ISBN:
0-8050-8811-3
,
978-0-8050-8811-3
Language:
English
Pages:
277 S.
Edition:
1. Holt Paperbacks ed.
DDC:
303.48/33
Keywords:
Gesellschaft
;
Knowledge management
;
Information technology Management
;
Information technology Social aspects
;
Personal information management
;
Information resources management
;
Order
;
Informationsmanagement.
;
Elektronisches Informationsmittel.
;
Wissensmanagement.
;
Informationstechnik.
;
Gesellschaft.
;
Informationsmanagement
;
Elektronisches Informationsmittel
;
Wissensmanagement
;
Informationstechnik
;
Wissensmanagement
;
Informationstechnik
;
Gesellschaft
Abstract:
Philosopher Weinberger shows how the digital revolution is radically changing the way we make sense of our lives. Human beings constantly collect, label, and organize data--but today, the shift from the physical to the digital is mixing, burning, and ripping our lives apart. In the past, everything had its one place--the physical world demanded it--but now everything has its places: multiple categories, multiple shelves. Everything is suddenly miscellaneous. Weinberger charts the new principles of digital order that are remaking business, education, politics, science, and culture. He examines how Rand McNally decides what information not to include in a physical map (and why Google Earth is winning that battle), how Staples stores emulate online shopping to increase sales, why your children's teachers will stop having them memorize facts, and how the shift to digital music stands as the model for the future.--From publisher description.
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