The Cult Of The Amateur Analysis
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The internet if bursting with great, good, and many not so good ideas. Many individuals probably do not feel this is such a bad thing, but Andrew Keen does feel this is a bad thing. In his article The Cult of the Amateur he makes it clear that amateur writers and journalists are not a good thing. With so much information readily available for the reader’s consideration, it can be a daunting task to find information that is useful or even factual on the internet. The internet has made millions of people experts in fields that they may know little about. Just because we have access to unlimited information does not mean that information serves a purpose. However, we should not dismiss the internet’s nonprofessional writers and blogger’s as a terrible thing. The …show more content…
Not all information on the internet is placed there by amateurs typing away like monkeys, some of the information has proven quite beneficial. In Andrew Keen’s article The cult of the Amateur he encounters a man he refers to as an evangelist while in San Francisco at a wine mixer. This is during what Keen calls the second boom in Silicon Valley and the man is involved in a new startup. The new startup seems to be a mash up of several different internet sites and none of it makes sense to Keen. The author tells this man of his new project, “it’s ignorance meets egoism meets bad taste meets mob rule” (p. 414). The author believes in a book by T.H. Huxley that states if you give an infinite number of typewriters to an infinite amount of monkeys, one will eventually create a masterpiece along the lines of Shakespeare or Adam Smith. This to the author is the same scenario the internet has created, an infinite amount of users with keyboards writing anything they desire for the world to read. At the very heart of this infinite monkey or infinite internet user experiment lies the internet diary or more commonly known as a blog. Shamelessly, we blog about everything from our private
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the internet is bursting with great, good, and many not so good ideas. andrew keen makes it clear that amateur writers and journalists are not a good thing.
- Analyzes how andrew keen encounters an evangelist in san francisco during the second boom in silicon valley. the internet diary or more commonly known as a blog is the heart of the infinite monkey experiment.
- Explains that wikipedia has no reporters, no editorial staff, and no real experience gathering news. huxley's monkeys experiment has evolved beyond just the keyboard to include videos.
- Opines that the internet is bursting with great, good, and many not so good ideas. andrew keen makes it clear that amateur writers and journalists are not a good thing.
- Analyzes how andrew keen encounters an evangelist in san francisco during the second boom in silicon valley. the internet diary or more commonly known as a blog is the heart of the infinite monkey experiment.
- Explains that wikipedia has no reporters, no editorial staff, and no real experience gathering news. huxley's monkeys experiment has evolved beyond just the keyboard to include videos.
- Explains that andrew keen is a media personality with degrees from the university of london and california berkley. his knowledge on the topic of content seems relevant to the writing.
- Opines that keen's article is outdated by a few years, but does nothing to show the other side of the story.
- Opines that 's harsh stance towards internet content could alienate some people who may already enjoy producing content for their own enjoyment.
- Concludes that andrew keen shows a strong bias towards nonprofessional writers producing internet content that is in his view mostly useless.
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- Opines that people can believe what they want about the internet and whether it makes them smarter or dumber. the article "education yardsticks don't measure up" states just how confusing it can be.
- Explains carr, nicholas g., "does the internet make you dumber?" business news & financial news, the wall street journal.
- Opines that multitasking is more efficient than shifting mental gears, especially when shifting to less familiar tasks. american psychological association.
- Summarizes the university of florida's "good connection, bad example: cell phones and the family." monroe county extension office – solutions for your life.
- Analyzes shirky, clay, "does the internet make you smarter?" the wall street journal, june-july 2010.
- Explains richard l. weaver ii, phd biography. public speaking rules! all you need for a great speech!
- Explains richard l. weaver ii, phd biography. public speaking rules! all you need for a great speech!
- Cites associated press' "education yardsticks don't measure up." home - toledo blade.
- States that motoko, rich, "literacy debate: online r u really reading," new york times, july-aug. 2008.
2100 wordsRead More - The Impact of Social Media on Self-Awarenessanalytical essayKeen, Andrew. The cult of the amateur: how blogs, MySpace, YouTube, and the rest of today's user-generated media are destroying our economy, our culture, and our values. New York: Doubleday, 2007. Print.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how mcluhan's global village helped connect people on opposite sides of the world, creating online communities that would break boundaries and borders. as the era of worldwide connectivity began, it began to cause a lot of problems.
- Explains that self-awareness is a unique set of perceptions, ideas, and attitudes which an individual has about himself.
- Explains that self-esteem is based on three areas of growth, such as feeling part of a group versus feeling left out, accomplishing something rather than failing, and feeling worthless.
- Analyzes how mcluhan's global village helped connect people on opposite sides of the world, creating online communities that would break boundaries and borders. as the era of worldwide connectivity began, it began to cause a lot of problems.
- Explains that self-awareness is a unique set of perceptions, ideas, and attitudes which an individual has about himself.
- Explains that self-esteem is based on three areas of growth, such as feeling part of a group versus feeling left out, accomplishing something rather than failing, and feeling worthless.
- Analyzes how social media is viewed as a tool of self-absorption, stating that one should be able to express their ideas without suppression, but that the desire for personal attention is driving the hottest part of the internet economy.
- Opines that the internet offers opportunities for females to exploit themselves for attention, and that gender roles are not to blame, nor are social networking sites.
- Argues that social media platforms should be allowed to shape and alter one's self-worth. the intertwining of ego-oriented behavior with social approval is a constantly developing and upsetting reality.
- Explains that camera phone images, videos and live streaming: a contemporary visual trend. visual studies 25.1 (2010): 89-98.
- Opines that blogs, myspace, youtube, and other user-generated media are destroying our economy, culture and values. the virtue of selfishness, a new concept of egoism.
1544 wordsRead More - Mainstream Mediaanalytical essayMainstream media such as television, radio, newspapers were the primary source of reliable information before the epoch of the internet. However, the situation has changed. The evolution of modern technology in the world today has led to the continuous increase in the methods of practicing journalism. Social and technological advancements have not only improved the pace and content of this field’s practice, but has extended its genre to online or cybernetic journalism. (Project for Excellence in Journalism, 2007). News websites most of which are owned by major media companies and alternative websites with user generated content such as social networking sites and blogs are gaining grounds in the journalism field of practice. (Nel, n.d). One of the chief forces affecting the practice of journalism nowadays is online citizen journalists. Nel (n.d) defines citizen journalism as “individuals playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analysing and disseminating news and information”. He further adds that “citizen journalism is slowly being looked upon as a form of rightful democratic ways of giving hones news, articles, etc, directly by citizens of the world from anywhere.” One of the major researches conducted in the field of citizen journalism, describes the phenomenon as “individuals who intend to publish information online, meant to benefit a community”, and this information is expected to benefit the audience or the wider population in making decisions for the improvement of their community. (Carpenter, 2010.)
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the evolution of modern technology has led to the continuous increase in the methods of practicing journalism. news websites owned by major media companies and alternative websites with user generated content are gaining ground in journalism field of practice.
- Explains that the first generation of net news was similar to the old and waning methods of computing characterised by online newspapers with poor interface designs, clumsy connections and unnecessary use of graphic designs.
- Explains the evolution of the internet as a news medium in the 2000's, stating that the third generation of net news engages younger audiences into the world of news and public affairs.
- Explains that the evolution of modern technology has led to the continuous increase in the methods of practicing journalism. news websites owned by major media companies and alternative websites with user generated content are gaining ground in journalism field of practice.
- Explains that the first generation of net news was similar to the old and waning methods of computing characterised by online newspapers with poor interface designs, clumsy connections and unnecessary use of graphic designs.
- Explains the evolution of the internet as a news medium in the 2000's, stating that the third generation of net news engages younger audiences into the world of news and public affairs.
- Argues that content diversity is important in examining online news because it serves varying public functions. consumers should be able to access a broad range of news stories online because different people are interested in different topics.
- Explains that diversity is measured by analysing multiplicity of sources quoted within articles, the variety of staff writing these articles and the diversity of ownership within a particular geographic region.
- Argues that the more topics covered by an online publication, the better the news organisation and the tendency for consumers to read its publications.
- Explains that research on the use of hyperlinks or hypertexts in online journalism relied on quantitative content analyses to count the number off links present in news sites.
- Explains that diversity in content is probably the most important factor when talking about online journalism. the project aims to determine how online citizen journalism and online newspapers is related to diversity of content provided to the audience.
- Argues that the lack of diversity in information due to media laws and gatekeeping has fuelled the emergence of new information sites including those created by online citizen journalists.
- Explains that the key concept of interactivity in online news is its two way communication pattern, allowing users to personalise their online settings by creating user interfaces, creating accounts, and even commenting on news publications online.
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