tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post4453161239351306935..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Genealogist drowning in data?James Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-75054056824689815902011-12-05T16:46:47.007-07:002011-12-05T16:46:47.007-07:00That was a fascinating (and frightening) video.
I...That was a fascinating (and frightening) video.<br /><br />It's not only genealogists who are drowning in data, but everybody. And it isn't slowing down. According to Eric Schmidt, every two days we're creating more data than has been created since the beginning of time until 2002. And he said that over a year ago. (which is pretty much just saying the same thing as that video) <br /><br />Yet still for any given search, most people trust Google to return the best result within the top few choices.<br /><br />I think, more and more, we will come to rely on people who do the vigilant work of discovering, sifting, and sorting for us, compiling this into information, and making it available to us in a much more consumable fashion. These are digital curators, who compile all the best information on a particular topic. There's a growing need for people to fill this role.<br /><br />Hopefully, someone will step up and become the curator of American Indian genealogy resources and information. If that person can do a good job, she'll earn the trust of an audience who will rely on her for that valuable service.Scott Jangrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303871139163606729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-11265351491167609112011-12-04T10:26:09.060-07:002011-12-04T10:26:09.060-07:00Too much data? No such thing! I am writing a bio...Too much data? No such thing! I am writing a biography of my great grandfather, a member of an immigrant community that was little studied and even less written about. <br /><br />Not if we are sincere in our efforts to document the lives of our ancestors.<br /><br />Just my two cents, plain.Scott Phillipshttp://www.facebook.com/OnwardToOurPastnoreply@blogger.com