Anything Goes on the World "Wild" Web
/EINPresswire.com/ (Toronto, Ontario)—Last week, New York Supreme Appellate Court ruled that Google did not have to release information regarding an anonymous emailer who criticized Sandals Resorts for discriminatory hiring practices in an Internet-based defamation case. The reason in part…alleged defamatory remarks are given less credence on the Internet.
"The Internet has facilitated an explosion of information," says Dr. Nick Bontis, author of "Information Bombardment: Rising above the Digital Onslaught." "Because our lives are oversaturated with data, we struggle to know which is important and which is not."
The judge in the case described the Internet as an environment where anything goes and where communications are freewheeling. Because of this environment, people see defamatory statements as opinions rather than fact.
According to Dr. Bontis, we have an insatiable thirst for all types of information whether credible or not. Information is today's addiction as we hunger for the latest news, gossip and trends. But we also want to express our own ideas and opinions. The Internet provides a place where these desires become reality.
"The courts are realizing we are adapting to a world of information bombardment," says Bontis. "If we believed every blog, article or Tweet in front of us, we would be paralyzed. By necessity we are learning information discernment in order to function on a daily basis."
While Dr. Bontis believes adaptation is occurring, most people are still drowning in information. He describes several negative effects caused by today's information onslaught:
* Declining relationships among friends and families
* Significant rise in stress-related health conditions like insomnia and anxiety
* Increased incidence of Attention Deficit Disorder
* Organizational failures due to information leaks and bottlenecks
* Poor disaster prevention and management from failed knowledge sharing
"In the Knowledge Era, knowledge is power," says Dr. Bontis. "But we cannot mistake all information as knowledge. We must discern between real knowledge and junk. If we can do this, knowledge sharing becomes much easier. That's the key point when considering information bombardment."
In Dr. Bontis' book, discernment is discussed in detail along with solutions to help deal with information bombardment. In order to survive the World "Wild" Web, such tools to decipher the credible from the not-so-credible will be imperative.
About the Author:
Dr. Nick Bontis was named a 2010 Top 5 speaker world-wide for management and one of the world's top management gurus of 2010, along with such luminaries as Jack Welch, Tom Peters, Michael Porter, and Jim Collins. He is an internationally sought-after management consultant and keynote speaker, hand-picked by the United Nations, the US Navy, Microsoft, IBM, Accenture, KPMG, Century 21, and others to help navigate the knowledge era. He is a popular TV and radio personality, a leading academic researcher and an award-winning, tenured professor of strategic management at McMaster University. As one of the world's most cited authors in the fields of intellectual capital and knowledge management, he has amassed over a dozen prestigious teaching and research awards. He was recently recognized as a 3M National Teaching Fellow, an exclusive honor bestowed upon the top professors in the nation.
For more information, contact Dr. Bontis at nick@bontis.com or visit www.InformationBombardment.com.
"Information Bombardment" is available on Amazon.com.
"The Internet has facilitated an explosion of information," says Dr. Nick Bontis, author of "Information Bombardment: Rising above the Digital Onslaught." "Because our lives are oversaturated with data, we struggle to know which is important and which is not."
The judge in the case described the Internet as an environment where anything goes and where communications are freewheeling. Because of this environment, people see defamatory statements as opinions rather than fact.
According to Dr. Bontis, we have an insatiable thirst for all types of information whether credible or not. Information is today's addiction as we hunger for the latest news, gossip and trends. But we also want to express our own ideas and opinions. The Internet provides a place where these desires become reality.
"The courts are realizing we are adapting to a world of information bombardment," says Bontis. "If we believed every blog, article or Tweet in front of us, we would be paralyzed. By necessity we are learning information discernment in order to function on a daily basis."
While Dr. Bontis believes adaptation is occurring, most people are still drowning in information. He describes several negative effects caused by today's information onslaught:
* Declining relationships among friends and families
* Significant rise in stress-related health conditions like insomnia and anxiety
* Increased incidence of Attention Deficit Disorder
* Organizational failures due to information leaks and bottlenecks
* Poor disaster prevention and management from failed knowledge sharing
"In the Knowledge Era, knowledge is power," says Dr. Bontis. "But we cannot mistake all information as knowledge. We must discern between real knowledge and junk. If we can do this, knowledge sharing becomes much easier. That's the key point when considering information bombardment."
In Dr. Bontis' book, discernment is discussed in detail along with solutions to help deal with information bombardment. In order to survive the World "Wild" Web, such tools to decipher the credible from the not-so-credible will be imperative.
About the Author:
Dr. Nick Bontis was named a 2010 Top 5 speaker world-wide for management and one of the world's top management gurus of 2010, along with such luminaries as Jack Welch, Tom Peters, Michael Porter, and Jim Collins. He is an internationally sought-after management consultant and keynote speaker, hand-picked by the United Nations, the US Navy, Microsoft, IBM, Accenture, KPMG, Century 21, and others to help navigate the knowledge era. He is a popular TV and radio personality, a leading academic researcher and an award-winning, tenured professor of strategic management at McMaster University. As one of the world's most cited authors in the fields of intellectual capital and knowledge management, he has amassed over a dozen prestigious teaching and research awards. He was recently recognized as a 3M National Teaching Fellow, an exclusive honor bestowed upon the top professors in the nation.
For more information, contact Dr. Bontis at nick@bontis.com or visit www.InformationBombardment.com.
"Information Bombardment" is available on Amazon.com.
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