Information overload, a concept that was introduced as early as the 1960’s, is more relevant now than ever. As the amount of information available increases, the likelihood of experiencing an information overload also increases. During an information overload, you are overexposed to a stream of information. This greatly affects your ability to reason and make rational decisions.
Each day, millions of people post content to the Internet without compensation. Whether the medium is a blog, message board or community website, many of these free posts contain high quality, valuable content written by individuals with in-depth knowledge of their subject matter, as well as an understanding of the style and content interesting to their readership.
