Jun Young, an award-winning communications strategist, and David Kinnaman, president of Barna Group, weigh the advantages and the drawbacks to Internet's large role in our lives. In a poll, 71% of adults admit they're overwhelmed by information.

Being hyperlinked provides us with the resources we need for all aspects of life but may sequester us away from up-close and personal contact with others. Information, according to the authors, is being generated at such an incredible pace that 90% of all existing data on the planet was created in just the last two years! Young and Kinnaman suggest we add more wisdom to our digital diet.