This too many choices thing? It’s not just us. No less than e-behemoth Microsoft has recognized that our era would be more accurately described as the too-much-information age. And the more information, the harder the decision.
Welcome to the Too-Much-Information Age
June 29, 2009 by Shannon Kelley
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Funny thing is (or maybe not so funny), I’ve tried using Bing because it’s the default on my blackberry, and end up going to Google after getting (and not trusting) my “decision” from bing everytime….