information overload - paradoxn of choice

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INFORMATION - INFORMATION OVERFLOW

Benjamin PoelzMarco Garcia

20.05.2010

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According to last lecture

• b – B - KB – MB - GB – TB - … ???• Survey about common knowledge on mobile

internet• Speed test• ICP Video• INFORMATION GROWTH• Other statistics (InternetWorldstats, Netflix)• Youtube

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b – B - KB – MB - GB – TB - … ???

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Survey about common knowledge on mobile internet

• Today: 3rd generation of mobile telecommunication technology UMTS (universal mobile technology system) and HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access)

• 7,2MBit?? – theoretical – practical unreachable

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INFORMATION

• CREATION– Image – Digital voice– Data

• STORAGE

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Interesting statistics about the internet

• InternetWorldstats• Alexa, Netcraft

• Youtube

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Paradoxon of choice

• Marcos part

• The more choice people have, the more freedom they have, and the more freedom they have, the more welfare they have.

Buying a bottle of wine

• Would you prefer to have 100 different sorts of wines in your supermarket or just 2?

Going to the doctor

• This days there is patient autonomy…. Good right?

Organ Donations

• 12% of Germans indicate that they would be interested to donate organs.

• What do you think is the Austrian percentage?

Go to video

• Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice• 7:50

The secret to happiness

• Settling?• Lowering expectations?• Income distribution?