Definitions

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  • noun information overload

Etymologies

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info +‎ glut

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Examples

  • So here's the proposition du jour: information overload (a.k.a. "infoglut") is a crock.

    Archive 2005-08-01 2005

  • So here's the proposition du jour: information overload (a.k.a. "infoglut") is a crock.

    Too Much Information 2005

  • We've heard terms "infoglut" and "information overload" for years, but now we know just how much information we really consume. define) of information in 2008, according to a study just released by the University of California, San Diego.

    InternetNews Realtime News for IT Managers 2009

  • Opt out takes advantage of laziness, inertia and infoglut to inundate people with stuff they don't want.

    March 2002 2002

  • Opt out takes advantage of laziness, inertia and infoglut to inundate people with stuff they don't want.

    Opt In Matters (sigh) 2002

  • Preparing for the infoglut By: Andy Rowsell-Jones CIO Canada 01 Nov 2004

    Internet News: Information Industry Archives 2009

  • It’s really simple: in this world of infoglut either you make reading your blog convenient, or expect to lose subscribers who are fed up with clicking and waiting.

    Archive 2005-09-01 2005

  • Aesthetic vlogging for her and others is a demonstrated savvy for infoglut — the ability to rapidly process a huge volume of information into an “aesthetic.”

    The grand unified theory of aesthetic vlogging – TechCrunch Henry Pickavet 2021

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