http://www.26econ.com/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-text/ Online economics Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:04:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.26econ.com/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-text/#comment-6580 Felix Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:47:11 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-text/#comment-6580 I'm actually using your definition of bandwidth: how much "information can be communicated per unit of time". I'm just taking into account the fact that for information to be communicated, you need someone receiving as well as someone sending. Otherwise there's no communication, just shouting into a void. I’m actually using your definition of bandwidth: how much “information can be communicated per unit of time”. I’m just taking into account the fact that for information to be communicated, you need someone receiving as well as someone sending. Otherwise there’s no communication, just shouting into a void.

]]> http://www.26econ.com/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-text/#comment-6567 aaron Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:58:14 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-text/#comment-6567 Felix: Thanks, that is an interesting comment. You are defining bandwidth by what you can learn per unit of time. I guess I was thinking about it differently, as in computer data. Felix: Thanks, that is an interesting comment. You are defining bandwidth by what you can learn per unit of time. I guess I was thinking about it differently, as in computer data.

]]> http://www.26econ.com/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-text/#comment-6557 Felix Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:54:37 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-text/#comment-6557 I couldn't agree less. Video is incredibly low bandwidth w/r/t text, by your definition. I can learn much more by reading text for 10 minutes than I ever could by watching a video for 10 minutes. Think of news stories: how much information do you learn by watching a 3-minute or 5-minute video? How long does it take you to read a much more detailed newspaper report? I couldn’t agree less. Video is incredibly low bandwidth w/r/t text, by your definition. I can learn much more by reading text for 10 minutes than I ever could by watching a video for 10 minutes. Think of news stories: how much information do you learn by watching a 3-minute or 5-minute video? How long does it take you to read a much more detailed newspaper report?

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