Why people share information

[Joseph Esposito <espositoj@gmail.com>]

In case anyone missed it, here is an article from the NY Times on 
a study of why people share articles with one another:

http://j.mp/bnccvz

This is intriguing on a number of levels.  First, it points to 
some of the appeal of various Web 2.0 devices.  Second, the 
results themselves are surprising (e.g., science articles are 
shared more than other articles).  Finally, it's all about the 
metadata:  These are findings about how NY Times articles are 
shared.

So now the Times is both first-rate content but also a source of 
metadata that invites intelligent extrapolation.  I see an 
emerging revenue stream in that.  Maybe the Times--or the 
Meta-Times--has a role in the future of networked information 
after all.

Joe Esposito