Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Welcome to Information Overloaded

The last 20 years have seen vast changes in the way information is distributed. With the rise of the internet information is no longer controllable by major media conglomerates. A dedicated individual with a computer and internet access can reach millions of people. This has created far-reaching ramifications straight from the pages of science fiction and changed the way we look at information.

Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Blogger, Tumblr, Digg, CNN, Fox, ABC, NBC, CSPAN, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal. I could go on but the mediums of distribution are nearly infinite, confined only by the creativity and motivation of the mind. But within this vast network of information the Truth is not so clear anymore. The fact is that we have so many choices vying for our attention that it's hard to know where to look.

In this blog I'm going to examine the many forms of media available to us and the many ways in which we can access and view this media. The rise of the information overload. Stick around.

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