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The Power of Distributed Curation in Web 2.0
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In the early days of Web 2.0, distributed curation happened through links and people would gain credibility in a distributed fashion. This kind of filtering helped to elevate trustworthy sources over time rather than homogenizing all sources and allowing for random conspiracy theories to spread, as seen on Twitter.
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Long tail social media networks offer a deeper sense of connection with carefully cultivated affinities, but people are turning away from the gamification and design mechanisms used by large social media platforms.
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Long tail social media networks offer a deeper sense of connection with carefully cultivated affinities, but people are turning away from the gamification and design mechanisms used by large social media platforms. The focus should be on meaningful connection rather than the technology itself.
ChapterThe Power of Distributed Curation in Web 2.0
Episode#166 – Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker discusses the benefits of distributed curation in a low friction environment like the internet and how it differs from the current centralized curation by platforms like Twitter.
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The speaker discusses the benefits of distributed curation in a low friction environment like the internet and how it differs from the current centralized curation by platforms like Twitter. He also talks about the rise of blogs in early Web 2.0 and how they were curated through a decentralized process.