tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833882.post7397430732254887097..comments2024-01-29T05:11:29.607-05:00Comments on Helene Blowers |: Back Stories & Social CurrencyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833882.post-44025853481143085742008-06-16T12:06:00.000-04:002008-06-16T12:06:00.000-04:00I find this interesting and maybe hopeful especial...I find this interesting and maybe hopeful especially in the current reign of infotainment and virtual voyeurism in which we live. David Baldacci’s latest book, The Whole Truth, investigates the world of “Perception Management” where, “PMs are not spin doctors because they don’t spin facts. They create facts and then sell them to the world as truth”. (Author’s note.) This is interesting in that the waters of information have been so muddied by PMs, the Internet, wikis, blogs and the media all speaking as if they were the authority on things, that finding the truth may be near impossible. If people want to know background, or history of an issue, and are seeking depth, maybe it’s because they are tiring of being feed broth. They want truth (wonder if they can handle the truth). But seriously, the philosopher in me also wonders how we can archive data, and make it searchable in a fashion that keeps us out of sculpting or determining what info the searcher gets. How do we keep from being too helpful thereby interfering with the search process? I think AquaBrowser technology is a giant leap in the right direction, but even it does not cast a wide enough net.sowenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960371391444624085noreply@blogger.com