Comments on: Information Overload: can we handle it?

By: Strangers on the Net » Warning! Information Overload!

Strangers on the Net » Warning! Information Overload! — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:01:54 +0000

[...] (listen to a podcasted interview with one of the co-authors, John Palfrey). The digital native is surrounded by gadgets that he knows everything about, but doesn’t have the time to reflect on issues, doesn’t [...]

By: Ron C. de Weijze

Ron C. de Weijze — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:01:45 +0000

Just like there is a macro-cosm (and possibly infinitely many) and a micro-cosm, there have always been and will always be potential information overload. Still people produce and seek their own FYI. Now that the phenomenon has become more tangible than ever, with the internet and DN, the classic ’solutions’ are pushed towards their tangents as well, I believe. One obvious one is the abandonment of objectivity or even the effort to reach it. Overt endorsement for presidential candidates by media that otherwise would have kept their objective appearances up as long as they could, are now ‘proudly’ announcing who they endorse. Likewise, favoritism, nepotism and cronyism have been similar ’solutions’ and have been with us as long as we are here I feel. My answer to this unfortunate circumstance has been, to always try to be individually accountable for my own knowledge, both in positive and in negative ways.

By: Niche Overload « New Media Montreal

Niche Overload « New Media Montreal — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:51:46 +0000

[...] that have only a handful of members? At some point, the citizens of the web are going to become overwhelmed with choice. It’s already a huge challenge to keep track of everything you like on the web and manage [...]