Alex around the World

Information overload is the word that I have selected this week. I realised it could be a good featured word since I feel particularly “technostressed” these days.Her goes the intro from Wikipedia:

Information overload refers to the state of having too much information to make a decision or remain informed about a topic. This term is usually used in conjunction with various forms of computer-mediated communication such as electronic mail. Large amounts of currently available information, a high rate of new information being added, contradictions in available information, a low signal-to-noise ratio, and inefficient methods for comparing and processing different kinds of information can all contribute to this effect.

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I’m starting a new series of posts: every week, I’ll post the definition of a concept or word related to the field of communication (in the broader sense). I will use Wikipedia’s definition, simply because I like the idea that everyone can participate in editing information in it.This week I chose the main concept “communication”:

Communication is the process of exchanging information, usually via a common protocol. “Communication studies” is the academic discipline focused on communication forms, processes and meanings, including speech, interpersonal and organizational communication. “Mass communication” is a more specialized academic discipline focused on the institutions, practice and effects of journalism, broadcasting, advertising, public relations and related mediated communication directed at a large, undifferentiated or segmented audience.

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