The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture
 

The Cult of the Amateur: how blogs, wikis, social networking, and the digital world are assaulting our economy, our culture, and our values

by Andrew Keen

Amateur hour has arrived, and the audience is running the show

In a hard-hitting and provocative polemic, Silicon Valley insider and pundit Andrew Keen exposes the grave consequences of today’s new participatory Web 2.0 and reveals how it threatens our values, economy, and ultimately the very innovation and creativity that forms the fabric of American achievement.

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Elaine F
  • Rated 4 stars

This was readable, entertaining and well-researched. As a teacher librarian I have to admit that I indulge in the digital narcissism of blogs, the amateur cult of wikis but I also combat the intellectual kleptomania of the wicked wikipedia.

I think every librarian should read this but maybe I was out in the dark too much and all my fellow TL know all of this

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andrew w
  • Rated 1 stars

This is one of the worst books I have ever read.

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  • Rated 2.5 stars
 

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