http://www.spreadingscience.com/2008/03/14/bumps-in-the-road-to-science-20/ Science 2.0 and beyond Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:38:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.spreadingscience.com/2008/03/14/bumps-in-the-road-to-science-20/#comment-4 David Crotty Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:20:24 +0000 http://www.spreadingscience.com/2008/03/14/bumps-in-the-road-to-science-20/#comment-4 Thanks for the link. I gave a similar talk this past weekend, but this time to scientists, talking about what's going on and what's worth watching, rather than hollering at publisher to tell them they're missing the point. The crux of that talk (which I'll post on my blog later this week) is very similar to the message you've written here. Information overload is a big problem. The best and most useful Web 2.0 efforts are those that add new efficiencies, the mashups that combine multiple sources into one more informative source, or the folksonomy sorted database that's easier to search. Even with these great tools, you're right, there is still a lot of inertia to overcome to get folks to buy in. Thanks for the link. I gave a similar talk this past weekend, but this time to scientists, talking about what’s going on and what’s worth watching, rather than hollering at publisher to tell them they’re missing the point. The crux of that talk (which I’ll post on my blog later this week) is very similar to the message you’ve written here. Information overload is a big problem. The best and most useful Web 2.0 efforts are those that add new efficiencies, the mashups that combine multiple sources into one more informative source, or the folksonomy sorted database that’s easier to search. Even with these great tools, you’re right, there is still a lot of inertia to overcome to get folks to buy in.

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