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The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet Is Killing Our Culture
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August 16, 2007

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Jaimie
Aug 01, 2009 rated it liked it
Andrew Keen may not have all of his facts in order, but he makes some incredibly valid arguments. This book is especially good at highlighting how the internet has resulted in less money and less quality in journalism. I also liked his insights into the music industry. It would have been better with more research and less preaching. Ironically, the book sounded a lot like an angry political blog--the very thing Keen is railing against.

The final chapter contradicts some of the things he said thro
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Dinh
Jul 15, 2008 marked it as to-read
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Miri
Apr 05, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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Tiffany
Dec 26, 2010 marked it as to-read_later
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