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Information Overload Predicted Problem of the Year for 2008

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the nagging-inboxes dept.

Wired is reporting that information overload is being predicted by some analysts as the problem of the year for 2008. "'It's too much information. It's too many interruptions. It's too much lost time,' Basex chief analyst Jonathan Spira declared. 'It's always too much of a good thing.' Information overload isn't exactly new, but Spira said the problem has grown as technology increases societal expectations for instantaneous response. And more information available, he said, also means more time wasted looking for the right information, whether in an old e-mail or through a search engine."

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  1. you should welcome it. by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Information Overload Predicted Problem of the Year for 2008

    Correction: Information Overlord Predicted Problem of the Year for 2008.

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  2. New Headline by hardburn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wired Editor Attempts to Fill Whitespace

    Fixed it for you.

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