Comments on: Keen vs Colbert

By: iconolith » Blog Archive » Andrew Keen: The Internet is Destroying Culture

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:52:20 +0000

[...] Seriously, it sounds like a joke, but it is true. This post by Roo Reynolds reminded me that I had seen Keen on the Colbert Show promoting his book and was left with such an absolutely foul taste of ignorance and elitism that I dare say I’ve ever experienced before. My thanks to Roo for ranting. [...]

By: eightbar » Blog Archive » Make Love, not Warcraft

eightbar » Blog Archive » Make Love, not Warcraft — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:05:19 +0000

[...] I recently discovered that Comedy Central’s video clips can be embedded. This is a great chance to remember (or discover) the Warcraft Southpark episode, now nearly a year old. [...]

By: Roo

Roo — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:18:13 +0000

I nearly provided a link to the book, but decided against it. In fact, I nearly didn't link to his blog either, to save him the potential embarrassment of being confronted with the power of the amateur web. The guy used to work in the valley, so either he had in head in the soft Californian sand or he really gets this stuff, and is being contrarian. I do really have trouble taking him at face value, since the Maria, my best wishes with your book. I'd be interested to ask your publisher if she thinks there is potentially professional content hiding out there in the heads of people who start as amateurs. The first (but not the only) example that comes to mind is Tom Reynolds (no relation) started as a blogger and had a book-of-the-blog (Blood Sweat and Tea) published.

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:09:04 +0000

My publisher recommended Keen’s book to me. She obviously likes the premise that amateur content is a bad thing since she’s helping to produce “professional” content. As as one of her authors who earns a living writing the stuff she publishes, I’d like to to think that what I produce is of higher quality than the free stuff on the Web. I’m having trouble convincing myself these days, and that gets pretty depressing sometimes.

But I haven’t read Keen’s book yet. I saw him on Colbert and on two other television appearances — can’t remember where — and was completely turned off by the man. Although he’s out there promoting his book, I think he’d sell a lot more copies if he’d hide in a hole and keep his personality where potential readers can’t see it.

I’ll probably get around to his book one day, but it isn’t on my short list.

By: Frank Jania

Frank Jania — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 03:34:07 +0000

I caught it on TV the other night. He came off as being contrarian just for the sake of it, and without much data or insight.

Amazon recommended his book to me – glad I didn’t bite :-)

By: minifig

minifig — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:42:34 +0000

He’s a foul example of humanity – living off the thing he’s attempting to attack and destroy.

More to the point though, he’s a fool – like a stone age man bemoaning the discovery of fire, he’ll die out like all of the rest of the Neanderthals. What upsets me is the amount of coverage his troll-like behaviour prompts (although clearly, I’ll let you off this post). He makes his living off pressing the buttons of the people who give him the coverage he devours.

I look forward to a time when everyone’s forgotten the luddite.