The Society BACKLASH: ‘Too much’ Fans in UPROAR at sex scenes overload

Fans of the Netflix drama have complained about the number of intimate scenes packed into the 10-episode season and believe it to be an overload. The Society was released on May 10 and charts a large group of 17 to 18 year olds who return to their home town after a school trip to find […]

How to Fight Information Overload

Fighting information overload starts to be a major challenge in today’s internet. One possible solution would be to (in a nutshell): (1) Set your goals. (2) Decide whether you really need the information. (3) Consume only the minimal effective dose. (4) Don’t procrastinate by consuming too much information. […] Read More…

Microsoft invests in Agolo, a startup that’s fighting information overload with automated summarizations

Agolo, a New York-based startup that’s setting out to help help companies fight information overload through AI-powered summarizations, has closed a $ 3.5 million seed round of funding co-led by Microsoft’s corporate investment fund, Microsoft Ventures, and CRV, with participation from Point72 Ventures and Franklin Templeton. Founded in 2012, Agolo in its original guise was all about […]

Facebook’s new Messenger-like comments format is chat bubble overload

Remember when Facebook used to routinely change its website layout around and confused / incited anger in everyone every few months? These days it’s sticking to a pretty standard look, but the company does test a few format changes here and there to see what might be worth updating. The latest update appears to be […]