@article{23727,
      recid = {23727},
      author = {Keen, Andrew, and Keen, Andrew.},
      title = {The cult of the amateur : how today's internet is killing  our culture /},
      pages = {228 pages ;},
      note = {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.},
      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.},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/23727},
}