Clay A. Johnson

Information Diet (eBook, ePUB)

A Case for Conscious Comsumption

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is a softcover version of the title released in 2011; there is no new material.The modern human animal spends upwards of 11 hours out of every 24 in a state of constant consumption. Not eating, but gorging on information ceaselessly spewed from the screens and speakers we hold dear. Just as we have grown morbidly obese on sugar, fat, and flourso, too, have we become gluttons for texts, instant messages, emails, RSS feeds, downloads, videos, status updates, and tweets.We're all battling a storm of distractions, buffeted with notifications and tempted by tasty tidbits of information. And just as too much junk food can lead to obesity, too much junk information can lead to cluelessness. The Information Diet shows you how to thrive in this information glutwhat to look for, what to avoid, and how to be selective. In the process, author Clay Johnson explains the role information has played throughout history, and why following his prescribed diet is essential for everyone who strives to be smart, productive, and sane.In The Information Diet, you will:Discover why eminent scholars are worried about our state of attention and general intelligenceExamine how todays mediaBig Infogive us exactly what we want: content that confirms our beliefsLearn to take steps to develop data literacy, attention fitness, and a healthy sense of humorBecome engaged in the economics of information by learning how to reward good information providersJust like a normal, healthy food diet, The Information Diet is not about consuming lessits about finding a healthy balance that works for you

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Reilly Media
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781491933350
• Artikelnr.: 43420067

Autorenporträt

Clay Johnson is best known as the founder of Blue State Digital, the firm that built and managed Barack Obama's online campaign for the presidency in 2008. After leaving Blue State, Johnson was the director of Sunlight Labs at the Sunlight Foundation, where he built an army of 2000 developers and designers to build open source tools to give people greater access to government data. He was awarded the Google/O'Reilly Open Source Organizer of the year in 2009, was one of Federal Computer Week's Fed 100 in 2010. The range of Johnson's experience with software development, politics, entrepreneurism, and working with non-profits gives him a unique perspective on media and culture. His life is dedicated to giving people greater access to the truth about what's going on in their communities, their cities, and their governments.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Praise for The Information Diet
2. Dedication
3. Preface
4. Part I: Introduction
* Chapter 1: Lessons from Obesity
* Chapter 2: Information, Power, and Survival
* Chapter 3: Big Info
* Chapter 4: We Are What We Seek
* Chapter 5: Welcome to Information Obesity
* Chapter 6: The Symptoms of Information Obesity
5. Part II: The Information Diet
* Chapter 7: Data Literacy
* Chapter 8: Attention Fitness
* Chapter 9: A Healthy Sense of Humor
* Chapter 10: How to Consume
6. Part III: Social Obesity
* Chapter 11: The Participation Gap
* A Special Note: Dear Programmer
* Further Reading