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Curator of the Month: eGuiders
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Our curator of the month is
eGuiders.com
, a site that asks Hollywood and Internet influencers, media mavens and other experts to select and review their favorite made-for-the-web content. On their
YouTube channel
, they've replicated much of the discovery experience that reflects the collective sensibilities of their team of curators (aka eGuiders) -- it's a team that includes
nalts
,
mediocrefilms
' Greg Benson,
barelypolitical
's Ben Relles, NPR's Margot Adler, blogger/technology advocate
Robert Scoble
and many more.
The channel hosts seven playlists divided by genre; each one serving as a quick overview of videos eGuiders have determined to be interesting, funny or entertaining. Says CEO/co-founder Marc Ostrick:
"Curation is, and will always be, subjective. Our approach is to allow our team to dig and search for content that they find exciting and valuable. Most of our eGuiders have a specific genre that they specialize in or have a proclivity towards, and we support their passion for online video by giving them a platform to share their sensibilities. However, at the end of the day, eGuiders is not about a single voice -- it is about the collection of many dynamic voices that contribute to overall goal of validating the Internet as a credible medium for storytellers."
The eGuiders channel also hosts original content focusing on different aspects of social media, all shot with HD pocket video tools like the Zi8 and Flip Ultra HD.
As December's guest curators, eGuiders have selected the four undiscovered gems you see in the
homepage spotlight
today and they've got many more quality clips at the ready as a reward for subscribing to their channel.
Mia Quagliarello, Community Manager, recently favorited "
The Watch
."
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