Document (#18334)

Author

Exner, F.

Title

From drowning to surfing : a slogan's significance

Source

Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 49(1998) no.1, S.92-93

Year

1998

Abstract

Godert notes that, having survived a period where we were drowning in information, we seem to be in a period where we are happily surfing the Internet. This communication considers the social implications of this change in fundamental metaphors about our relationship to information. It is first proposed that, though a paradigm shift has not occured, the significance of the change should not be minimized. The similarities and differences between surfing and drowning are then considered. Questions suggested by these similarities and differences are offered for consideration

Theme

Internet
Information

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