IORG isn’t the only group of people interested in the problem of information overload. Here’s a glimpse at some of the other stuff going on in the IO world. On the academic side, a workshop on enhanced messaging was held at AAAI 2008 with a bunch of interesting presentations. In the media, there have been a flurry of articles revolving around the problem of information overload that I’ve been informally collecting on this FriendFeed page (where anyone is welcome to submit links and comments). We’re working on an updated and upgraded version of our IORG resource center to collect links to research papers, articles, and much more information around IO. And the business world is starting to take notice as well, with industry conferences like Defrag springing up to address IO topics (full disclosure – I’m speaking at Defrag and know the organizers). It’s great to see so much activity around this problem!
Archive for August, 2008
Lots going on in the information overload world
Friday, August 22nd, 2008WHAT WAS I WORKING ON AGAIN? AN OVERVIEW OF THE FIRST INFORMATION OVERLOAD CONFERENCE
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Our Information Overload conference no doubt pushed attendees above and beyond the bounds of overload. As a public service here (as Tom Lehrer would say), I’ll review highlights.
Keynote
The keynote address (mine, actually) presented an overview of the problem, including costs, problem areas, and a few things we can do about the problem right now.
Just to review: (more…)
Info Overload – a view from the political summit
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008An interesting article in the BBC News magazine recently afforded us a rare glimpse into the problem as seen from the perspective of two politicians – no less than Barack Obama and British opposition leader David Cameron.
Personally I always thought that senior leaders of nations have licked Information Overload. After all, one can’t imagine that the President of the United States slaves for hours each day over a flooded email inbox… he must have a dozen aides summarizing the news and distilling for their chief a beautifully short list of what he really needs to know… (more…)
