Infoglut how too much information is changing the way we think and know

<P>Today, more mediated information is available to more people than at any other time in human history. New and revitalized sense-making strategies multiply in response to the challenges of ""cutting through the clutter"" of competing narratives and taming the avalanche of...

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Other Authors: Andrejevic, Mark, 1964-, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Routledge 2013.
Edition:1st edition
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Summary:<P>Today, more mediated information is available to more people than at any other time in human history. New and revitalized sense-making strategies multiply in response to the challenges of ""cutting through the clutter"" of competing narratives and taming the avalanche of information. Data miners, ""sentiment analysts,"" and decision markets offer to help bodies of data ""speak for themselves""-making sense of their own patterns so we don't have to. Neuromarketers and body language experts promise to peer behind people's words to see what their brains are really thinking and feeling. New for
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (213 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781135119515
9780415659086
9780203075319
9781135119522