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Knock, Knock: Information Pollution Is Here
CowboyRobot writes ""Information Pollution" is one of the newer buzz-phrases, appearing in various media to describe unwanted phone calls, faxes, emails, etc.
Jakob Nielsen, known for his critiques of user interfaces has an article about the problems of unwanted instant messaging interruptions. Nielsen is respectable not only because of the clarity of his arguments but because he also cites empirical evidence, rather than just complaining.
In the article he describes the current problem, then proposes a 'control panel' as a centralized interface to manage all the communications one would make via the computer."
Or...how to categorize anything they say:
A- Conceited without reason
B- Self-interested to astronomic proportions
C- Frustratingly condescending and tunnel-visioned
D- Doesn't matter, it's all idiocy to me.
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"Empirical" as in "Emperor" as in autocratic. What are you some kind of skeptic that doesn't believe everything can be broken down into a specious sound bite? I'd thought we'd eliminated your kind from the galaxy.
Your article about unwanted X is unwanted.
Spam filtering, popup killing, troll killfiling, instant message yanking...
we are overloaded by information about information overload.
Please go away.
Thank you.
Timeo idiotikOS et dona ferentes
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I need to do "research" for a "company", too.
Those who sacrifice security to condemn liberty deserve to repeat history or something. - Benjamin Santayana
Bash away. His site is simply awful. It is the ugliest site I have ever seen that says "web design" in the title. If "usable" means it has to be that drab, then no thanks.
It's 6:18 in the morning so I'm a little groggy, but I honestly thought the headline read
"Information Pollution" is one of the newer buzz-phrases, appearing in various media to describe unwanted phone calls, faxes, emails, Jakob Nielsen, etc.
Also, this guy has a another funny point about Jakob Nielsen's press photos.
"First you gotta do the truffle shuffle."
Ironically, I've actually been trying to find a ringtone to give a friend as a Christmas gift. But information pollution (read: search engine spam) has made it impossible for me to find a decent version of the tune or clear instructions on how to install it on her phone. I'm even willing to pay!