{"data":{"id":12903,"title":"News Update: Rise of the InfoAgent","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/en\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/12903-News-Update-Rise-Of-The-InfoAgent","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/12903","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/12903","channel":"Spectrum Dispatch","category":"Undefined","series":"News Update","images":[{"id":347,"name":"InfoAgentArticle_FI_Crop.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/5bft6w3kyaylgr\/source\/InfoAgentArticle_FI_Crop.jpg","alt":"","size":477979,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2013-07-19T05:24:04+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/347","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/347\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"},{"id":27892,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w3o9r4zgppm77\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":900916,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2021-09-06T14:48:40+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892\/similar"}],"images_count":3,"translations":{"en_EN":"Information as Currency; the Rise of the InfoAgent\nBy Rachel Combs Staff Writer As the influence of the UEE expanded throughout the universe, humanity saw the rise of a new specialist, the InfoAgent. These professionals spend their lives positioning themselves as the nexus of information in their system, always alert for the latest job opportunities, local system info, even gossip. A good InfoAgent will foster relationships with locals and travellers alike to keep current on events, often before the NewsOrgs hear about them. To facilitate this, a growing percentage of InfoAgents own or are purchasing bars and hotels in the landing parks.\n\nIn an age of interstellar travel and supercomputers, many have wondered why people would be so reliant on such a non-technological system. Simply put, communication takes time. Even the best digital collations of news and media are reliant on a relay-based system, constantly feeding and updating threads of data back and forth into the Central Archive. Since it\u2019s a constant stream of all data from all corners of UEE territory, it takes time to analyze and disseminate. For that reason, people have always seemed to rely most on word of mouth, especially words out of a trusted mouth. In a curious twist considering the subjective nature of memory, the InfoAgent is trusted to remember what\u2019s worth remembering. He or she is the filter and keeper of relevant data. To illustrate, consider this scenario. Citizen Wilkes puts out a job offer for mercenaries to defend his property from imminent danger. A datastream reports the offer, compensation, and maybe a link to the public file for Citizen Wilkes. The offer is then relayed through the public DataServers and becomes viewable throughout the UEE. However, a good InfoAgent knows that the job is not legitimate. He or she knows Citizen Wilkes suffers from dementia and has made the same claim no fewer than sixteen times over the past decade.\n\nGenerally, InfoAgents don\u2019t claim affiliation to guilds, syndicates or organizations. They are everybody\u2019s best friend and their independence is a virtue that symbolizes impartiality. Consequently, the jobs they offer tend to come from private Citizens, smaller Corps, and Non-Citizens who can\u2019t afford or don\u2019t want to pay Guild minimums. Jobs through an InfoAgent won\u2019t make the average pilot rich, but can help build the foundation of a reputation and a career.\n\nAside from commissioning jobs, InfoAgents can also be contracted to broker sales deals. Explorers who have found a mineral deposit or NavDrive data of a new jump-point have been known to contract an InfoAgent to act as intermediary for a private sale of this information, rather than registering it with the UEE. The one who buys this data will do so at a premium price over the standard UEE pay-out, but will have private access to an untapped lode or even an entire system \u2026 that is, until another pilot discovers it.\n\nThe question of legality is a divisive issue for the general public, the governing authorities and even the InfoAgents themselves. Some agents believe that their position is an essential pillar of the community, viewing themselves as public servants form whom integrity is demanded, and therefore refusing to traffic criminal jobs or information. Others are ambivalent about where their information comes from and to what end it is used. \u201cInfo is info,\u201d says Trevor Elias in Kilian. \u201cI\u2019m not hurting nobody, I\u2019m just passing it along to those that want to hear.\u201d\n\nWhether there are InfoAgents who deal exclusively in underground and criminal data is not in question. This reporter was unable to bypass their unorthodox security protocols to actually speak with one, but they are certainly out there. These shadowy brokers present their own danger as they almost certainly act as local representatives for criminal syndicates. Therefore they can wield the ugly power of those organizations, should a pilot cross them.\n\nPerhaps what\u2019s most fascinating about this profession is its ineffable and fluid concept. Being a miner is simple; you dig, extract ore, then sell it or process it yourself. Mercenaries provide their life, ship and expertise to defend or attack. An InfoAgent\u2019s value is much less tangible \u2014 it is determined by the information he or she possesses. So while there are \u2018established\u2019 InfoAgents in virtually every corner of the universe, there is always room for a competent newcomer. The InfoAgent is both friend and fixer. If people begin to trust you with information and you learn how to orchestrate the connections, then you too can become an InfoAgent.\n\n. . . END FEED","de_DE":"Informationen als W\u00e4hrung; der Aufstieg des InfoAgenten\n\nBei Rachel K\u00e4mme\nPersonalverfasser\nAls sich der Einfluss der UEE im gesamten Universum ausbreitete, sah die Menschheit den Aufstieg eines neuen Spezialisten, des InfoAgent. Diese Fachleute verbringen ihr Leben damit, sich als Knotenpunkt der Informationen in ihrem System zu positionieren, immer auf der Hut vor den neuesten Stellenangeboten, lokalen Systeminformationen und sogar vor Ger\u00fcchten. Ein guter InfoAgent wird die Beziehungen zu Einheimischen und Reisenden pflegen, um \u00fcber die Ereignisse auf dem Laufenden zu bleiben, oft bevor die NewsOrgs von ihnen h\u00f6ren. Um dies zu erm\u00f6glichen, besitzt oder kauft ein wachsender Prozentsatz der InfoAgents Bars und Hotels in den Landeparks.\n\n\n\nIn einem Zeitalter des interstellaren Reisens und der Supercomputer haben sich viele gefragt, warum die Menschen so abh\u00e4ngig von einem solchen nicht-technologischen System sind. Einfach ausgedr\u00fcckt, Kommunikation braucht Zeit. Selbst die besten digitalen Zusammenstellungen von Nachrichten und Medien sind auf ein relaisbasiertes System angewiesen, das Datenstr\u00e4nge st\u00e4ndig hin und her in das Zentralarchiv einspeist und aktualisiert. Da es sich um einen konstanten Strom aller Daten aus allen Ecken des UEE-Gebietes handelt, braucht es Zeit, um zu analysieren und zu verbreiten. Aus diesem Grund schienen sich die Menschen immer am meisten auf Mundpropaganda zu verlassen, besonders auf Worte aus einem vertrauensw\u00fcrdigen Mund. In einer seltsamen Wendung, die die subjektive Natur des Ged\u00e4chtnisses betrachtet, wird dem InfoAgent vertraut, sich daran zu erinnern, was es wert ist, sich zu erinnern. Er ist der Filter und Aufbewahrer der relevanten Daten. Zur Veranschaulichung betrachten Sie dieses Szenario. B\u00fcrger Wilkes gibt ein Stellenangebot f\u00fcr S\u00f6ldner heraus, um sein Eigentum vor drohender Gefahr zu sch\u00fctzen. Ein Datenstrom meldet das Angebot, die Verg\u00fctung und eventuell einen Link zur \u00f6ffentlichen Datei f\u00fcr Citizen Wilkes. Das Angebot wird dann \u00fcber die \u00f6ffentlichen DataServer weitergeleitet und ist in der gesamten UEE sichtbar. Ein guter InfoAgent wei\u00df jedoch, dass der Job nicht legitim ist. Er oder sie wei\u00df, dass Citizen Wilkes an Demenz leidet und hat den gleichen Anspruch in den letzten zehn Jahren nicht weniger als sechzehn Mal erhoben.\n\n\n\nIm Allgemeinen erheben InfoAgents keinen Anspruch auf die Zugeh\u00f6rigkeit zu Gilden, Syndikaten oder Organisationen. Sie sind der beste Freund aller und ihre Unabh\u00e4ngigkeit ist eine Tugend, die Unparteilichkeit symbolisiert. Folglich kommen die von ihnen angebotenen Arbeitspl\u00e4tze in der Regel von Privatpersonen, kleineren Korps und Nicht-B\u00fcrgern, die sich keine Gildenminima leisten k\u00f6nnen oder wollen. Jobs \u00fcber einen InfoAgent machen den durchschnittlichen Piloten nicht reich, k\u00f6nnen aber helfen, die Grundlage f\u00fcr einen Ruf und eine Karriere zu schaffen.\n\n\n\nNeben der Auftragsvergabe k\u00f6nnen InfoAgents auch zur Vermittlung von Verkaufsaktionen beauftragt werden. Es ist bekannt, dass Entdecker, die eine Minerallagerst\u00e4tte oder NavDrive-Daten eines neuen Sprungpunktes gefunden haben, einen InfoAgent damit beauftragen, als Vermittler f\u00fcr einen privaten Verkauf dieser Informationen zu fungieren, anstatt sie bei der UEE zu registrieren. Derjenige, der diese Daten kauft, wird dies zu einem h\u00f6heren Preis als die Standard-Auszahlung f\u00fcr UEE tun, hat aber privaten Zugang zu einer ungenutzten Lode oder sogar zu einem ganzen System.... das hei\u00dft, bis ein anderer Pilot sie entdeckt.\n\n\n\nDie Frage der Rechtm\u00e4\u00dfigkeit ist ein spaltendes Thema f\u00fcr die \u00d6ffentlichkeit, die Beh\u00f6rden und sogar die InfoAgents selbst. Einige Agenten glauben, dass ihre Position eine wesentliche S\u00e4ule der Gemeinschaft ist, sehen sich als Beamte, von denen Integrit\u00e4t verlangt wird, und weigern sich daher, kriminelle Jobs oder Informationen zu verkaufen. Andere sind ambivalent dar\u00fcber, woher ihre Informationen kommen und zu welchem Zweck sie verwendet werden. \"Info ist Info\", sagt Trevor Elias in Kilian. \"Ich tue niemandem weh, ich gebe es nur an diejenigen weiter, die es h\u00f6ren wollen.\"\n\n\n\nOb es InfoAgents gibt, die ausschlie\u00dflich mit unterirdischen und kriminellen Daten handeln, steht au\u00dfer Frage. Dieser Reporter konnte ihre unorthodoxen Sicherheitsprotokolle nicht umgehen, um tats\u00e4chlich mit einem zu sprechen, aber sie sind sicherlich da drau\u00dfen. Diese schattenhaften Makler stellen ihre eigene Gefahr dar, da sie mit ziemlicher Sicherheit als lokale Vertreter f\u00fcr kriminelle Syndikate fungieren. Deshalb k\u00f6nnen sie die h\u00e4ssliche Macht dieser Organisationen aus\u00fcben, sollte ein Pilot sie \u00fcberqueren.\n\n\n\nDas Faszinierendste an diesem Beruf ist vielleicht sein unaussprechliches und fl\u00fcssiges Konzept. Bergmann zu sein ist einfach; Sie graben, extrahieren Erz, verkaufen es dann oder verarbeiten es selbst. S\u00f6ldner stellen ihr Leben, ihr Schiff und ihr Fachwissen zur Verf\u00fcgung, um sich zu verteidigen oder anzugreifen. Der Wert eines InfoAgenten ist viel weniger greifbar - er wird durch die Informationen bestimmt, die er besitzt. W\u00e4hrend es also in praktisch jedem Winkel des Universums \"etablierte\" InfoAgents gibt, gibt es immer Platz f\u00fcr einen kompetenten Newcomer. Der InfoAgent ist sowohl Freund als auch Fixer. Wenn die Leute anfangen, dir Informationen anzuvertrauen und du lernst, wie man die Verbindungen orchestriert, dann kannst auch du ein InfoAgent werden.\n\n\n\n\n. . . ENDE VORSCHUB","zh_CN":"Information as Currency; the Rise of the InfoAgent\nBy Rachel Combs Staff Writer As the influence of the UEE expanded throughout the universe, humanity saw the rise of a new specialist, the InfoAgent. These professionals spend their lives positioning themselves as the nexus of information in their system, always alert for the latest job opportunities, local system info, even gossip. A good InfoAgent will foster relationships with locals and travellers alike to keep current on events, often before the NewsOrgs hear about them. To facilitate this, a growing percentage of InfoAgents own or are purchasing bars and hotels in the landing parks.\n\nIn an age of interstellar travel and supercomputers, many have wondered why people would be so reliant on such a non-technological system. Simply put, communication takes time. Even the best digital collations of news and media are reliant on a relay-based system, constantly feeding and updating threads of data back and forth into the Central Archive. Since it\u2019s a constant stream of all data from all corners of UEE territory, it takes time to analyze and disseminate. For that reason, people have always seemed to rely most on word of mouth, especially words out of a trusted mouth. In a curious twist considering the subjective nature of memory, the InfoAgent is trusted to remember what\u2019s worth remembering. He or she is the filter and keeper of relevant data. To illustrate, consider this scenario. Citizen Wilkes puts out a job offer for mercenaries to defend his property from imminent danger. A datastream reports the offer, compensation, and maybe a link to the public file for Citizen Wilkes. The offer is then relayed through the public DataServers and becomes viewable throughout the UEE. However, a good InfoAgent knows that the job is not legitimate. He or she knows Citizen Wilkes suffers from dementia and has made the same claim no fewer than sixteen times over the past decade.\n\nGenerally, InfoAgents don\u2019t claim affiliation to guilds, syndicates or organizations. They are everybody\u2019s best friend and their independence is a virtue that symbolizes impartiality. Consequently, the jobs they offer tend to come from private Citizens, smaller Corps, and Non-Citizens who can\u2019t afford or don\u2019t want to pay Guild minimums. Jobs through an InfoAgent won\u2019t make the average pilot rich, but can help build the foundation of a reputation and a career.\n\nAside from commissioning jobs, InfoAgents can also be contracted to broker sales deals. Explorers who have found a mineral deposit or NavDrive data of a new jump-point have been known to contract an InfoAgent to act as intermediary for a private sale of this information, rather than registering it with the UEE. The one who buys this data will do so at a premium price over the standard UEE pay-out, but will have private access to an untapped lode or even an entire system \u2026 that is, until another pilot discovers it.\n\nThe question of legality is a divisive issue for the general public, the governing authorities and even the InfoAgents themselves. Some agents believe that their position is an essential pillar of the community, viewing themselves as public servants form whom integrity is demanded, and therefore refusing to traffic criminal jobs or information. Others are ambivalent about where their information comes from and to what end it is used. \u201cInfo is info,\u201d says Trevor Elias in Kilian. \u201cI\u2019m not hurting nobody, I\u2019m just passing it along to those that want to hear.\u201d\n\nWhether there are InfoAgents who deal exclusively in underground and criminal data is not in question. This reporter was unable to bypass their unorthodox security protocols to actually speak with one, but they are certainly out there. These shadowy brokers present their own danger as they almost certainly act as local representatives for criminal syndicates. Therefore they can wield the ugly power of those organizations, should a pilot cross them.\n\nPerhaps what\u2019s most fascinating about this profession is its ineffable and fluid concept. Being a miner is simple; you dig, extract ore, then sell it or process it yourself. Mercenaries provide their life, ship and expertise to defend or attack. An InfoAgent\u2019s value is much less tangible \u2014 it is determined by the information he or she possesses. So while there are \u2018established\u2019 InfoAgents in virtually every corner of the universe, there is always room for a competent newcomer. The InfoAgent is both friend and fixer. If people begin to trust you with information and you learn how to orchestrate the connections, then you too can become an InfoAgent.\n\n. . . END FEED"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":41,"created_at":"2013-02-26T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"13 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-28 16:38:09","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":12902,"next_id":12904}}