Data Smog is a 1997 book by journalist David Shenk and published by HarperCollins. It addresses the author's ideas on how the information technology revolution would shape the world, and how the large amount of data available on the Internet would make it more difficult to sift through and separate fact from fiction.

Mar 21, 1997 · Cyberpundit And Media Scholar David Shenk Launches A Trenchant And Informed Critique Of The Impact Of Data Smog -- Information Overload -- On Individual Well-Being And Our Society As A Whole.

May 19, 1998 · This myth-shattering manifesto also outlines a welter of practical strategies for minimizing data smog's polluting effects--from curtailing junkmail and telephone sales pitches to instituting all out "data-feasts."

May 1, 1997 · At a certain level of input the glut becomes a cloud of data smog that no longer adds to our quality of life but instead begins to cultivate stress, confusion, and even ignorance.

Data smog gets in the way; it crowds out quiet moments, and obstructs much-needed contemplation. It spoils conversation, literature, and even entertainment. It thwarts skepticism, rendering us...

Data smog : surviving the information glut by Shenk, David, 1966-Publication date 1998 Topics Information society, Information society, Information technology Publisher New York : HarperEdge Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language

Jan 1, 1997 · Media scholar ( and Internet Enthusiast ) David Shenk examines the troubling effects of information proliferation on our bodies, our brains, our relationships, and our culture, then offers strikingly down-to-earth insights for coping with the deluge.

Aug 6, 2024 · Media scholar and cyber-pundit David Shank deftly dismantles all the hype and exposes the unsettling impact of information overload, or data smog, on our individual well-being (emotional and physical) and on our society at large.

Oct 13, 2009 · Media scholar ( and Internet Enthusiast ) David Shenk examines the troubling effects of information proliferation on our bodies, our brains, our relationships, and our culture, then offers...

In "Data Smog," Shenk, a journalist and radio commentator, tells us that the average American spends 60 percent of the office day processing documents. In the 1980s, per capita paper...