Comments on: Thoughts on bit literacy and information overload coping strategies http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/07/03/thoughts-on-bit-literacy-and-information-overload-coping-strategies/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:48:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Henry Lewkowicz http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/07/03/thoughts-on-bit-literacy-and-information-overload-coping-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-38532 Henry Lewkowicz Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:49:52 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/07/03/thoughts-on-bit-literacy-and-information-overload-coping-strategies/#comment-38532 Hi Wesley, It is true that information is pouring faster and faster. To deal with this challenge one can use a) software that extracts and summarizes the essential facts and b) software that visualizes the text information (like MindManager). One can also combine automatic text summarization with visualization. In the past few years I have been working on both aspects. For anyone who would like to get their email, web pages and Google searches instantly summarized I can point to Context Organizer (<a href="http://www.contextdiscovery.com" rel="nofollow">www.contextdiscovery.com</a>). Another improvement can be to apply scripts that summarize large number of search results and report to the user. This way the user takes advantage of a summarizing robot that spiders large number of pages and extracts only the topics that are of interest to the user. Large amount of information is a good thing providing that we have more practical ways to take advantage of it. Best regards, Henry Hi Wesley,
It is true that information is pouring faster and faster. To deal with this challenge one can use a) software that extracts and summarizes the essential facts and b) software that visualizes the text information (like MindManager).

One can also combine automatic text summarization with visualization. In the past few years I have been working on both aspects. For anyone who would like to get their email, web pages and Google searches instantly summarized I can point to Context Organizer (http://www.contextdiscovery.com).

Another improvement can be to apply scripts that summarize large number of search results and report to the user. This way the user takes advantage of a summarizing robot that spiders large number of pages and extracts only the topics that are of interest to the user.

Large amount of information is a good thing providing that we have more practical ways to take advantage of it.

Best regards,

Henry

]]> By: Heidi Dudley http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/07/03/thoughts-on-bit-literacy-and-information-overload-coping-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-38324 Heidi Dudley Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:34:07 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/07/03/thoughts-on-bit-literacy-and-information-overload-coping-strategies/#comment-38324 Thanks for your insight into the sometimes overwhelming world of email management. I have a recent college graduate who is looking for a job in sports management but who wants to rely on email for contacting potential employers and those she is networking with. I keep trying to explain that a phone call would be much more personal and allow her to set up appointments much quicker than relying solely on email. So, I'm going to send her a copy of your message so she can hopefully understand the avalanche of email that some of these people are dealing with on a daily basis. Maybe this will finally move her more toward her phone where she'll have the chance to make an impression on a person rather than relying on the "emotion-less" email sytem. We'll see..... Thanks for your insight into the sometimes overwhelming world of email management. I have a recent college graduate who is looking for a job in sports management but who wants to rely on email for contacting potential employers and those she is networking with. I keep trying to explain that a phone call would be much more personal and allow her to set up appointments much quicker than relying solely on email. So, I’m going to send her a copy of your message so she can hopefully understand the avalanche of email that some of these people are dealing with on a daily basis. Maybe this will finally move her more toward her phone where she’ll have the chance to make an impression on a person rather than relying on the “emotion-less” email sytem. We’ll see…..

]]> By: Tim Wilson http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/07/03/thoughts-on-bit-literacy-and-information-overload-coping-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-38230 Tim Wilson Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:43:54 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/07/03/thoughts-on-bit-literacy-and-information-overload-coping-strategies/#comment-38230 Wes, Wes, Wes... Put down the laptop and pick up GTD. You won't be sorry. -Tim Wes, Wes, Wes… Put down the laptop and pick up GTD. You won’t be sorry.

-Tim

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