DocumentCode :
1738084
Title :
Dry information, communication, and communities
Author :
Azechi, Shintaro
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Minist. of Posts & Telecommun., Japan
Volume :
1
fYear :
2000
fDate :
2000
Firstpage :
72
Abstract :
I propose a new definition of information. It is information humidity, dry versus wet, which can explain various styles of communications and communities on the network. I suggest that the ideal community on the network is a dry community that is mediated only by dry information. In the dry community, members interact with dry information, i.e., the contents of a message and no member knows any other member´s personal attributions. This style of community prevents the flaming effect or any other pathological group function. I discuss how computerized networking tools support such a dry community. Because wet information, which is additional information of a message, would not reduce on a natural setting face to face communication, I propose a social psychological experiment that examines characteristics of dry and wet information
Keywords :
Internet; information resources; social aspects of automation; Internet; computerized networking tools; dry community; dry information; network community; social psychological experiment; wet information; Computer networks; Humans; Humidity; Intelligent structures; Intelligent systems; Pathology; Psychology;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Knowledge-Based Intelligent Engineering Systems and Allied Technologies, 2000. Proceedings. Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brighton
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6400-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/KES.2000.885762
Filename :
885762
Link To Document :
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