The Concept of Information Overload - A Review of Literature from Organization Science, Accounting, Marketing, MIS, and Related Disciplines (2004)

2008 ◽  
pp. 271-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin J. Eppler ◽  
Jeanne Mengis
Keyword(s):  
Information Overload ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Organization Science ◽  
Concept Of Information

Equity crowdfunding: US Title II offerings using sentiment analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bree Dority ◽  
Sarah J. Borchers ◽  
Suzanne K. Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Information Quantity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Less Is More ◽  
Market Sentiment ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Equity Crowdfunding ◽  
Concept Of Information

Purpose This study aims to investigate how the language used in US Title II equity crowdfunding campaign descriptions relates to campaign success. Design/methodology/approach Data on >3,200 equity offerings from 12 Title II platforms was obtained from 2013 to 2016. The aspects of the campaign descriptions that are focused on are tone and two measures of readability: information quantity – the amount of information available to the investor and information quality – the ease of understanding of the passage of text. Tobit regressions with sector-clustered standard errors are used for estimation while controlling for company-specific variables, market sentiment and platform, regional, sector and time effects. Results are robust to alternative estimation approaches. Findings Inverse U-shaped relationships exist between information quantity, information quality and tone and Title II equity crowdfunding campaign success. Overall, less is more as it appears that an intermediate level of information – quantity, quality and tone – is optimal in terms of being a factor that contributes to equity crowdfunding campaign success. Originality/value Extends the use of textual analysis to the equity crowdfunding environment in the USA where such analysis is lacking and provides empirical evidence that the language used (e.g. sentiment) in US Title II equity-based crowdfunding campaign descriptions does influence campaign success. It provides empirical evidence of and extends the concept of information overload to the entrepreneurial finance sub-field and indicates tone may be an additional information attribute to consider in this context as contributing to overload.

A Survey of Trust Use and Modeling in Real Online Systems

2013 ◽  
pp. 167-196
Author(s):  
Paolo Massa
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Systems ◽  
Trust Relationships ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
The Web ◽  
Trust Information

This chapter discusses the concept of trust and how trust is used and modeled in online systems currently available on the Web or on the Internet. It starts by describing the concept of information overload and introducing trust as a possible and powerful way to deal with it. It then provides a classification of the systems that currently use trust and, for each category, presents the most representative examples. In these systems, trust is considered as the judgment expressed by one user about another user, often directly and explicitly, sometimes indirectly through an evaluation of the artifacts produced by that user or his/her activity on the system. We hence use the term “trust” to indicate different types of social relationships between two users, such as friendship, appreciation, and interest. These trust relationships are used by the systems in order to infer some measure of importance about the different users and influence their visibility on the system. We conclude with an overview of the open and interesting challenges for online systems that use and model trust information.

Information Overload as a Challenge and Changing Point for Educational Media Literacies

2018 ◽  
pp. 124-144
Author(s):  
Sonja Ganguin ◽  
Johannes Gemkow ◽  
Rebekka Haubold
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
International Exchange ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Combined Approach ◽  
Educational Media ◽  
Crucial Element ◽  
The Third ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
Concept Of Information

This article deals with the concept of information overload as a crucial element of the changing information environment. Against this background, the authors discuss an alternative process for the conceptualisation of educational media literacy. By combining two nationally-based concepts on media literacy (German and Anglo-American), the yield of such a transnational approach will be demonstrated. The first section is dedicated to a historical overview. Based on the observation that humanity is currently dealing and always has dealt with information overload, leads to the necessity of coping with said overload. To this end, the second section will present and didactically reduce both discourses to their essentials. The third section provides a possible conceptualisation of both concepts and practical application of the combined approach for scholastic learning. The aim of this paper is to stimulate an international exchange on media literacy.

Information Overload as a Challenge and Changing Point for Educational Media Literacies

2017 ◽  
pp. 302-328
Author(s):  
Sonja Ganguin ◽  
Johannes Gemkow ◽  
Rebekka Haubold
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
International Exchange ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Combined Approach ◽  
Educational Media ◽  
Crucial Element ◽  
The Third ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
Concept Of Information

This article deals with the concept of information overload as a crucial element of the changing information environment. Against this background, the authors discuss an alternative process for the conceptualisation of educational media literacy. By combining two nationally-based concepts on media literacy (German and Anglo-American), the yield of such a transnational approach will be demonstrated. The first section is dedicated to a historical overview. Based on the observation that humanity is currently dealing and always has dealt with information overload, leads to the necessity of coping with said overload. To this end, the second section will present and didactically reduce both discourses to their essentials. The third section provides a possible conceptualisation of both concepts and practical application of the combined approach for scholastic learning. The aim of this paper is to stimulate an international exchange on media literacy.

A Survey of Trust Use and Modeling in Real Online Systems

2011 ◽  
pp. 51-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Massa
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Systems ◽  
Trust Relationships ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
The Web ◽  
Trust Information

This chapter discusses the concept of trust and how trust is used and modeled in online systems currently available on the Web or on the Internet. It starts by describing the concept of information overload and introducing trust as a possible and powerful way to deal with it. It then provides a classification of the systems that currently use trust and, for each category, presents the most representative examples. In these systems, trust is considered as the judgment expressed by one user about another user, often directly and explicitly, sometimes indirectly through an evaluation of the artifacts produced by that user or his/her activity on the system. We hence use the term “trust” to indicate different types of social relationships between two users, such as friendship, appreciation, and interest. These trust relationships are used by the systems in order to infer some measure of importance about the different users and influence their visibility on the system. We conclude with an overview of the open and interesting challenges for online systems that use and model trust information.

Information Overload: When Information Becomes Hazardous to Your Health

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverley Woolfson
Keyword(s):  
Information Overload ◽  
Law Firm ◽  
Commercial Law ◽  
Information Professional ◽  
Dissertation Research ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Concept Of Information

AbstractBeverley Woolfson analyses the concept of information overload: how it has evolved, and its relevance to the information professional in the commercial law firm. Using data gathered during her MSc dissertation research and combining it with current theories on the topic, the writer concludes that while the information intermediary is often vulnerable to the dangers of overload, a number of strategies can be implemented to ensure that its effects are minimised.

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