Information overload
There is a growing concern that the vast amount of information generated on the web cause overwhelm, much like drinking from a fire hose. The information is rushing past us in such volume that we struggle to engage with it.
In his book "Here comes everybody", Clay Shirky wrote that the problem is not information overload but filter failure.
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