Title: Aimlessly meandering attempt at tech prose
Product review: I was excited to read this book by a colleague I know and had great respect for. Unfortunately, I'm now looking through my library of hundreds of business books to find one I enjoyed less. Can't find one. The Social Life of Information, from what I gather, attempts to put a human face on the concept and use of information. For what purpose, I'm still not sure. I found the book to be an overly-prosaic and aimlessly meandering series of anecdotes, trite quotes, random observations, goofy metaphors (e.g. Popeye chasing a baby???) and other people's research loosely related to information, but not woven together in the least. It was neither entertaining nor informative. As far as business books go, it is completely devoid of anything predictive or prescriptive--leaving the reader terribly wanting for something tangible to chew on or an action to take. Bummer.
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