Comments on: On “Infovores” and “Infofighters”

By: Zbigniew Lukasiak

Zbigniew Lukasiak — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:17:18 +0000

I don’t buy this Shirky’s ‘love’ rhetorics – it is in conflict with the abundance of violence in wikipedia. It looks more like a ‘mimetic process’.

By: Chris Thomas

Chris Thomas — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:47:43 +0000

I think that the reason my brain is so much happier on the computer is that the computer brings information at a speed that’s closer to that of the brain. Yes, it may present itself as an addiction with all the proper neuro-transmitter and all, but I think that one day someone will figure out that the connectivity of ideas and the speed at which they are consumed by the brain both contribute to its optimum operational level; the more new experiences, the more new neural pathways. This is your brain on information.

By: Eduspaces is back? | reflections

Eduspaces is back? | reflections — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:08:28 +0000

[...] forums as moodle.org. Frequently, posters comment on and marvel at the sense of community there. Will Richardson recently posted some excerpts from Clay Shirky’s “Here Comes Everybody”. This particular bit [...]

By: Will Richardson

Will Richardson — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:30:38 +0000

@Bea Oy…I loved that article and kept the tab open until I could write about it by which time I had totally lost track of where I had gotten the link from. Thanks for the reminder. Thanks for the link. Apologies for not crediting you with the find. And just to be clear, the article was from last week, not me landing on it. I didn’t see it until you commented.

By: Bea Cantor

Bea Cantor — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:26:31 +0000

Funny how you saw this last week but only blogged about it after I posted the link on my comment from yesterday…

Well, I don’t mind. At least it drove traffic to something with substance, not some gossip about the actress du jour.

Maybe I do need to listen to my boss when he tells me to blog more often instead of posting comments on so many others’ blogs. The problem: my school blog allows no comments and I like the conversations.

By: My journey from consumer to producer « Tools of Engagement

My journey from consumer to producer « Tools of Engagement — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:46:56 +0000

[...] it has come full-circle this evening. After reading Will Richardson’s post ”On Infovores and Infofighters” I now understand I’m an “infovore” (an information junkie) just looking [...]

By: Rodd Lucier

Rodd Lucier — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:49:21 +0000

Earlier today, I blogged about how our engagement with information technologies has characteristics of psychological illness.

From today’s Windsor Star (Ontario, Canada):

“Like other addicts, users experience cravings, urges, withdrawal and tolerance, requiring more and better equipment and software, or more and more hours online, according to Dr. Jerald Block, a psychiatrist at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. Block says people can lose all track of time or neglect “basic drives,” like eating or sleeping.”

In lieu of being obsessive-compulsive, I rather prefer being an ‘infovore’.

By: Lisa Linn

Lisa Linn — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:23:20 +0000

Sounds good, but whether you say you’re a “junkie for new information”, an “infovore,”or and “internet addict,” it all amounts to the same thing -being an active learner.

I came to the conclusion about a year ago, that although most educators say they are “life-long learners” most are not active seekers of new learning. That is what WE do -the people who go crazy trying to keep up with our feeds, our reading, and our knowledge of the latest tools available to do our jobs better. Isn’t that what we’re doing in a minor way with Twitter?

By: Harold Jarche

Harold Jarche — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:31:15 +0000

I’m also reading the book at this time, and finding it a nice balance between the simplicity of Wikinomics and the complexity of the Wealth of Networks. Shirky’s analysis and synthesis plus pertinent anecdotes all add up to an excellent read. Highly recommended.