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From: mason@utcsri.UUCP (Dave Mason)
Newsgroups: net.news,net.news.notes
Subject: Re: Information Overload and What We Can Do About It
Message-ID: <1408@utcsri.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 22:56:04 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 19 22:56:04 1985
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Reply-To: mason@utcsri.UUCP (Dave mason)
Organization: University of Toronto/Ryerson Polytechnic Institute
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Summary: Other user's highlight might be useful


Chuqui's news article bore a marked resemblance to mail I sent to
Eric following his posting.  I agree with cancelling the newsgroups...
there is just too much cross correlation.  Maybe it would even cut down on
total net traffic when people in net.micro.a saw the discussion in net.micro.b

The other thing I mentioned is that I had my doubts regarding using other
people as filters.  The only use I could see would be office mates choosing
to read different things & filling each other in on the useful bits,
otherwise I can't see someone else's reading being a useful guide to me.

As I wrote that last I realized something that might be useful: some
kind of highlight file where each user could mark articles they felt
were particularly good or insightful.  I COULD definitely see reading
stuff that people I respect felt were important.

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