I absolutely despise it when something is toted as being a “___ killer”.

Now let me start by saying I have an iPhone, I love it, it does almost everything I need it to, of course there’s room for improvement, but I’m not, by any means, disappointed with it.

Seems every month, neigh, week, some tech write-up is claiming that this new gadget is the iPhone killer. Bow to it, it will be more successful than the iPhone, and will change the world.

First of all, shut up. Second of all, no it won’t.

This week we have the Motorola Droid, running Android, that is slated to kill the iPhone.

First reviews? Its slow, not a chance. That doesn’t stop these guys from writing up about how it will though.

Let’s look into the past, as well.

The Palm Pre, the Blackberry Storm, the list goes on for previous assassins. Did they kill the iPhone? No. Did they come close? No. Did they make a ripple in the water? Barely.

Give me a break people.

If you’re going to make a product, make it to be amazing, without trying to catch up to anything.

Sure you have to be aware of what the competition is doing, but take that, and make it your own.

This is why the iPhone was so successful in the first place, there wasn’t anything like it, it was new, interesting, it broke ground.

If you want success, do the same, don’t copy and cry when it doesn’t work out to be a smashing hit, try harder with your next product.

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I know its ironic to have information on information overload, but its something that people should be aware of.

With the increasing popularity of the internet, especially its Web 2.0 platforms, people are seeing an amazing amount of information in only short periods of internet usage.

People not only can read an article (1 persons view), they can read other reader’s comments as well (a lot more views).

Its refreshing to get other views, as there less chance for corruption and bias, however, the sheer amount of information can result in information overload.

The fact that most of this information has no relative validity also causes huge problems.

Someone may write a comment, thinking they’re right, whereas they may have some facts wrong. Other people will digest this information and possibly spread it, causing misinformation in a variety of places.

Wikipedia can be known for this, but its rigorous citation process keeps most information valid.

To show a comparison, there was only a handful of places in which information was shared and accessed: encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc. These places of information were well researched, and contained minimal errors.

In a world so rich with information, always be sure to take it with a grain of salt, and try to do more research before spreading [possibly wrong] information.

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