Andrew Keen Questions

1.  Andrew Keen views Democratized media in a very negative light. He believes that this type of media and Web 2.0 are destroying our culture and hurting our youth. His main argument is that we do not know who is writing the information on the internet. It could be someone who is not well educated or informed on the subject, or it could be an individual with an agenda and is being paid to write something. Keen is also worried about disintermediated, where amateur artist, moviemakers, bloggers, and reviewers, take over for professionals in these fields. Examples of these include:
Limewire
  
Rotten tomatoes


Wikipedia
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2.   Keen and Rushkoff share similar views about where the internet is going and how Web 2.0 is affecting us. Both agree that Web 2.0 is distancing ourselves for others around us. We are no longer talking to others and gathering informatin from those we talk to, but instead just reading opinions form the web from people we have never met before. Keen and Rushkoff differ in the fact that Keen seems to think that Web 2.0 will continue to have a drmatic and devestating effect on the economy. Keen shares the opposite opinion of Chris Anderson, who believes there are many opportuneities to make money off of Web 2.0 sites. Rushkoff is more concerned about how Web 2.0 is hurting our interactions with other humans.  Personally, I Rushkoff's arguments speak more to me because I can see it in my own life. My friends seem more content just staying in touch via messages on facebook rather than actually calling to talk to someone.