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By: SoMaFusion :: travelogue » Brainstorming day

SoMaFusion :: travelogue » Brainstorming day — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:47:42 +0000

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By: Andy Polaine

Andy Polaine — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:36:30 +0000

There is a distinction between information and a message, though. A message is information that has been given a form and that form makes a difference. I chatted to Simon Waterfall recently and he gave a great example: A messenger in a uniform runs into the room with a message for you. You’d probably pay attention to it and think it special. But it could be the same message as the one coming through on your phone as an SMS and you’d happily ignore it if you were doing something more important.

By: fowlead

fowlead — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:36:20 +0000

for me this throws open the door to the information structure surpassing in importance the medium i.e. the ‘medium is the message’ idea. if the message is the same then the delivery method is secondary in importance as the information structure becomes more important to ensure the correct message is delivered and received. thanks for posting.

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