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By: Peter Njenga

Peter Njenga — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:45:30 +0000

There is always the risk of too much information both online and offline.
However, the existence of other Radio stations for instance doesn’t stop others from launching.
The Long Tail theory is such that endless choice creates unlimited demand. That way, everone can be relevant, albeit in a smaller way.
You can download “The Long Tail” eBook free at http://www.peternjenga.com/resources
Cheers!

By: sokari

sokari — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:51:13 +0000

Taylor you have a point but Twitter and similar services dont have to be simply personal status updates. I use it as a feed update on my blog posts and for micro-blogging anything that is interesting but which I dont want to write a whole blog post for. Still you have a point that we all probably spend way too much time online and at some point we will reach an optimum.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:19:24 +0000

On the flip side from info overload is providing and trying to stay up with all the ways to stay connected. Beyond keeping your blog(s) up to date, but staying up on facebook, myspace, twitter, and all the other billion ways to be connected these days. Personally, I drew the line at twitter. I just could not handle signing into a service every few hours to let people know what I was doing. Not only was that spending way to much time to tell people about me, it was to much info for others to know about me. Already to much of my life is going virtual, I need to plug back into the real world and not rely to much on the virtual world for my community.

Sudan should help fix that problem 😉

By: sokari

sokari — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:42:38 +0000

Hash @ the information overload along with the reductionism of language make it impossible to be where we were in 2006 or even 2007. It does make me sad that I have to make a conscious effort to visit many of the blogs I was reading in 2005/6 from countries far and wide. Because there not just so many blogs but so many mediums you find yourself limited to as you say just a few regular blogs a day which is a shame. I feel I loose out because I havent the time to visit blogs outside of my own small circle say in India, Panama, Trinidad, the US etc.

Given that we have a finite amount of time and the human brain has a capacity limit how will be manage the increasing flow of information in the future ?

By: HASH

HASH — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:05:49 +0000

@ Paul – You’ve got that right, there is a real danger from information overload today, thus the reason I steer clear of FriendFeed – it felt to much like I was trying to drink from a firehose. I choose my touchpoints carefully: blog, twitter and Skype. Of course, that will probably change over the years, but it works for now.

By: Paul Jacobson

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:04:29 +0000

Thanks for the mention. I guess when it comes to that noise it is probably best not to pay too much attention to all the “dark matter” out there are focus on the value/benefits derived from the sites/connections that mean most to you. Trying to cope with all the background noise too is a recipe for information overflow and long-term insanity.