Recommenders and editors are both curators. My comment also doesn't recommend algorithmic curation, except in linking tribal members.
Re:I miss blogrolls
by specialist on Friday January 26, 2018 @12:15PM
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What's the algorithm for taste, opinion, intuition, judgement, exploration, novelty, criticism?
Machine learning-based recommenders are just feedback loops, automated groupthink.
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Aha. It's worse than that. Today's recommenders are merely accelerated preferential attachment. aka Fads.
Thanks, articulating myself has been a useful exercise.
I think you're confusing "algorithm" with "curation".
Re:I miss blogrolls
by specialist on Friday January 26, 2018 @12:29PM
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So you do understand! Terrific.
Back in 1989, when Byte Magazine was warning us of "infoglut", I decided that the most valuable job was the editor. I've seen no reason to change my mind since.
I ran the hub of a BBS network, moderated numerous forums, have run a few user / study groups, published a few zines / newsletters, was a (terrible) radio DJ, etc. I even work on recommenders for my day job.
I remain unimpressed. I've tried to be open minded about automated curation. But I've decided recommenders, as we know them, have topped out.