Information Overload - Cleanup?
Posted by mightylibrarian on 16th June 2008
Over the weekend the NYTimes.com published an article, Lost in E-Mail, Tech Firms Face Self-Made Beast, by Matt Richtel. The article’s explains how the major IT companies have formed a non-profit organization to deal with information overload. The new group, Information Overload Research Group, has resources on its web site that include, tips, and research articles on email and information overload. Some of the articles are available freely online, others not. It is not a new topic, but maybe the creators of the tools may find ways to tame the beast. Also, here is a discussion on the Chronicle’s Tech Therapy podcast on email overload.
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