The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing our Culture - Rilegato

Keen, Andrew

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ISBN 10: 0385520808 ISBN 13: 9780385520805

Casa editrice: Currency, 2007

Riassunto

Explores the dark side of the new digital revolution, Web 2.0, and its detrimental influence on modern-day culture, society, and business, explaining the repercussions of this cult of the amateur and offering solutions for countering its impact on modern life.

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What the experts are saying about Andrew Keen’s thought-provoking polemic


“My initial reaction to the book was: ‘Geez, I have a lot of things to think about now.’ For people immersed in the social communities of Web 2.0, this is bound to be a thought-provoking and sobering book. While I don't agree with everything Keen says, there is page after page of really interesting insight and research. I look forward to the much-needed debate about the problems that Keen articulates—which can't be lightly dismissed.”
—Larry Sanger, co-founder, Wikipedia and founder, Citizendium

“Marvelous and provocative . . . . I think this is a powerful stop and breathe book in the midst of the obsessions and abstraction of folks seeking comfort in Web 2.0. Beautifully written too.”
—Chris Schroeder, former CEO, WashingtonPost/Newsweek online and CEO, Health Central Network

“Important . . . will spur some very constructive debate. This is a book that can produce positive changes to the current inertia of web 2.0.
—Martin Green, vice president of community, CNET

“For anyone who thinks that technology alone will make for a better democracy, Andrew Keen will make them think twice.”
—Andrew Rasiej, founder, Personal Democracy Forum

“Very engaging, and quite controversial and provocative. He doesn’t hold back any punches.”
—Dan Farber, editor-in-chief, ZDNet

“Andrew Keen is a brilliant, witty, classically-educated technoscold—and thank goodness. The world needs an intellectual Goliath to slay Web 2.0's army of Davids.”
—Jonathan Last, online editor, The Weekly Standard

L'autore:

ANDREW KEEN is a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur whose writings on culture, media, and technology have appeared in The Weekly Standard, BusinessWeek, San Francisco Chronicle, Fast Company, Jazziz,and The Guardian, as well as on his own weblog, TheGreatSeduction.com. He hosts the acclaimed podcast AfterTV, and is frequently featured on other media outlets. He lives in Berkeley, California.

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• Editore: Currency
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0385520808
• ISBN 13: 9780385520805
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 228