information overload

Tabs: the vice of choice for the digital hoarder Members Public

Are browser tabs the obsession of a new wave of hoarders? Pretty much [https://daily.jstor.org/browser-tab-clutter-is-the-new-hoarding/] > Sure, all those browser tabs don’t actually require physical storage space. But they intrude on my computer every bit as much as physical clutter intrudes on my home. Every window

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
browsers

Information Overload Warnings for Dummies Members Public

Research suggests that we have an information problem: > A respected Swiss scientist, Conrad Gessner, might have been the first to raise the alarm about the effects of information overload. In a landmark book, he described how the modern world overwhelmed people with data and that this overabundance was both

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
information overload

#dConstruct - the architecture of serendipity and analogue Tumblr Members Public

[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2011/09/frankchimero-2041.html] A really fascinating talk by Frank Chimero [http://www.frankchimero.com/] about curating, organising and accessing all the digital “possessions” we’re accumulating, including Likes and things we favourite, and notes we make. The very different characteristics of digital

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
curation

Why E-Mail is Failing Us Members Public

E-mail. No-one thinks of it as a social app. It’s hardly what we think of as Web 2.0, yet it’s the most social piece of software most of us use each day. Oh, and it’s broken. [https://i2.wp.com/www.computerweekly.com/blogs/enterprise-social-software/pics/

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
blogs