9 Best Articles on Curation
The most useful articles on curation from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Curation Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on curation by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on curation—all under 10 minutes.
What would Jesus curate? ⛪️ Dan Darling, Pastor
Dan Darling brings a perspective on curation we haven’t heard before, in a completely different realm: religion. It’s fascinating to learn about how he curates ideas and stories for his sermons, how…
Algotorial and solving the problem of excess 🎧 Meg Tarquinio, Spotify / Nettwerk
Spotify’s former Head of Curation Strategy talks about that magical mixture of editorial and algorithmic curation, the myth of taste, and why poetry is awesome.
Curators are the new creators ⚡ Gaby Goldberg, TCG Crypto
A conversation with Web3 investor Gaby Goldberg, who has one of the clearest-eyed views of how curation, culture, identity and ownership all fit together in this brave new world.
Content Curation Tools: The Ultimate List
The Ultimate List of Content Curation Tools and accompanying map, is comprised of both business grade tools that support organizations’ content marketing strategies, as well as personal curation tools that can be used by individuals for hobbyist or organizational purposes. Content curation is when an individual (or team) consistently finds, organizes, annotates and shares the […]
Curation and Algorithms - Stratechery by Ben Thompson
More and more companies are announcing new products based on human curation, even as the most important content players — Google and Facebook — rely on algorithms. When does curation make sense, an…
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on curation.
The Ultimate Guide to Summarizing Books: How to Distill Ideas to Accelerate Your Learning
In 2016, I read 57 books. I read like I was running out of time. It felt like an achievement, yet by the end of the year, I could scarcely recall even one useful idea from each book. That moment was a…
The Future of Search Is Boutique
The way to improve search is not to mimic Google, but instead to build boutique search engines that index, curate, and organize things in new ways.
Content Curation: How to Discover and Share the Very Content
It's all here! This ultimate guide to content curation has tips on where to find great content, how to read it fast, and automation flows for social sharing
11 Content Curation Tools Every Marketer Needs
Content curation is necessary for finding relevant information for your audience and sharing it through your communication channels. Whether you are a beginner or advanced, check out these tools to help you stay on top of your content.
Publications
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Content Marketing Institute
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Stratechery
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