Comments on: Information overload solutions from a conference dedicated to the topic

By: Technotheory.com - Information Overload: an invitation and some new videos

Technotheory.com - Information Overload: an invitation and some new videos — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:18:12 +0000

[...] I had a great time at the Information Overload Research Group’s inaugural conference (my lessons learned). And now the next one is being held at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) on September 13 [...]

By: maxpiut

maxpiut — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:23:22 +0000

Hi guys,

just want to introduce myself on http://www.technotheory.com, hope this is the right category for that purpose.

Greez,
Max

By: Online Marketing Blog » Blog Archive » Feeling overloaded?

Online Marketing Blog » Blog Archive » Feeling overloaded? — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:53:22 +0000

[...] email bankruptcy: they give up and start fresh with a new email address. Other people find tools to stay organized: group their blogs in a feed reader, tag their emails, and generally use more technology to solve [...]

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:59:05 +0000

Jared,

Great meeting you at IORG and thanks for the mention of Talk2Us. I only wish we were in public beta so everyone could experience it today. To give a bit more info on us:

Talk2Us gives you control back over your communications by providing context for all inbound calls (leave behind your dumb VM) where an innovative voice driven digital assistant collects what someone is calling about and the priority. You then get to know a lot more about the call and caller before you have to talk with them. You also get much more control then simply answer/ignore by being able to set a callback and a time, voice record an answer their question, enter their item as a to-do, talk to them, or defer it. You can do all this via voice or IM and in the future we’ll have deeper hooks into email to stem overload, prioritize, and move conversations to the appropriate place. Voice conversations are still the best conversations so get the control and flexibility you have online with Talk2Us.

If this sounds interesting, please go to our site (www.talk2.us) and put yourself on our beta list. We’re launching a public beta this fall and would love to have productivity minded people use the system and give us feedback.

-Andy
CEO Talk2Us

By: Technotheory.com - Productivity studies and information overload: should we listen to the hype?

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:01:11 +0000

[...] (Maybe that change is public education in processing digital information; maybe it’s businesses investing in employee training; maybe it’s getting people to use or developers to build tools that help manage this data. More specific solutions discussed here.) [...]

By: Tom Godfrey

Tom Godfrey — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:54:27 +0000

Jared –

Thank you for posting your observations from the Information Overload Conference. I would have like to have attended but could not make it work in the schedule. I’ve been following Basex and their research on this matter for a while and it looks like the conference really delivered some value. Great to be able to get a glimpse at the highlights from your report. It’s really appreciated.

By: gregorylent

gregorylent — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:25:31 +0000

good there are organizational and technical things that help with this situation. but they are only partial solutions.

it is a problem of awareness, and that is a problem behind the eyes, not out in front or on the screen.

it is as much about how you deal with your thoughts as it is about the stuff in your inbox.

the value of a quiet mind in dealing with life and with information cannot be overestimated, because if the mind is really quiet, anybody can deal with any amount of anything.

intuition is another help, simply knowing what is important, and what is not, and being free of the fear that you might miss something.

By: Cristos Lianides-Chin

Cristos Lianides-Chin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:18:28 +0000

I second Edison — great job summing up the IORG conference. It was also great seeing you at PodCamp Boston 3 over the weekend. I’m curious to get your opinion on Instant Messaging — I thought it was largely overlooked at IORG, even though it can help address the email glut. What are your thoughts?

By: Edison Thomaz

Edison Thomaz — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:24:47 +0000

Excellent post, Jared. It was nice meeting you in NYC. I wrote a small post in the Slife Labs Blog and I am linking to your story here, since you did such a good job recapping the day.

By: Slife Labs Blog » Blog Archive » Dealing with Information Overload

Slife Labs Blog » Blog Archive » Dealing with Information Overload — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:14:15 +0000

[...] For more details, quotes and numbers from the event, you can check an extensive blog post from Jared Goralnick, who was also at the event and is working on an interesting email tool called [...]