Age of Information


We know a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention. But we haven't yet developed effective ways to cope with this challenge as individuals and institutions.
Statistics
Exponential growth continues. The Internet is increasingly the medium of first resort.
How Much Information 2003 - research by UC Berkeley
Pew Internet & American Life - research by Pew
UCLA Internet Report - research by UCLA

Information Anxiety
Diagnosed by Richard Saul Wurman in 1989 but still no cure.
Information Anxiety 2 - book by Richard Saul Wurman
Change & Information Overload - article by Francis Heylighen
Information Overload - category in Open Directory
Manifesto for the Reputation Society - article in First Monday

Pervasive Advertising
It's everywhere you want to be.
Advertising in a Pervasive Computing Environment - article
Media Matters - campaign by American Academy of Pediatrics
Advertising: It's Everywhere - article from Media Awareness Network

Privacy & Freedom
Privacy is history. Freedom still has a chance.
Privacy is History - interview with David Brin
The Transparent Society - book by David Brin
Privacy.org - site by EPIC and PI
Electronic Freedom Foundation

"The cameras are coming. You can rail against them, shaking your fist in futile rage at all the hovering lenses. Or you can join a committee of six billion neighbors to control the pesky things, making each one an extension of your eyes."
- David Brin in The Transparent Society