The Information Overload Research Group

Lost in E-Mail, Tech Firms Face Self-Made Beast
by Matt Richtel, New York Times
The onslaught of cellphone calls and e-mail and instant messages is fracturing attention spans and hurting productivity. It is a common complaint. But now the very companies that helped create the flood are trying to mop it up.

Some of the biggest technology firms, including Microsoft, Intel, Google and I.B.M., are banding together to fight information overload. Last week they formed a nonprofit group to study the problem, publicize it and devise ways to help workers — theirs and others — cope with the digital deluge. See NYT article. Maybe CEP can help, or not? Check out the IORG. Are they really serious?