Comments on: Failing information structure http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:40:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Journalism Daily - Today’s Top Blog Posts on Journalism - Powered by SocialRank http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-361040 Journalism Daily - Today’s Top Blog Posts on Journalism - Powered by SocialRank Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:01:22 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-361040 [...] BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Failing information structure [...] [...] BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Failing information structure [...]

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]]> By: NBC TV: First taxicabs, now the PATH train | backward five http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-357240 NBC TV: First taxicabs, now the PATH train | backward five Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:44:31 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-357240 [...] the prospect of being entertained and informed while en route to wherever they’re going. Jeff Jarvis wrote about how hard it was to get good information during the August 8th storm that slowed traffic and shut down a lot of public transit in New York. [...] [...] the prospect of being entertained and informed while en route to wherever they’re going. Jeff Jarvis wrote about how hard it was to get good information during the August 8th storm that slowed traffic and shut down a lot of public transit in New York. [...]

]]> By: Tansley - addendum http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-356466 Tansley - addendum Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:01:11 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-356466 This can all be taken care of easily when NYC finally gets around to installing all the video monitoring cams it wants, as has London before it. These cameras can easily server more than one purpose - the signal can be piped to multiple feeds and can service crime prevention, anti-terrorism monitoring, TRAFFIC FLOW and even pedestrian flow. It would be nice to see them make same information available online, but will likely require some sort of interpretation or sorting, as the amount of cameras they are proposing would take quite a while to organize in terms of feeds and links. This can all be taken care of easily when NYC finally gets around to installing all the video monitoring cams it wants, as has London before it. These cameras can easily server more than one purpose – the signal can be piped to multiple feeds and can service crime prevention, anti-terrorism monitoring, TRAFFIC FLOW and even pedestrian flow. It would be nice to see them make same information available online, but will likely require some sort of interpretation or sorting, as the amount of cameras they are proposing would take quite a while to organize in terms of feeds and links.

]]> By: Rob http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-356460 Rob Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:12:14 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-356460 I wonder why this need hasn't been addressed? It would seem to me that, in a place like New York City, the market would support a radio station that does nothing but traffic, 24x7. Cab and car service drivers alone would be enough market to support the station, one would think. Just set up a number where people can text message news of problems, along with some location information. Broadcast that number on the radio every ten minutes. Your only cost is the radio station infrastructure and the on-air personalities. When there's no traffic congestion to report on (maybe at four in the morning), report on road closures, construction projects and upcoming events (parades, etc) that effect traffic. Radio seems like the medium for this. You don't want drivers trying to surf the web. I wonder why this need hasn’t been addressed? It would seem to me that, in a place like New York City, the market would support a radio station that does nothing but traffic, 24×7. Cab and car service drivers alone would be enough market to support the station, one would think.

Just set up a number where people can text message news of problems, along with some location information. Broadcast that number on the radio every ten minutes.

Your only cost is the radio station infrastructure and the on-air personalities. When there’s no traffic congestion to report on (maybe at four in the morning), report on road closures, construction projects and upcoming events (parades, etc) that effect traffic.

Radio seems like the medium for this. You don’t want drivers trying to surf the web.

]]> By: Vad NU! » Blog arkiv » Folkelige netværk giver medier ny relevans http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-356421 Vad NU! » Blog arkiv » Folkelige netværk giver medier ny relevans Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:27:05 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-356421 [...] i New York, fordi et uvejr fuldstændig havde skabt ravage pÃ¥ vejene. Mens han sad og blev irriteret over manglen pÃ¥ information, fik han en [...] [...] i New York, fordi et uvejr fuldstændig havde skabt ravage pÃ¥ vejene. Mens han sad og blev irriteret over manglen pÃ¥ information, fik han en [...]

]]> By: Edward Vielmetti http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-356415 Edward Vielmetti Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:26:09 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-356415 two suggestions. one, twitter on a good mobile web browser. blackberry, iphone are good, there's probably others. two, collect people who are capable of doing research on your behalf when you're in a pinch. if you want up to the moment hyperlocal news, you have to work at it. but once you work at it you should be able to ask simple questions to twitter like "is the e train running" and get a response (from a human) who either has personal experience or has access to the net to look things up that you'll never be able to look up from a puny mobile screen. two suggestions.

one, twitter on a good mobile web browser. blackberry, iphone are good, there’s probably others.

two, collect people who are capable of doing research on your behalf when you’re in a pinch.

if you want up to the moment hyperlocal news, you have to work at it. but once you work at it you should be able to ask simple questions to twitter like “is the e train running” and get a response (from a human) who either has personal experience or has access to the net to look things up that you’ll never be able to look up from a puny mobile screen.

]]> By: Greg0658 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-356400 Greg0658 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:52:42 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-356400 Cell phone technology shouldn't be far from automatically being able to pinpoint # of signals stuck in place on a street and beyond that informing authorities who's stuck there. Just about everybody has one of those communicators these days. Cell phone technology shouldn’t be far from automatically being able to pinpoint # of signals stuck in place on a street and beyond that informing authorities who’s stuck there. Just about everybody has one of those communicators these days.

]]> By: sam http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-356399 sam Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:32:39 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-356399 Bravo, Jeff! Even under less urgent conditions, the radio traffic reporters often waste more time and words on trying to be cute than relaying solid information. At 60 mph, the exit for an alternate route is approaching fast. Do I take it or stay on the main road? Oops, should've gotten off, but the traffic report was real creative. Bravo, Jeff! Even under less urgent conditions, the radio traffic reporters often waste more time and words on trying to be cute than relaying solid information. At 60 mph, the exit for an alternate route is approaching fast. Do I take it or stay on the main road? Oops, should’ve gotten off, but the traffic report was real creative.

]]> By: Steve Rubel http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-356398 Steve Rubel Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:02:55 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/08/failing-information-structure/#comment-356398 Seems to me like this is a big opportunity to use a platform like Twitter. It recognizes the "loc:" command for zip codes. Then this can all be geocoded and tracked. Further, it can be combined with Twittergram and Dave Winer's forthcoming Flickr service. The trick is that an Internet connection is required. However imagine if 1010 Wins drove this? Seems to me like this is a big opportunity to use a platform like Twitter. It recognizes the “loc:” command for zip codes. Then this can all be geocoded and tracked. Further, it can be combined with Twittergram and Dave Winer’s forthcoming Flickr service.

The trick is that an Internet connection is required. However imagine if 1010 Wins drove this?

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