The web has become too big and noisy. The design community has helped guide us through some of the slush, and search technology has made leaps filtering and personalizing information for us.
But while algorithms once threatened to replace gatekeepers, online media will see a move back to the future: professional, human filters (the artists formerly known as editors) will play an integral role in the next web after all.
via sparksheet.com
This great piece articulates well the value of an editor, and how there's a void now that will be filled by the editors' comeback. I'm a huge fan of aggregation. However, bot-driven aggregation sucks in even the best applications today. Human aggregators [editors] are exactly what digital media needs. Badly. Now!
