…you are not a curator, says this [...]

By: You Can Be A (fill in the blank)! …Yeah, Right. | Portrait Paintings By Artist

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:13:42 +0000

[...] experiences in museums. I don’t think it’s useful for us to argue about whether people are or are not curators; nor is it useful to assign them job descriptions based on simple interactives. Instead, I’d [...]

By: Wer oder was ist ein Kurator? « partizipatives Museum

Wer oder was ist ein Kurator? « partizipatives Museum — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:05:48 +0000

[...] was ist ein Kurator? Von Angela Jannelli, 23. Juni 2011 Auf den Blogs “Museum 2.0″ und “New Curator” sind zwei interessante Artikel darüber erschienen, ob eigentlich jedermann ein Kurator ist oder [...]

By: Joey

Joey — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:51:33 +0000

I’m sick and tired of people who call themselves a DJ when all they do is select which songs they are going to play and in what order, without having any knowledge of scratching or blending or even basic beatmatching. Some of then leave the crossfader in the same position for their entire set!

If you have to ask yourself, “Am I a DJ?” you are not a DJ. At best, you might be a curator.

By: gregorylent

gregorylent — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 05:01:46 +0000

pay attention to the self, it is found to curate quite nicely, we get exactly what we need when we need it.

pay attention to the stuff, and you are right, at best it can be filtered.

By: Joanne McNeil on online introversion and curation

Joanne McNeil on online introversion and curation — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:04:46 +0000

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By: You Are Not a Curator | newcurator – Great follow up article from my self analysis about information overload. « Think LAB

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:22:59 +0000

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By: Joanne McNeil on online introversion and curation

Joanne McNeil on online introversion and curation — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:01:48 +0000

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By: You are not a curator – Brian Heys - thinking out loud

You are not a curator – Brian Heys - thinking out loud — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:33:05 +0000

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By: Between the Click and the Curator : Incisive.nu

Between the Click and the Curator : Incisive.nu — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:37:49 +0000

[...] these posts, I can see why museum and gallery curators might reach for their revolvers.4 The New Curator post I keep linking to includes a reference to a small, informal survey about the primary function of a [...]

By: Curating the Deck Chairs on the Titanic : Incisive.nu

Curating the Deck Chairs on the Titanic : Incisive.nu — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:12:30 +0000

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By: Content & Curation: An Epic Poem : Incisive.nu

Content & Curation: An Epic Poem : Incisive.nu — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:19:25 +0000

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By: Kultura 2.0 » Archiwum bloga » Lepsze ?ycie dzi?ki technologiom cyfrowym

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:31:17 +0000

[...] / William Gibson opowiada o pisaniu o przysz?o?ci, tej przez du?e P i ma?e p / Newcurator o byciu kuratorem: “selekcjonowanie tre?ci nie czyni z filtra kuratora” / Rufus Pollock szacuje rozmiar [...]

By: Curation nation « Brain Traffic Blog

Curation nation « Brain Traffic Blog — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:35:27 +0000

[...] (Mmmmm. Delicious mixed metaphors.) Oh, also? You are not a curator: [...]

By: Let’s stop this ‘Curation is King’ crap right now | Online Journalism Blog

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:09:11 +0000

[...] problem with ‘curation’ is that it’s a misnomer. As one actual curator said: “We go to museums to define ourselves, the world and the [...]

By: Erin Milbeck Wilcox » How others see museums

Erin Milbeck Wilcox » How others see museums — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:39:19 +0000

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By: Ford Alar

Ford Alar — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:56:48 +0000

> So, I’ve come up with the carefully designed test.
> Ask yourself: Am I a curator?
> The correct answer is: If you had to ask yourself that, you are not a curator.

I didn’t think the test was applicable to me, so I skipped to the answer. And in doing so, discovered that I am… er, somehow… a curator. Even though I didn’t ask myself the question because I thought I wasn’t. I imagine that that carefully designed test could use some re-design.

By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:20:35 +0000

As Emilie said, “Great article, but I think it would be more persuasive if you provided a definition of the word ‘curator,’ as you see it.”

Also, your point that the word “selecting” was not used is just silly. Looking at your Wordle two of the biggest words are “making” and “choices” which is a pretty good definition of “selecting.” Also add the other big words such as “information,” “connections,” “sharing” and “new” and you’ve got a working definition of a blogger.

What’s missing between the role of a blogger and a curator is the “to care for” part of the definition, but still I think the term at least sorta applies especially to art/culture blogs such as Boing Boing and Laughing Squid.

Instead of a negative article attacking all who live outside of the museum world who use the term curator, I’d like to see your opinion on what the role of a online digital curator would be.