WOW, Every Two Days, The Information We Create

Eric Schmidt: Every 2 Days We Create As Much Information As We Did Up To 2003 


August 5, 2010                  Source Link: Techcrunch

Every two days now we create as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization up until 2003, according to Google CEO Eric Schmidt — about five exabytes of data. He cautioned that just because companies like his can do all sorts of things with this information, the more pressing question now is if they should. 


Schmidt noted that while technology is neutral, he doesn’t believe people are ready for what’s coming. “I spend most of my time assuming the world is not ready for the technology revolution that will be happening to them soon,” Schmidt said.


Alvin Toffler in his 1970 book Future Shock popularized the term "Information Overload" which originated 
many years earlier.  


This is mind boggling for most of us to consider.  The trick is finding the information we need and want and filtering 
out everything else.