Some days ago I posted something about leaving FaceBook and MySpace, and then deleted it because we never know when we’ll need to use them.
Well, I realized this is just the tip of the iceberg, to use a jargon. The big question relates with this monster people call Internet. (Dogs would call it Internet to, could they speak… But veterinarians still doesn’t agree about that, where by “that” I mean “the fact dogs would call it Internet”, not “the fact dogs could speak” – veterinarians do agree dogs can speak.)
Anyway, unfortunately for us, the answer is not 42. At least not obviously.
So, as a blogger, I used Google and Wikipedia to peak up some hints about the answer. And I grabbed this phrase from the International Society of Information Fusion website, talking about the problem of Information Fusion:
“We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge. This level of information is clearly impossible to be handled by present means. Uncontrolled and unorganized information is no longer a resource in an information society, instead it becomes the enemy.”
It’s perfect. Internet is a sea of information. A dangerous one, it should be pointed. And so, surfing becomes a good metaphor.
Now think seriously about surfing…
Than read this article.
I know you may be thinking I’m just throwing more water in this sea. Well, that’s true.
I hope you at least find it colorless, odorless and tasteless…
–
Marcelo Cicconet.
PS: This is one of my first posts in English. If you find something I write, you know… bizarre (read “wrong”), including this PS sentence, please comment the corresponding post, pointing out the problem. I’ll be very grateful for that.