Benefiting from Information Overload

There has been a lot of talk about the impact of information creation on our ability to remember as well as the power of language. But one unacknowledged benefit of having everyone connected via a vast social network is our ability to raise awareness for issues and to seek out advice. In the article link below from Slate, a mother was able to diagnose her son’s condition by posting pictures to Facebook and interacting with both a primary and secondary network of friends:

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