The ebook exhaust is the user-generated content created when individuals record notes and highlights within the ebook. These notes can be stored locally or on a vendor's server and will link the notes and highlights to the content in the ebook. This "digital exhaust" can then be searched later by the individual or, if the notes are made public, searched by others. If we share our exhaust, additional knowledge and insight can be amended to the publication.
This example of the power of the Internet is further proof of David Weinberger's claim that the power lies in the metadata. Using powerful search engines and the digital exhaust from the ebooks, we will be able to share and gain further insight into our consumption of the digital content. This is a potentially powerful method to further our knowledge and gain new insight into topics of interest.
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