Comments on: Hypertrophy of Information and the Individual http://kipthinks.com/2009/05/hypertrophy-of-information-and-the-individual/ a place of reflection and inquiry during my doctoral studies Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:25:43 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kip http://kipthinks.com/2009/05/hypertrophy-of-information-and-the-individual/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Kip Mon, 04 May 2009 19:56:09 +0000 http://kipthinks.com/?p=222#comment-304 Yeah, I think you're right. I'm concerned about how we're going to do it ... suddenly, the issue becomes an ethical one. How do you filter without first "collecting" all the data? Perhaps this attitude will change with time. Yeah, I think you’re right. I’m concerned about how we’re going to do it … suddenly, the issue becomes an ethical one. How do you filter without first “collecting” all the data? Perhaps this attitude will change with time.

]]> By: Jamin Hegeman http://kipthinks.com/2009/05/hypertrophy-of-information-and-the-individual/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Jamin Hegeman Mon, 04 May 2009 19:08:27 +0000 http://kipthinks.com/?p=222#comment-303 No! No! No! What we really need is one service that aggregates all information into an easily digestible form, so that we can have many cakes, eat them all, and stay fit. Sarcasm aside, I think it would be great for designers to be mindful that most people do not want or need more information, unless it's more of the right information and less of all information. Technology continues to provide more access to information. I predict services that filter, no aggregate, will be the next great service explosion. No! No! No! What we really need is one service that aggregates all information into an easily digestible form, so that we can have many cakes, eat them all, and stay fit.

Sarcasm aside, I think it would be great for designers to be mindful that most people do not want or need more information, unless it’s more of the right information and less of all information. Technology continues to provide more access to information. I predict services that filter, no aggregate, will be the next great service explosion.

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