As a long time curator I resonate with your message. I believe that in the age of AI, curators have an opportunity to create trusted sources of information and use AI as a conversational interface to that knowledge. Our KChat solution does just that.
Here is KChat in action:
what are some strategies by Robin Good regarding curation?
- Prioritize human-curated, expert-driven resources to counter algorithmic bias and filter bubbles. (📄 Ref #0)
- Curate around clear themes; add context, perspective, and a viewpoint—not just links. (📄 Ref #1)
- Vet sources; distill and synthesize to save time and deepen understanding. (📄 Ref #1)
Hi Robin, thank you so much for the shoutout and for this great piece on the importance of curation!
I was doing research on curation for my university thesis and came across an old paper titled "Attention Doesn’t Scale: The Role of Content Curation in Membership Associations" from over 10 years ago and you were mentioned in it. This led me to do a bit more research on your work which of course led me to this publication. Imagine my shock when I see myself mentioned in this post, it truly felt like a full circle moment!
All of your work is certainly going to be quite useful as I develop my project so thank you for what you do :)
Dear Mapu, I am both honoured and pleased our paths have crossed. Your work is of great inspiration and I always read it with much interest.
Thanks for doing what you do, as you show consistently, without vanity or fanfare, how valuable it can be to give care and attention to organizing resources that can help us grow and reflect instead of getting us distracted and dumb.
Love love this. Organizing info is HARD as hell... The infinite scroll makes it look easy but we all know it's a trap.
Most creators misinterpret the competitive "landscape" by just scrolling their feed instead of mapping their space. The best curators read 100x more than they post.
Thank you, Robert, for the shoutout and for capturing the true value of curation.
Curation is signal in a world of noise.
It reminds me of something a teacher once told me. He asked me to summarize a book in one page. Confidently, I said, “I can easily write five pages about it.” He looked at me and replied, “Anyone can write five pages about a book. Very few can distill its essence into one.”
Curation is exactly that. The art of grasping what truly matters and sharing it with clarity.
As a long time curator I resonate with your message. I believe that in the age of AI, curators have an opportunity to create trusted sources of information and use AI as a conversational interface to that knowledge. Our KChat solution does just that.
Here is KChat in action:
what are some strategies by Robin Good regarding curation?
- Prioritize human-curated, expert-driven resources to counter algorithmic bias and filter bubbles. (📄 Ref #0)
- Curate around clear themes; add context, perspective, and a viewpoint—not just links. (📄 Ref #1)
- Vet sources; distill and synthesize to save time and deepen understanding. (📄 Ref #1)
- Build specialized, expert-led directories/catalogs for trustworthy niche discovery. (📄 Ref #0)
- Make curation ongoing and participatory; aim for public benefit. (📄 Ref #1)
References;
https://optimalaccess.com/kbucket/Marketing-Channel/content-marketing/overabundance-of-disorganized-and-unverified-information-search-is-broken
https://optimalaccess.com/kbucket/Marketing-Channel/content-marketing/why-to-curate-information
Thank you Karan. Happy to hear from you again. Your KChat system highlights on me are right on the mark. Thanks for sharing them.
Hi Robin, thank you so much for the shoutout and for this great piece on the importance of curation!
I was doing research on curation for my university thesis and came across an old paper titled "Attention Doesn’t Scale: The Role of Content Curation in Membership Associations" from over 10 years ago and you were mentioned in it. This led me to do a bit more research on your work which of course led me to this publication. Imagine my shock when I see myself mentioned in this post, it truly felt like a full circle moment!
All of your work is certainly going to be quite useful as I develop my project so thank you for what you do :)
I had also previously mentioned you here:
https://robingood.substack.com/i/168912213/where-to-find-the-interesting-content-instead-of-doomscrolling
Dear Mapu, I am both honoured and pleased our paths have crossed. Your work is of great inspiration and I always read it with much interest.
Thanks for doing what you do, as you show consistently, without vanity or fanfare, how valuable it can be to give care and attention to organizing resources that can help us grow and reflect instead of getting us distracted and dumb.
Keep up the great work!
"You don’t try every pizzeria in a city."
This made me laugh because I actually do have an Italian in my city for exactly this :D
Curation is such an underrated civic role, it’s how scenes form, and how trust travels.
Love love this. Organizing info is HARD as hell... The infinite scroll makes it look easy but we all know it's a trap.
Most creators misinterpret the competitive "landscape" by just scrolling their feed instead of mapping their space. The best curators read 100x more than they post.
So cool. Great article
Thank you Dennis. Happy to know you have enjoyed it.
Thank you, Robert, for the shoutout and for capturing the true value of curation.
Curation is signal in a world of noise.
It reminds me of something a teacher once told me. He asked me to summarize a book in one page. Confidently, I said, “I can easily write five pages about it.” He looked at me and replied, “Anyone can write five pages about a book. Very few can distill its essence into one.”
Curation is exactly that. The art of grasping what truly matters and sharing it with clarity.
Appreciate your positive feedback Juan. I like what you are doing. Keep it up.
good stuff, Robin. One of my fave curators is Josh Spector
Thank you Corrales. Josh is a very good and experienced communication/marketing advisor indeed.
Curation for the win!