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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Andrew Keen |
| ISBN: | 9780385520805 0385520808 |
| OCLC Number: | 78774488 |
| Description: | 228 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | The great seduction -- The noble amateur -- Truth and lies -- The day the music died, side A -- The day the music died, side B -- Moral disorder -- 1984, version 2.0 -- Solutions. |
| Responsibility: | Andrew Keen. |
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Abstract:
Silicon Valley insider and pundit Andrew Keen claims that today's new participatory Web 2.0 threatens our values, economy, and ultimately the very innovation and creativity that forms the fabric of American achievement. In today's self-broadcasting culture, where amateurism is celebrated and anyone with an opinion, however ill-informed, can publish a blog, post a video on YouTube, or change an entry on Wikipedia, the distinction between trained expert and uninformed amateur becomes blurred. When bloggers and videographers, unconstrained by professional standards or editorial filters, can manipulate public opinion, truth becomes a commodity to be bought, sold, packaged, and reinvented. The anonymity that Web 2.0 offers calls into question the reliability of the information we receive and creates an environment in which sexual predators and identity thieves can roam free. Keen urges us to consider the consequences of supporting a culture that endorses plagiarism and piracy and weakens traditional media and creative institutions.--From publisher description.
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23dingen (WorldCat user on 2008-06-08)
Een zeer interessant boek, dat iedere bibliothecaris gelezen zou moeten hebben. De waarden die we in ons vak hanteren staan onder druk en over enige tijd zullen we daar zeker op afgerekend worden.
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