We migt think of your second type of information as ‘knowledge’ ? I’m reminded here of work by John Seely Brown that distinguishes between the two (information & knowledge) in much the same way you do – the latter is highly social, while the former is not.

This might also lead us to a few different ways to understand the social web as ‘equipment’ in the sense that we work on it as a thing, and through it with actions as a medium. The same is true for all technology of course, but lets focus on the social web here for now

Secondly, the ambiguity you describe can be thought of as the thing that makes any meaning possible. I’m thinking here of the work by wenger around communities of practice, particularly the part about ambiguity not beng the absence of meaning, but rather, one requirement for it to be created at all.

Whatever the take on this medium, it’s an interesting vein to mine, particularly when we take it back to the studio and try to think about making stuff. Thanks again