There was a time when the only curator was a person who selected artwork or hard-to-find artifacts for an art gallery or a museum. Not any more. Today, according to author, Steven Rosenbaum, founder and CEO of Magnify.net, everyone is a curator. In his book, “Curation Nation,” you get a sense of how curation evolved.

From the beginning when Reader’s Digest was developed, to the recent explosion of the singer, Susan Boyle, the reader realizes that curation has been in use for a long time. When there were only three major stations in this country, the news editors curated the content that viewers were able to receive. However, through the years, things have changed and within recent years, the power of curation has been put in the hands of the consumer. We now tend to lean on our neighbor, our friends, our local bloggers and online resources for our information.