9WEB PLATFORMS EMBRACE CURATION

We’re living through a funny time in history. Machines are making content creation easier, faster, and noisier. At the same time, battle lines are being drawn between the folks who say that machines can become publishers and the folks who say machines need humans behind them. It’s the battle of the machines versus the humans. And it’s just getting interesting.

MACHINES VERSUS HUMANS

There are some obvious reasons as to why content creation is exploding. The tools to make content are ubiquitous: handheld mobile devices with cameras, recorders, and keyboards are now in the hands of high school students, housewives, and freelance reporters alike. The explosion in content creators has built a demand for new solutions ...

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