Posted 1:56 PM by George Siemens
Where Net Luminaries Turn for News
Quote: " In between sessions, I asked some of the participants their views about the state of online journalism, the news sites they frequent, and their digital news habits...If the digerati gathered here represent the leading edge of the Internet Age, reflecting where our wired society may be headed a few years hence, then online news publications have their work cut out. Few of the early adapters in this crowd spend much time at mainstream news sites."
Comment: I can relate to many of the comments posted here...my time spent in mainstream news is diminishing. Most information I absorb comes from sources that provide a deeper, more involved level of analysis than most newspapers/magazines/TV programs. After all, why would I want to hear what a journalist has to say about Groove, when I can read the founder's blog?

Posted 1:42 PM by George Siemens
Stigmergic Systems
Quote: "There are several important areas of information where algorithms, search engines and database technology have difficulties with indexing and classification. This is in areas where there is: ambiguity; high volatility; subjective content; high rates of technological change; classification of people; classification of services; etc.
Stigmergic systems are organizing frameworks for many people to cooperate in the creation of knowledge bases to cover these difficult information areas."
Comment: This is fascinating. Knowledge management is sometimes seen as a "cold" process - the systimization of knowledge is almost impossible - because so much of it is not procedural. Much of what we know exists in the form of intiution and is context sensitive. A system needs to exist that addresses that aspect of our knowledge. "Stigmergic systems are based upon the way insect colonies share and distribute information. When these are enhanced, by placing them in an organic environment, they can grow and self organize without the need for expensive supervision, control and maintenance."