Comments on: The terrified world view of Andrew Keen http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:03:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: links for 2007-09-10 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-88303 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:20:42 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-88303 [...] The terrified world view of Andrew Keen A very thorough review of Andrew Keen’s book which has turned me off to the book even more than the 3 Keen interviews I’ve seen on TV. On Terry Heaton’s PoMo Blog. (tags: bookreviewtechnologyweb2.0) [...] […] The terrified world view of Andrew Keen A very thorough review of Andrew Keen’s book which has turned me off to the book even more than the 3 Keen interviews I’ve seen on TV. On Terry Heaton’s PoMo Blog. (tags: bookreviewtechnologyweb2.0) […]

]]> by: screedot http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-69995 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:41:31 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-69995 The web is largely a wonderful thing, but in this instance I'm afraid the review of the book actually serves to prove the book's hypothesis. The opening paragraph of the review reads thus: "This is my review of Andrew Keen’s book, the cult of the amateur, how today’s internet is killing our culture. It is a whining, outrageous and defensive fantasy based on sweeping generalizations, falsehoods, paranoia and a form of condescension so pissy that it blinds the author to anything resembling reality." The subject of the opening sentence--"this is my review"--is the review itself, not the book. Hence the antecedent for the pronoun 'It' that begins the second sentence is not the book but the book review. And so the second sentence effectively reads: "(my book review) is a whining, outrageous and defensive fantasy based on sweeping generalizations, falsehoods..." Only in an amateur review... The web is largely a wonderful thing, but in this instance I’m afraid the review of the book actually serves to prove the book’s hypothesis. The opening paragraph of the review reads thus: “This is my review of Andrew Keen’s book, the cult of the amateur, how today’s internet is killing our culture. It is a whining, outrageous and defensive fantasy based on sweeping generalizations, falsehoods, paranoia and a form of condescension so pissy that it blinds the author to anything resembling reality.” The subject of the opening sentence–”this is my review”–is the review itself, not the book. Hence the antecedent for the pronoun ‘It’ that begins the second sentence is not the book but the book review. And so the second sentence effectively reads: “(my book review) is a whining, outrageous and defensive fantasy based on sweeping generalizations, falsehoods…”
Only in an amateur review…

]]> by: links for 2007-09-10 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-67260 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:35:39 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-67260 [...] The terrified world view of Andrew Keen A very thorough review of Andrew Keen’s book which has turned me off to the book even more than the 3 Keen interviews I’ve seen on TV. On Terry Heaton’s PoMo Blog. (tags: book review technology web2.0) [...] […] The terrified world view of Andrew Keen A very thorough review of Andrew Keen’s book which has turned me off to the book even more than the 3 Keen interviews I’ve seen on TV. On Terry Heaton’s PoMo Blog. (tags: book review technology web2.0) […]

]]> by: Deep Jive Interests » Andrew Keen Is A Royal Douchebag http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-63576 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:46:28 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-63576 [...] Cleverer minds than mine have deconstructed this towering ode to idiocy, but suffice it to say one of the central arguments is that professional “gatekeepers” of educated opinion, whether they be professional critics or journalists, is being eroded by the “democratizing” effects of the Internet. [...] […] Cleverer minds than mine have deconstructed this towering ode to idiocy, but suffice it to say one of the central arguments is that professional “gatekeepers” of educated opinion, whether they be professional critics or journalists, is being eroded by the “democratizing” effects of the Internet. […]

]]> by: Scott Rosenberg’s Wordyard » Blog Archive » The blog-dimmed tide is loosed! http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-42215 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:49:01 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-42215 [...] At the front of this parade, debating anyone he can persuade to share a podium, is Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur. Keen’s critique has already raised mountains of ire, from people including Dan Gillmor, Dave Winer, and Terry Heaton (who calls it “a whining, outrageous and defensive fantasy based on sweeping generalizations, falsehoods, paranoia and a form of condescension so pissy that it blinds the author to anything resembling reality”). I’m still planning to read the book soon and I’ll let you know whether I agree. [...] […] At the front of this parade, debating anyone he can persuade to share a podium, is Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur. Keen’s critique has already raised mountains of ire, from people including Dan Gillmor, Dave Winer, and Terry Heaton (who calls it “a whining, outrageous and defensive fantasy based on sweeping generalizations, falsehoods, paranoia and a form of condescension so pissy that it blinds the author to anything resembling reality”). I’m still planning to read the book soon and I’ll let you know whether I agree. […]

]]> by: Holly http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-42189 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:49:47 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-42189 Tessa nailed it. While Keen probably does believe many of the things he writes, he is mostly using Ann Coulter as a role model for making money with nothing more than bombastic hyperbole. Tessa nailed it. While Keen probably does believe many of the things he writes, he is mostly using Ann Coulter as a role model for making money with nothing more than bombastic hyperbole.

]]> by: Tessa http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-42099 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:50:22 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-42099 His book summarized: 1) Oh I'll make a book so outrageous that will make people squirm, just the way Ann Coulter does in every book she writes. 2) I got to score a book deal first, then get a good publicist to roam around the mainstream media (MSM) that I so adore, the same institution that never thought of disinformation, cover-up and "dumbing" down Americans. 3) I'm British so I can get away with it, by it, I mean slapping every American with my pseudo intellectual accent. He's implying that the open-source community is communism. I wonder what he thinks about Pharmaceutical companies advertised in MSM who let people die every minute through taking their synthetic meds *ahem* Merck. Somebody needs to investigate this person if he ever uses OPEN SOURCE programs and other FREEWARES. Love to see this. His book summarized:

1) Oh I’ll make a book so outrageous that will make people squirm, just the way Ann Coulter does in every book she writes.

2) I got to score a book deal first, then get a good publicist to roam around the mainstream media (MSM) that I so adore, the same institution that never thought of disinformation, cover-up and “dumbing” down Americans.

3) I’m British so I can get away with it, by it, I mean slapping every American with my pseudo intellectual accent.

He’s implying that the open-source community is communism. I wonder what he thinks about Pharmaceutical companies advertised in MSM who let people die every minute through taking their synthetic meds *ahem* Merck.

Somebody needs to investigate this person if he ever uses OPEN SOURCE programs and other FREEWARES. Love to see this.

]]> by: ! http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-41708 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:19:30 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-41708 you forgot 'postmolsonism': i drink, therefore i fall down. you forgot ‘postmolsonism’: i drink, therefore i fall down.

]]> by: The terrified world view of Andrew Keen  »Technology News | Venture Capital, Startups, Silicon Valley, Web 2.0 Tech http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-41606 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:11:07 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-41606 [...] Source:Megite Technology News: What’s Happening Right Now This is my review of Andrew Keen’s book, the cult of the amateur, how today’s internet is killing our culture. It is a whining, outrageous and defensive fantasy based on sweeping generalizations, falsehoods, paranoia and a form of condescension so pissy that it blinds the author to anything resembling reality. Let’s get … (Read on Source) Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] […] Source:Megite Technology News: What’s Happening Right Now This is my review of Andrew Keen’s book, the cult of the amateur, how today’s internet is killing our culture. It is a whining, outrageous and defensive fantasy based on sweeping generalizations, falsehoods, paranoia and a form of condescension so pissy that it blinds the author to anything resembling reality. Let’s get … (Read on Source) Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. […]

]]> by: Terry http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-41599 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:23:46 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-terrified-world-view-of-andrew-keen/#comment-41599 Tenn, your view of postmodernism is more academic than applied. This is why I feel I must use my definition every time I write about it, for I simply do not swallow all that the French have given us. The disputation, for example, of grand narratives is itself a grand narrative, so much of postmodern philosophy is the chasing of one's tail. That said: Premodernism: I believe, therefore I understand. Modernism: I think, therefore I understand. Postmodernism: I experience, therefore I understand. Tenn, your view of postmodernism is more academic than applied. This is why I feel I must use my definition every time I write about it, for I simply do not swallow all that the French have given us. The disputation, for example, of grand narratives is itself a grand narrative, so much of postmodern philosophy is the chasing of one’s tail. That said:

Premodernism: I believe, therefore I understand.
Modernism: I think, therefore I understand.
Postmodernism: I experience, therefore I understand.

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