In a time of continued data production and info overload consumers are moving from being pushed information to pulling in a much more structured manner.
Filtering products like Flipboard for iPad help us organize our content into a relevant and engaging format. There is however the point of view that content filtering by the likes of Facebook, Google, etc is having a detrimental impact on our appreciation of the world around us. Eli Pariser explains this theory in his very eloquently presented TED talk.
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