Order Is in the Eye of the Tagger | Wired

Dave Weinberger writes about the ways in which we order our world. He claims we are either lumpers or splitters, referring to the way in which we tend to divide or combine information to achieve our objectives. Weinberg uses the example of the way in which we might arrange a linen closet - combining sheets but separating them from towels - in order to make finding an item easier later.

Weinberg wrote the book Everything is Miscellaneous.

The insignificance economy

I was going to write an essay on the insignificance economy dealing with the way insignificant information is compiled and aggregated to produce customer value. It appears though my idea isn't so revolutionary. Dave Weinberger has already written a book about it so it looks as though I'm not going to be the one to come up with the next cool phrase on the net.

His book? Everything is Miscallensous


I'm still going to write the essay.