New Media Age: Power is shifting in who chooses the news

Michael Nutley: "The role of editors has been vital to the media success stories of recent years, where niche audiences have proved willing to pay for products closely tailored to their interests. ... We may be approaching a tipping point, however, driven by the rise of social media. There are a raft of startups using people’s social networks to create personalised news feeds ... The problem with the Daily Me approach to filtering is that it only gives you information about things you tell it you’re interested in. The serendipity of newspapers — the way you find yourself reading about an issue or a sector you didn’t know you were interested in — is lost. But by tapping into the interests of your social graph, you tap into all their interests and serendipity is restored."

Wired UK: The ‘interestingness curators’ of social news

David Rowan: "Welcome to the new era of social curation. We're drowning in data ... we all need a little help in smartly filtering which of those unmediated news items matter to us. And though I'd love to think that, as a professional magazine editor, I know what's right for you, I'm honest enough to admit that your social network understands your interests better than I do."

Folio: What Kind of Online Editor Are You?

"At b-to-b publisher Questex Media, manager of search Alison McPartland and her team have developed a strategy that includes defining key areas certain editors are good at, and trying to apply those lessons to other editors within the group. ... Below are four benchmark classifications for online editors that McPartland and her group developed: Acquisition Expert ... Optimization Editor ... Retention Writer ... Engagement Enhancer..."