Today's Show: Information Overload

Today on Word of Mouth, we clear out the clutter and try to stop the information overload. There’s so much data flying at us every day, the same companies that created our cell phones, Blackberries, and computer systems are now looking at ways to help us sift through all the noise. We’ll take stock of the situation, and we get a historical perspective. (Turns out, this issue may go back to the ice ages.)

This show originally aired June 30th, 2008. Click here to listen to the full show.

Here are links to individual segments:

• Overwhelmed By Infomania
  E-mails, RSS feeds, text messages and phone calls are leaving us more distracted and less productive.
• Extreme Home Office Makeover
  A contributor to Lifehacker describes his extreme home office makeover.
• 100 Thing Challenge
  Dave Bruno is simplifying his life by whittling all his possessions down to 100 things.

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