Information 2.0

Dr Martin De Saulles is a Principal Lecturer in digital marketing at the University of Brighton. He has worked in the information and technology sectors for 20 years as a researcher, analyst, entrepreneur, writer and academic.

...an informative and thorough title that makes sense of how changes in technology are impacting all aspects of society; economics, education and more. It is even-handed throughout; there are arguments made about the democratizing influence of the Internet and how barriers that might have constrained our access to information have been reduced. Yet there are still cautionary tales. The likes of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook, which aimed to make information via the Internet accessible to us all, are the now the new monopolies and there are significant issues about how they use our information. Although we live in an era of information overload and that information seems difficult to control or keep on top of, de Saulles reiterates the need of the information professional and that its role is equally vital in the ‘Wild West’ free-for-all new information landscape. This is a title that is very readable and clear. De Saulles uses case studies to outline his points and does not veer into jargon that might leave the casual reader to engage in head-scratching. Information 2.0 is just as valuable for the casual reader as for the information professional and it clarifies what otherwise is a very confusing picture.

• 1. IntroductionWhat is information? The foundations of the information society The internet as a driver of changeThe big challenges of big data What about the information providers? New ways of creating informationWhere do we put all this information? Why information matters 2. New models of information productionIntroduction Blogs: the state of the blogosphereBlogging 2.0Who can you trust?Blogs and social media as agents of changeBlogging for moneyThe economics of print media The transition to digital newsDigital-Only News PublishersThe new generation of news consumersCase Study – BuzzFeedBusiness publishing Case Study – GigaomWikis and collaborative publishing Search engines and what they know Gaming GoogleDoes Google know too much?Our social graphs What are we worth?Case Study – KloutThe challenge of big data Data types When everything is connectedData as the new currencyConcluding comments3. New models of information storageIntroductionPreserving the internet How organizations store information Academia Case study – DSpace institutional repository softwareLegal requirements Data mining Case study – Tesco ClubcardCollection digitization Keeping it all safe Storage at the personal levelPutting it in the cloud Our digital footprints The future of storage Concluding comments4. New models of information distributionIntroduction The architecture of the internet Distribution and disintermediation Case Study – DataSiftThe new intermediaries Intermediaries in the shadows Copyright-friendly intermediaries Online video – we’re all celebrities now Case Study – NetflixThe Video ClassroomCase Study – The Khan Academy Open government and the internet Proactive government Defensive government Offensive GovernmentHelping the information flow both ways Making money from public information Threats to the open web Concluding comments5. New models of information consumptionIntroductionInformation consumption devicesMobile consumption devicesLooking beyond the artefactIt’s all about the appsCase Study – AmazonInformation ecosystems: gilded cages or innovation hotbeds?Fair dealingResaleLendingReturning to an open webHTML5 – an antidote to appification?The experiential webCase Study – Oculus RiftRent or buy? Case Study – SpotifyMaking sense of it all Information literacy Information overload Implications for information professionals Concluding comments6. ConclusionIntroduction The struggle for control in a networked worldImplications for information professionals The knowledge management opportunity The future of search Ninja librarians Implications for publishers The copyright challenge Hooked on tablets Implications for society Internet everywhere Nowhere to hide Concluding comments