Lee Rainie is the Director of Pew Internet Project and a New Yorker (gasp!).  But he’s redeemed himself because he lives in Washington, DC…a wonderful place!
http://www.pewinternet.org/ppf/a/102/about_staffer.asp

Lee had some great facts.  Luckily he’s posting the presentation on the Pew Website.  I’ll add the link later.  He also says that he talks fast…and that’s true.  I’m hoping I don’t miss anything.  His goal for this presentation is to point out how the information ecosystem is changing.  And he’s come up with points on how that the ecosystem is changing.  Below are 9 points that prove this.

The Occurrence of Information Changes

Information is Coming from the “long tail” — Chris Anderson author of The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More

the long tail: where information is occuring.

The Location of Information Changes

People don’t need to go to newspapers anymore, they can get their information from blogs, the web, and all kinds of places.

The Velocity of Information Changes

Devices allow us to communicate quicker.

The velocity of information increases and smart mobs emerge — Howard Rheingold.

The Venues of Information Changes

We are using more mediums:  reading newspapers on your computer, reading a book on the kindle, watching tv on your iPod.

The Vigilance of Information Changes

We are constantly waiting for information input.

Linda Stone says: attention is truncated

Andrew Keen author of The Cult of the Amateur and Terry Fisher say: attention is elongated

The Vibrancy of Information Changes

The immersive qualities of media environments make them more compelling places to hang out and interact.  MetaVerse Roadmap Project

• Virtual Worlds (second life)
• Mirror Worlds (google earth)
• Augmented Reality (rfid chips that might be able to keep track of who created the chair, where the materials came from, etc.)
• Life-logging (youTube, flickr)

The Relevance of Information Changes

Information improves for your life style and beliefs because of search and customization change.  — Nicholas Negroponte

The Voice and Visibility of Information Changes

Democratization of informaiton.  A bloggers blog is as important as some other information source.

The Voting and Ventilating of Information Changes

tagging, rating, commenting occurs and collective intelligence asserts itself.  –Henry Jenkins and David Weinberger

Action items for the Information Ecosystem Changes

• be findable
• be available
• use social networks
• provide information and social support similar to social networks