Hello everyone, as promised we're back with Issue 2 of Curators. We have an article by Dave Verwer on how he collects links for his publication and as always, some other interesting articles which are worth your time!
How to collect content: Lessons learned from 200 published digests
Obviously collecting content ready for curation is an important part of the process of producing a Curated digest. We asked Dave Verwer, who writes iOS Dev Weekly to write up some tips on how to effectively keep up with a community and find the most interesting links to write about.
While we're on the subject...
A Roundtable Discussion on The Surprising Resurgence of Newsletters
Faris Yakob with a transcript of a fascinating roundtable discussion between a group of prominent authors and publishers on the resurgence of email newsletters. Lots of discussion here on curation and whether email is set to be the new blogging platform.
Apple News curation will have human editors
Last week, Apple previewed their News app which will debut in selected countries later this year and from this article it looks like curated content is going to be a big part of it. Jordan Kahn speculates on some of the open "News Editor" positions on Apple's careers site and how it might affect the service. Curation is also going to be a big part of the newly announced Apple Music service, which will feature human curated playlists and of course the Beats 1 radio station.
60+ Fantastic Email Newsletters Everyone Should Know About
Courtney Seiter with a great list of email newsletters, many of them containing digest style, human curated content. Whether you're looking for inspiration from successful newsletter authors or just some more content to read, this is a good place to start.