Comments on: Information and the Web Worker http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/ Rebooting the workforce Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:43:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: 工作達人 » Blog Archive » 關於儲存10件有趣的事 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-216123 工作達人 » Blog Archive » 關於儲存10件有趣的事 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:05:39 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-216123 [...]  所做的翻譯，其取材來自紐約時報的一些有趣專欄，其它一些資料則是從WebWorkerDaily 取材，剩下(#)的連結的則是來自Hitachi [...] [...]  所做的翻譯，其取材來自紐約時報的一些有趣專欄，其它一些資料則是從WebWorkerDaily 取材，剩下(#)的連結的則是來自Hitachi [...]

]]> By: Josh Azzarella http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26614 Josh Azzarella Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:31:03 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26614 [...] … another article I came across this weekend talks about the rate at which we generate data, and the amount of raw [...] [...] … another article I came across this weekend talks about the rate at which we generate data, and the amount of raw [...]

]]> By: ENGL106 Ballard Spring 2007 » Blog Archive » Blog #6 Fast Information Nation http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26498 ENGL106 Ballard Spring 2007 » Blog Archive » Blog #6 Fast Information Nation Sun, 11 Mar 2007 18:28:39 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26498 [...] have read that we live in the successor to the Information Age, the Knowledge Age. Knowledge is information that has been located, evaluated, interpreted and analyzed. Does your future success [...] [...] have read that we live in the successor to the Information Age, the Knowledge Age. Knowledge is information that has been located, evaluated, interpreted and analyzed. Does your future success [...]

]]> By: The Storage Forum: blog » 10 Fun Facts About Storage http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26485 The Storage Forum: blog » 10 Fun Facts About Storage Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:45:06 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26485 [...] gleaned out some interesting little tidbits from The New York Times story, and another article from WebWorkerDaily. Rest of it comes from various different sources (#) such as Hitachi Research and are linked [...] [...] gleaned out some interesting little tidbits from The New York Times story, and another article from WebWorkerDaily. Rest of it comes from various different sources (#) such as Hitachi Research and are linked [...]

]]> By: Information Literacy, Part II « Ubiquitous Thoughts http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26382 Information Literacy, Part II « Ubiquitous Thoughts Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:53:43 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26382 [...] Blog provides some interesting comments on the IDC’s predictions in a post called “Information and the web worker“, for example that 2007 is the year that our ability to stuff bits into the digital universe [...] [...] Blog provides some interesting comments on the IDC’s predictions in a post called “Information and the web worker“, for example that 2007 is the year that our ability to stuff bits into the digital universe [...]

]]> By: Daniel http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26362 Daniel Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:33:41 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26362 Let the info flow in Heart and Soul. Free the mind of all, to make World Internet a Place of Free Information,and a place of World E-commerce. Daniel Let the info flow in Heart and Soul. Free the mind of all, to make World Internet a Place of Free Information,and a place of World E-commerce. Daniel

]]> By: GigaOM » 10 Fun Facts About Storage http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26337 GigaOM » 10 Fun Facts About Storage Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:31:15 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26337 [...] gleaned out some interesting little tidbits from The New York Times story, and another article from WebWorkerDaily. Rest of it comes from various different sources (#) such as Hitachi Research and are linked [...] [...] gleaned out some interesting little tidbits from The New York Times story, and another article from WebWorkerDaily. Rest of it comes from various different sources (#) such as Hitachi Research and are linked [...]

]]> By: Pete http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26311 Pete Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:43:37 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26311 <blockquote>The stories claiming there will be 988 exabytes of information in 2010 are simply wrong. There will be 988 exabytes of raw data, but information is something else again: data that is interesting and useful and above all meaningful.</blockquote> This is truly the business that Google is in. They drive revenue based on AdSense in all its variants, but turning data into information is what they have done better than anybody else so far. They came relatively out of nowhere to do it too and that can happen again. Many of these same themes are covered in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1591841410/ref=s9_asin_title_1/103-6219314-0397406" rel="nofollow">The Search</a>, which markets itself as a history of Google, but really is a study in the history (past, present, and future) of navigating the growing volume of data online. A great read when you have the time and very related to this topic.

The stories claiming there will be 988 exabytes of information in 2010 are simply wrong. There will be 988 exabytes of raw data, but information is something else again: data that is interesting and useful and above all meaningful.

This is truly the business that Google is in. They drive revenue based on AdSense in all its variants, but turning data into information is what they have done better than anybody else so far. They came relatively out of nowhere to do it too and that can happen again.

Many of these same themes are covered in The Search, which markets itself as a history of Google, but really is a study in the history (past, present, and future) of navigating the growing volume of data online. A great read when you have the time and very related to this topic.

]]> By: flurpee http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26296 flurpee Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:15:10 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26296 hey, Onelotus: this page design is putrid. your sins: reverse type (light on dark) is hard on the eyes. also, not enough contrast between the two shades of gray. plus, the font is too small and if that's not enough, it's san serf to boot. finally, you have cenetered the copy, which compounds the readability porblems you have already inflicted upon us. i stopped reading after the first paragraph. hey, Onelotus: this page design is putrid. your sins: reverse type (light on dark) is hard on the eyes. also, not enough contrast between the two shades of gray. plus, the font is too small and if that’s not enough, it’s san serf to boot. finally, you have cenetered the copy, which compounds the readability porblems you have already inflicted upon us. i stopped reading after the first paragraph.

]]> By: The Moth Phoenix » Blog Archive » Overload… http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26291 The Moth Phoenix » Blog Archive » Overload… Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:08:18 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/#comment-26291 [...] http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/ « Alright, I’ll admit it… I’m watching American Idol [...] [...] http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/03/08/information-and-the-web-worker/ « Alright, I’ll admit it… I’m watching American Idol [...]

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