Dimensions of information

We communicate information, we try to store it, to manage it, to transform it. In the various contexts, we abstract various aspects of it, with the risk of forgetting at times how deep and complex it is. Here is an attempt to restore it its volume, by identifying some more or less orthogonal dimensions.

Audience

This varies from private to public. Whom is it intended to?

Responsibility

This varies from objective to subjective. Where does it come from? Who should feel responsible for its accuracy? If it comes from an external, identified source, we may disagree with it or know its flaws or shortcomings without attempting to correct them. It may be real (objective), while being wrong at the same time. If it is subjective, we must make it true or correct.

Persistence

From eternal to volatile. How long will it be relevant? Is it just an announce, or should it be maintained?