tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754214207565556160.post3628269280582306221..comments2024-02-25T21:08:16.818-08:00Comments on Observations about learning, knowledge and technology: The balancing act between relevance and serendipity in the information streamWelsh Cloggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438620064096677907noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754214207565556160.post-29116919146782224872012-01-10T22:23:22.780-08:002012-01-10T22:23:22.780-08:00There's power and potential in being willing t...There's power and potential in being willing to step off the path once in a while. The difficulty comes when A) you simply don't have time to wander or B) become so global in your connections that they begin to seem forced. By reading the work of smart people it's possible to catch all sorts of leads and often seemingly widely separated notions converge. Trouble is, how do we claim this as deliberate as opposed to being just luck? How we apply the notion of scholarship to a random walk? This is a hard question. Thanks for the posting.Scott Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16557119002863457695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754214207565556160.post-3144175912079293342011-07-08T07:03:55.276-07:002011-07-08T07:03:55.276-07:00Well said Rita. Would the introduction of new and ...Well said Rita. Would the introduction of new and emergent tools like Scoop it change the landscape of information search and curation? Aren't we approaching the intersection of Web 2.0 and Web 3.0? I think we are getting close to semantic web, when more tools are integrated for users (especially with the introduction of Google + <br />I share with you in that sharing, curating and producing information is time consuming, and we really need some smarter tools (like RSS with intelligence, and Google with ranking, but more customised to our needs)to help us to sieve through the landscape. Cheers. JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com