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| Author | Andrew Keen |
|---|---|
| Translator | English |
| Language | English |
| Subject | |
| Publisher | Currency |
Publication date | June 5, 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 228 |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-52080-5 |
The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet Is Killing Our Culture is a 2007 book written by entrepreneur and Internet critic Andrew Keen. Published by Currency, Keen's first book is a critique of the enthusiasm surrounding user-generated content, peer production, and other Web 2.0–related phenomena.[1]
The book was based in part on a controversial essay Keen wrote for The Weekly Standard, criticizing Web 2.0 for being similar to Marxism, for destroying professionalism and for making it impossible to find high quality material amidst all of the user-generated web content.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b Kakutani, Michiko (June 29, 2007). "The Cult of the Amateur". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ Keen, Andrew (February 15, 2006). "Web 2.0". The Weekly Standard. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "Amateur Internet". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. June 6, 2007. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2023.