Posted by Yogesh Malhotra on March 07, 1998 at 10:44:57:

In Reply to: Thought on readings posted by Tom Sudman on March 05, 1998 at 10:55:38:

Tom,

I think you have a point there... however, one needs to be aware of the two aspects of communication: the first relates to the communication of 'bits and bytes' and the second relates to the communication of 'meaning' or 'sense.'

The traditional view of information, based on the information-processing theory is limited in its capacity for communication of meaning... and communication of meaning... often heard in terms such as 'vision,' 'culture,' 'context,' 'frame of reference,' etc., seems more relevant to the issue of knowledge... On a sidenote, this is the biggest challenge facing most search engines and similar devices which often overwhelm the user with [relevant or irrelevant] information without 'making sense.' This problem is expected to become compounded with ever-increasing volumes of easily available 'data,' which often rides under the garb of 'information.'

- Yogesh

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Follow Ups:

• Re: Data, Information & Knowledge Craig Maudlin 20:59:36 3/10/98 (7)
  • Re: Data, Information & Knowledge Ross Hall 13:20:39 3/11/98 (6)
    • Re: Data, Information & Knowledge Craig Maudlin 18:39:00 3/11/98 (5)
      • Re: Difficulties with Information Theory Yogesh Malhotra 23:15:05 3/11/98 (4)
        • Re: Difficulties with Information Theory Craig Maudlin 19:18:03 3/12/98 (3)
          • Re: Difficulties with Information Theory Tom Sudman 14:23:17 3/16/98 (0)
          • Re: Difficulties with Information Theory Mezei 22:27:13 3/12/98 (1)
            • Re: Difficulties with Information Theory Martyn R Jones 08:26:34 3/25/98 (0)

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