Information Diet for the New Year
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Today, most Americans are awash in information. We watch cable TV, read blogs and newspapers, and share stories on Twitter and Facebook. Ironically, the most avid information consumers are often among the least-informed citizens. Author Clay Johnson says we're suffering from a kind of "information obesity:" consuming too much "junk food" and too little healthy data. He joins us to explore parallels between food and information, and proposes a new regime for the New Year.
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Clay Johnson
Author, "Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption" (O'Reilly)
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Chapter One:"The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption," by Clay Johnson. Copyright 2011 by O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission:
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Any suggestions on how we can help the younger generation be more savvy online? I'm 27, so I'm just old enough to remember the "before" time--before internet, before cell phones, before social media. Do I have to sit down with my nieces and nephews and explain how Google works? I'm not even sure she would believe me as she has no other reference like I do.