Our digital lifestyle has us drowning in data

Realtime video curation engine magnify.net has just released the results of their Digital Lifestyle Survey. Some of the highlights:

What keeps us busy online?

• 76.7% read email and respond on evenings and weekends
• 43.2% answer texts or emails on date/social occasion
• 57.4% never turn off their phone
• 33.0% check email in the middle of the night
• 35.2% answer work emails while with children
• 46.9% are unable to answer all email

Conclusions the report:

• The volume of raw data coming at us has increased more than 50% in the past 12 months. As more digital devices and software services proliferate, the volume of data and speed of increase will grow exponentially.
• People have reached their capacity to manage data, impacting family, friends, productivity, and even sleep. Algorithmic solutions (better spam filters, smarter search, more connected devices) will in fact expand the problem, creating more undifferentiated data.
• Human data management, shared and community filtering, and personal recommendations will fulfull individuals Digital Identity as content curators - while allowing content consumers to "surf" less, and consume curated content delivered to them by trusted sources.