Comments on: A World of Information Possibility: There’s No Right Way Through It http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it a blog about the connected age Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:35:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: The New York Times river flows, but whereto? « Alexander van Elsas’s Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1894 The New York Times river flows, but whereto? « Alexander van Elsas’s Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:46:12 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1894 [...] exist, or am I missing the point? Personally I believe in the river of information analogy that Anna Zelenka posted earlier. She argues that there isn’t an information overload if you are willing to [...] […] exist, or am I missing the point? Personally I believe in the river of information analogy that Anna Zelenka posted earlier. She argues that there isn’t an information overload if you are willing to […]

]]> By: Hazel http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1795 Hazel Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:35:00 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1795 So, your posting washed up on the beach of my information river where I managed to catch it, read it and then -- something I don't often do -- comment on it so that you know that I've read and appreciated what you had to say! I'll throw it back into the river now and it'll float on past me collecting point to someone else's. Forget the whimsy -- the practical answer FOR ME is to group my chosen sources and then name the groups so that an alphabetical list provides the most "important" at the top. Starting at the top means that I do all the work-related reading (e.g. business news and press releases) whilst starting at the bottom gives me "zz interest reading" followed by "zz fun". So, your posting washed up on the beach of my information river where I managed to catch it, read it and then — something I don’t often do — comment on it so that you know that I’ve read and appreciated what you had to say! I’ll throw it back into the river now and it’ll float on past me collecting point to someone else’s.
Forget the whimsy — the practical answer FOR ME is to group my chosen sources and then name the groups so that an alphabetical list provides the most “important” at the top. Starting at the top means that I do all the work-related reading (e.g. business news and press releases) whilst starting at the bottom gives me “zz interest reading” followed by “zz fun”.

]]> By: Twitter makes me a groupie, I’d rather be a friend « Alexander van Elsas’s Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1794 Twitter makes me a groupie, I’d rather be a friend « Alexander van Elsas’s Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:31:01 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1794 [...] flowing across the world. You simply tap into this flow by starting to follow people. You need to follow the concept of information handling if you want to deal with the flow of [...] […] flowing across the world. You simply tap into this flow by starting to follow people. You need to follow the concept of information handling if you want to deal with the flow of […]

]]> By: James D Kirk http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1743 James D Kirk Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:30:40 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1743 Ouch! Guess I need to take out the garbage :| Something I do is to start posts and then "save" them. Allows me to come back to my (potential) refuse and makes changes. Also allows me to end up with half a dozen unfinished posts. Go figure. Thanks for the visit, Anne! Ouch! Guess I need to take out the garbage :|

Something I do is to start posts and then “save” them. Allows me to come back to my (potential) refuse and makes changes.

Also allows me to end up with half a dozen unfinished posts. Go figure. Thanks for the visit, Anne!

]]> By: Ric http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1739 Ric Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:01:58 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1739 I like this concept better than the thought that we might filter based on somebody else's idea of what is important (the "authority" model) - one of the benefits of the "river of news" is the serendipity involved, the information we didn't know we were looking for until we found it, the insights that come to us almost accidentally because we don't filter based on what was important to us yesterday. In order to deal with the perception of overload then we need to start thinking that if we miss a reference in our river today, it will probably come past us again tomorrow. Will we miss some things completely? Yes - but there's no guarantee that an "authority" would have presented them to us anyway ... and there's plenty of other good stuff to drink from - as you say, there's no "right" and "wrong" here, only "different". I like this concept better than the thought that we might filter based on somebody else’s idea of what is important (the “authority” model) - one of the benefits of the “river of news” is the serendipity involved, the information we didn’t know we were looking for until we found it, the insights that come to us almost accidentally because we don’t filter based on what was important to us yesterday.

In order to deal with the perception of overload then we need to start thinking that if we miss a reference in our river today, it will probably come past us again tomorrow. Will we miss some things completely? Yes - but there’s no guarantee that an “authority” would have presented them to us anyway … and there’s plenty of other good stuff to drink from - as you say, there’s no “right” and “wrong” here, only “different”.

]]> By: Take out the garbage and pay attention to the river of news | BoldlyGoing.com http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1723 Take out the garbage and pay attention to the river of news | BoldlyGoing.com Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:04:07 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1723 [...] attention to the river of news While agreeing mostly with Anne Zelenka in her post today, “A World of Information Possibility” my impression is that she really states the obvious with her comment “think of [...] […] attention to the river of news While agreeing mostly with Anne Zelenka in her post today, “A World of Information Possibility” my impression is that she really states the obvious with her comment “think of […]

]]> By: (Re-) discovering great things on the web « Alexander van Elsas’s Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1720 (Re-) discovering great things on the web « Alexander van Elsas’s Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:39:55 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1720 [...] out Anne Truit Zelenka, who writes some very smart things about the way we (should be) consuming information. Think of [...] […] out Anne Truit Zelenka, who writes some very smart things about the way we (should be) consuming information. Think of […]

]]> By: Chris Brogan... http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1710 Chris Brogan... Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:04:03 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/a-world-of-information-possibility-theres-no-right-way-through-it#comment-1710 Occasionally, I feel like someone comes in and clicks on the light in my little "thought laboratory" and catches me working on an idea I haven't blogged or podcasted about. This feels like one of those times. When people ask me the interview question about a technology I want right now, I keep asking for something that can sniff through my data with more intelligence for me. I'm asking for a truly virtual assistant. This thing I want will know that my boss emailed, but that the email is mostly fluff and that I don't have to reply right away. The thing I want will know that my wife gave me a grocery list and will store it accordingly. The thing I want will know that the blogs aren't really worth reading today for my SPECIFIC wants, or my "once in a blue moon" lists, and will qualify them for me to read in the order that I might find more value ( antlook.com is trying to do this right now). And if the person interviewing me doesn't like that answer, I tell them, "I want a pony." Occasionally, I feel like someone comes in and clicks on the light in my little “thought laboratory” and catches me working on an idea I haven’t blogged or podcasted about. This feels like one of those times.

When people ask me the interview question about a technology I want right now, I keep asking for something that can sniff through my data with more intelligence for me. I’m asking for a truly virtual assistant.

This thing I want will know that my boss emailed, but that the email is mostly fluff and that I don’t have to reply right away. The thing I want will know that my wife gave me a grocery list and will store it accordingly. The thing I want will know that the blogs aren’t really worth reading today for my SPECIFIC wants, or my “once in a blue moon” lists, and will qualify them for me to read in the order that I might find more value ( antlook.com is trying to do this right now).

And if the person interviewing me doesn’t like that answer, I tell them, “I want a pony.”

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