W7.2 Deluge of Information?

Projections of the amount of information creation have thus been dead on. Between 2008 and 2012 the amount of information in the digital universe increased 5-fold. It is projected to increase 50-fold between 2009 and 2020 (see figure below by IDC, 2012).

This report by IDC, created for EMC, has a lot of information (and data). Start by reading the executive summary (click on "open" where prompted to open sections for more information). If you get intrigued, read more. The Digital Universe in 2020: Big Data, Bigger Digital Shadows, and Biggest Growth in the Far East Links to an external site..

Percy Bysshe Shelley Frets About Information Overload ... in 1821 Links to an external site., by Megan Garber, The Atlantic, July 29, 2012.

Keynote by dana boyd from the Web 2.0 Expo New York (2009). We're addicted to gossip, but is it good for us?

Streams of Content, Limited Attention: The Flow of Information through Social Media Links to an external site.

From TEDxSXSWi (2012)

Information is Food Links to an external site.