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infosphere
infosphere n. 
/ˈɪnfəˌsfɪ(ə)r/ the provision or movement of information, considered as a dynamic environment in which people live; the sphere of human activity concerned with the collection and processing of information, esp. by computer; cf. technosphere n. at techno- comb. form 2a.
Brit. /ˈɪnfə(ʊ)sfɪə/
, /ˈɪnfə(ʊ)sfɪə/U.S. /ˈɪnfoʊˌsfɪ(ə)r/
, /ˈɪnfoʊˌsfɪ(ə)r//ˈɪnfəˌsfɪ(ə)r/ΘΚΠ
society > communication > information > action of informing > [noun] > enthusiasm for accumulation or dissemination > sphere of activity involved in
infosphere1970
1970 K. E. Boulding Econ. as Sci. i. 15 We can conceive each individual or group of individuals as a node in a global network of inputs and outputs of information, symbols, and language. This concept is particularly important because it is the ‘infosphere’, to coin a name for it, which is the prime creator of ‘human nature’.
1971 Time 12 Apr. 96/2 In much the way that fish cannot conceptualize water or birds the air, man barely understands his infosphere, that encircling layer of electronic and typographical smog composed of clichés from journalism, entertainment, advertising and government.
1980 A. Toffler Third Wave xiii. 181 A new info-sphere is emerging alongside the new techno-sphere.
2007 Information Today (Nexis) Apr. 36 Who would have thought that something as simple as a bookmark list could become a significant tool for navigating the vast reaches of today's infosphere?
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