WeschInfoRevolutionV3
There are many videos like this, but this is still my favorite. Do you have a favorite?
As information evolves into a more digital age, what happens to the value of it?
Is information is valued by the way we read and the way we process it?
I thought this was a pretty interesting video, especially when it was showing the numbers of Wikipedia articles and contributors. I don't have a favorite video when it comes to the information stored online, but my first thought when I need to figure something out is Google. For example, the other day I was messing around with my laptop and accidentally disabled everything in my startup menu so that I got nothing but a blank screen when I turned the computer on. After a few minutes of wondering what the hell was going on, I wandered over to one of the library's desktops, logged on, went to Google and in less than 5 minutes I was able to fix the problem with my laptop.
ReplyDeleteI don't see the value of information changing, but I do see the value of accurate, reliable, and reputable information going up. Many times, I find myself double and even triple checking my sources simply because sometimes the first or second hit comes from a source or sources one is not familiar with.
I don't think we value information in the way we read or process it as much as we used to. Before the rise of the Internet, one had to be proactive and search for information -- these days, we have information in front of us nearly every minute.
I can't say I have a favorite video such as this, I don't usually watch a lot of videos online (I suppose that will be changing!) Although, I did find this very interesting. I enjoyed how it began by showing the process it used to take to find information and how people actually had to work hard to find accurate and reliable info. As information continues to evolve into a digital form I believe the value decreases. Information is constantly available at the press of one button, taking seconds to upload and present itself. The value decreases because we take it for granted. There's no suffering in the search, just instant connection. For me, I sometimes even get bored with the information because there's so much to go through. Information is valued in the way we read it to a certain extent. But, like I said, most people take it for granted and aren't willing to appreciate its constant availability. A person only truly appreciates something they have to work so hard to obtain.
ReplyDeleteI don't have such a kind of video.
ReplyDeleteAs the digital age is developed, the value of information is diversified. For instance, if there are two ideas, one is written by famous professor, and another one is provided by one of the small private blogs, people usually choose the famous professor's idea. In the internet world, we can see a lot of similar information, but those value are different depends on who wrote it, when is it published or who is the sponsor.
I don't think the information is valued by the way we read or proceed it. Thanks to the development of digital devices, people often use the internet when they want some resources. Of course people still use physical things like reading books. However, they can get the information from the Internet such as e-book. Although contents are exactly same as physical one, people tend to use the Internet to get it because it is easy for them to access sources through the Internet. What I want to say is people doesn't care the way to get information.
I very much enjoyed this video, it is the first I have seen of the kind. I believe that in the digital format information has lost its value. For one thing it is so readily available and in such abundance that we do take it for granted. Also there is so much unreliable information on the internet now that anyone can post whatever they like. It has become more difficult to find information that is completely reliable. Only when I can be absolutely certain the author is credible do i truly value the information.
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ReplyDeleteThe video was very interesting in showing how information used to be gathered and how much man power it took to research one thing and how it has evolved into just looing for specific words to find the information you're looking for. As far as the value of information, yes it has lost some of it's value but not all of it. It is up to us as researchers, investigators, consumers and producers to shift though all of the information provided to us and determine what has merit to what we are doing.
Categorizing the web seems like a taboo idea today. How can you categorize something that is ever expanding and can range in every topic that realistically exist. I think more emphasis is being put on information through all ranks of society not just intellectuals anymore. Endless information can be a double-edged sword though, as yes the free flow on information seems like a great concept, but the distributors (the Google's, Facebook, and Twitter) can guide the information as they see fit.
ReplyDeleteI cannot say that I know of any videos that are in the same vein as this one. To answer the first question I feel that the digital age has ups and downs to the value of the information we receive. It is very appealing how quickly information is passed on and I greatly enjoy that aspect of the digital age. However that means that wrong information dissemination happens quickly too. One great example is the recent Princeton study of facebook that was published online and that news outlets picked up instantly without really checking the research. As it would happen the research was woefully mistaken and shoddy at best. The up side is the ability to accomplish so many things at once instead of having to wait until our next class to have this discussion we are having it now.
ReplyDeleteInformation can be valued to an extent by the way we process it. For example information that person x has broken up with person y is sad for person y but not sad for person z who wants to ask person x out on a date.
This Video is awesome! What a shift in perspective, I actually do have a video somewhat similar to this one! It's called
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I believe as information evolves so do our views of it and how much value we put into it, in a world where everything is easily found it limits our need to hunt and look for things, we become a more reliant civilization like a mouse feeding off the cheese it is handed, instead of going out and finding food itself. Although it does make communication a lot faster and it provides opportunity for global advancement, it can also hinder us, for our loss of personal skills without it.
honestly, this is the first video of its kind that I have seen. I don't come across videos that are able to efficiently sum up in the internet in a handful of minutes but this one takes the cake and eats it, too. As people continue to advance and even transform, the internet is simply a cyber mirror that only feeds on those reflections. The internet is essentially the "all-powerful oz" It gives hearts, brains, and even courage. It's a place where people who love the same things can share interests and not feel alone. It's a safe haven for people with curious minds. Any questions can be answered at anytime with thousands of search engines. With this being said, the value of the information can be considered priceless. Yet, with virtually all the information of the world inside the net, value is subjective to the user. Some people rather pictures of cats and play poker while others are sharing work documents. I don't believe information is valued on the way we read but the way we see it. With all this information it is highly difficult not to take the information for granted yet we still value the information when we process it. I just believe some information is left a higher regard than others but again that is all perception.
ReplyDeleteAwesome video, but I have never seen one like it!
ReplyDeleteAs info evolves into the digital age, it definitely becomes more valuable and to some it's everything. Obtaining information has become easier, therefore, many people try to obtain all they can.
Nowadays, information is so much easier to access that we don't process it the same. In a time before the digital age you had to seek the information, now you can just google it or yahoo it or bing it and bam! You have it.
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ReplyDeleteI believe information in general becomes less valuable, but the reliable information becomes more valuable. It will be more work for an individual to filter out all of the nonsense and find reliable, unbiased information for major projects or research, but the ease of access for information (such as changing the fuse in your car, editing in Photoshop, etc.) will be much more readily accessible for the common individual.
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ReplyDeleteI believe it is what we do with reliable information that makes it valuable or not. If we don't use the means to share it. When you can filter out the nonsensical and the sensable. When you have major projects it is best to filter out the bad sources in your research and then only use scholarly sources to make your point more creditable.
I don't think the value of information changes. I do agree that the reliable and unbiased information will be more valuable, but overall the value is assigned from the person that consumes said info. If this weren't the case, I'm sure we'd have a lot less ignorant people on the planet.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't get the video to load either, but I easily found a Youtube version of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4CV05HyAbM