IV. New Directions :
IV. New Directions Active Information
By 2011 the digital universe will be 10X the size it is now (IDC-market research firm)
Key Problem: How do we find information that is relevant to us?
IV. New Directions :
IV. New Directions Active Information
Information Aggregators
Passive, searchable aggregators
Active aggregators
http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2008/11/microsoft_tries.php
Applications That Funnel and Filter Information
IV. New Directions :
IV. New Directions B. Dealing with “Information Glut”
Disruptions related to email, text messaging and incoming data are estimated to cost billions in lost time
Email, RSS, IM--essential or distractions?
IV. New Directions :
IV. New Directions B. Dealing with “Information Glut”
Steve Borsch, CEO of Marketing Directions, Inc. a consulting firm in Eden Prairie Minnesota…
On his PC Borsch has arranged his browser into about a dozen workspaces. Three are always open for email, the Google Reader RSS feed and three news aggregation sites: Techmeme for technology news, Blogrunner for general news, and Wikio for global coverage…
He has customized Google Reader, creating 20 folders for topics such as venture capital, video, technology, etc…On one recent day Borsch had 926 articles waiting for him from 225 feeds.
Computerworld, 8/25/08
IV. New Directions :
IV. New Directions B. Dealing With “Information Glut”
Let users control what information they get…
A catch: They must know how to do it
Develop communication discipline: Unplug sometimes