Comments for Challenge Information Overload http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog Insight, debate and solutions for restoring productivity and work/life balance in this age of Infoglut Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:35:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Six ways your email can reach the wrong eyes by Five tactics to prevent your email from reaching the wrong eyes at Challenge Information Overload http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/08/six-ways-your-email-can-reach-the-wrong-eyes/comment-page-1/#comment-6782 Five tactics to prevent your email from reaching the wrong eyes at Challenge Information Overload Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:35:47 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=370#comment-6782 [...] a previous post we saw that it’s all too easy for your email to find its way to people you hadn’t meant [...] [...] a previous post we saw that it’s all too easy for your email to find its way to people you hadn’t meant [...]

]]> Comment on Speed vs. Thought in email communications by Arvid http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/08/speed-vs-thought-in-email-communications/comment-page-1/#comment-6457 Arvid Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:56:46 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=374#comment-6457 Great representation of how it happens in real life, I did tackle it in a way that I schedule each day of the week at least one hour to go through email and not have that time be swamped with meetings or any other things. That is just email time and I will reply to any email that I have in my inbox and if indeed more time is required, I make a task out of it and ensure that it gets done in due time. Great representation of how it happens in real life, I did tackle it in a way that I schedule each day of the week at least one hour to go through email and not have that time be swamped with meetings or any other things. That is just email time and I will reply to any email that I have in my inbox and if indeed more time is required, I make a task out of it and ensure that it gets done in due time.

]]> Comment on Online Silence and Trust by Speed vs. Thought in email communications at Challenge Information Overload http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/05/online-silence-and-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-6420 Speed vs. Thought in email communications at Challenge Information Overload Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:55:09 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=243#comment-6420 [...] that some emails never get a response (the phenomenon called Online Silence, which I’ve discussed before). Indeed, the research shows that if a message isn’t replied to in a day or so, it is likely [...] [...] that some emails never get a response (the phenomenon called Online Silence, which I’ve discussed before). Indeed, the research shows that if a message isn’t replied to in a day or so, it is likely [...]

]]> Comment on The demise of Google Wave by balex http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/08/the-demise-of-google-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-5692 balex Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:44:44 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=346#comment-5692 Three words: IBM Project Vulcan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkYTetx-9Q Three words: IBM Project Vulcan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkYTetx-9Q

]]> Comment on The Dawn of the Blackberry Era by The dawn of the BlackBerry era at Commonsense Design http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/08/the-dawn-of-the-blackberry-era/comment-page-1/#comment-5125 The dawn of the BlackBerry era at Commonsense Design Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:08:51 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=332#comment-5125 [...] this from my Information Overload blog… a look at the original Blackberry from 1998, a winning design with different functionality, [...] [...] this from my Information Overload blog… a look at the original Blackberry from 1998, a winning design with different functionality, [...]

]]> Comment on The curse of being in the know by Nathan Zeldes http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/07/the-curse-of-being-in-the-know/comment-page-1/#comment-4962 Nathan Zeldes Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:24:04 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=327#comment-4962 Good strategy, balex... I'd expect no less from you! Good strategy, balex… I’d expect no less from you!

]]> Comment on The curse of being in the know by balex http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/07/the-curse-of-being-in-the-know/comment-page-1/#comment-4941 balex Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:07:04 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=327#comment-4941 Oh I definitely do try, BUT... I make a point of getting my information in "pull" rather than "push". So it's feed readers and membership in no-newsletter type of communities. Thus, if I notice I don't partcipate / read, I either unsubscribe or just "mark all as read". It lets me satisfy the need for "hoarding treasure" without actually having to scan it when I don't have time. Oh I definitely do try, BUT… I make a point of getting my information in “pull” rather than “push”. So it’s feed readers and membership in no-newsletter type of communities. Thus, if I notice I don’t partcipate / read, I either unsubscribe or just “mark all as read”. It lets me satisfy the need for “hoarding treasure” without actually having to scan it when I don’t have time.

]]> Comment on Brevity is the soul of Wit… so where is the soul of Email? by Wiertz Sebastien http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/07/brevity-is-the-soul-of-wit-so-where-is-the-soul-of-email/comment-page-1/#comment-4596 Wiertz Sebastien Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:16:09 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=305#comment-4596 I am currently looking to put this as a graph but I am sure that we may have something like The probability to get an answer is inversely proportional to the length of your email I am currently looking to put this as a graph but I am sure that we may have something like

The probability to get an answer is inversely proportional to the length of your email

]]> Comment on The napping crusade by Nathan Zeldes http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/07/the-napping-crusade/comment-page-1/#comment-4158 Nathan Zeldes Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:24:47 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=310#comment-4158 @balex, that is technically true... but I strongly doubt that many of the mobile workers actually do it. Workaholism is hard to subdue, even when it is counterproductive. Hence the worth of Thea's campaign to legitimize the practice! @balex, that is technically true… but I strongly doubt that many of the mobile workers actually do it. Workaholism is hard to subdue, even when it is counterproductive. Hence the worth of Thea’s campaign to legitimize the practice!

]]> Comment on The napping crusade by balex http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/07/the-napping-crusade/comment-page-1/#comment-4155 balex Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:29:51 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=310#comment-4155 And with today's increasingly mobile workforce, what's stopping mobile workers from doing this right now? I understand the need for corporate sponsorship in cubicle-centric organizations or any place where you're not out in the field... but when you ARE out there, you do whatever makes you productive. We're measured by results after all. And with today’s increasingly mobile workforce, what’s stopping mobile workers from doing this right now? I understand the need for corporate sponsorship in cubicle-centric organizations or any place where you’re not out in the field… but when you ARE out there, you do whatever makes you productive. We’re measured by results after all.

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