The general causes of information overload include:
A rapidly increasing rate of new information being produced
The ease of duplication and transmission of data across the Internet
An increase in the available channels of incoming information (e.g. telephone, e-mail, instant messaging, rss)
Large amounts of historical information to dig through
Contradictions and inaccuracies in available information
A low signal-to-noise ratio
A lack of a method for comparing and processing different kinds of information
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Web Evolution & Social Media - 0 views
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Nice slide presentation from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, about the evolution of the Web, with reference to social networks & issues related to libraries. My personal highligths from this work: * The turn from groups to social networks lays the basis for a new social operating system * Being more civically engages on social networks helps building better communities (continue...)
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