'Boston and the world recently got an unfortunate and disturbing  lesson on and reminder of the power…and the perils…of information access. The power lay in the ability of friends, family, loved ones and casual acquaintances from every corner of the earth to connect, comfort, and console each other each time new information was communicated about the unfolding events. The perils lay in the ability of anyone, anywhere…at any time…to acquire information that, sadly, could be used to inflict harm on others. ” With that responsibility comes a host of expectations. MORE >>

Twitter sent an email around to users yesterday, giving four suggestions for getting the most out of Twitter in 2011: Follow your interests: Follow the people who share your passions. Don’t panic: Search for hashtags and relevant accounts during emergencies to stay informed. Return to Twitter: A call for lapsed users to return to  a service that apparently now has over 200 million user accounts. Ask your Twitter friends for recommendations on who to go with. Twitter how toGet specific: Follow your favourite leagues, teams, players, writers etc. MORE >>

Friday, May 9, 2008 Tips For Dealing With Information Overload I sent a couple of people the following question: “What are your top tips for dealing with information overflow?&# have several streams of data of varying signal:noise and rates (twitter, FriendFeed, Google Reader, email, voicemail, etc.). More a defense mechanism than “dealing with information overflow."». Taking on the information overflow means doing so in approachable chunks. Tony Ruscoe , Google Blogoscoped: «[B]y reducing the amount of information. Like this one.) MORE >>

Its true we’re on information overload. Enter: Twitter curation. There are several services that curate or organize tweets based on Twitter lists or keywords. Unlike a Twitter stream, these curation tools offer a way to collect a lot of information in a single place.  For businesses, it gives them another opportunity to showcase the most important or relevant information for their audiences. is to curate your Twitter list carefully. Storify is another Twitter curation tool and a story-teller’s dream.  use Paper.li Paper.li MORE >>

12 Filtering Tips for Better Information in Half the Time: RSS, Del.icio.us Topics: Low-Information Diet. The NYT article was very well done, but the truth is that I get some of my information from many different sources, including friends, professors, and occasionally — yes — even the much maligned service staff. Let’s start with something we can all agree on: In a digital world, the race goes not to the person with the most information, but the person with the best combination of low-volume and high-relevancy information. Dr. Stewart D. MORE >>