The Cult of The Amateur Debate
FluffyLogic CEO Ana Kronschnabl has been invited to speak on a round table discussion with author Andrew Keen as part of the Watershed Media Centre's 25 Birthday Celebrations. The event asks, “What does the growth of the web mean for consumption of culture and for organisations like Watershed?” it features self-proclaimed ‘antichrist of Silicon Valley' Andrew Keen, author of recent web 2.0 polemic 'The Cult of the Amateur - How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture and Assaulting Our Economy'. Keen, who maintains a blog himself, argues the web is inhabited by second-rate amateurs deluging us with 'everything from uninformed political commentary, to unseemly home videos’ - and that the rise of blogs, wikis, social networking sites and podcasts - are swiftly destroying our culture. To cyberspace enthusiasts, Keen isn't just a heretic, he is an apostate, himself a pioneering dotcom entrepreneur who some see as embittered by the failure of his start-up company. Keen will discuss the implications of his thinking, the impact of the web on culture and consumption and views on the future. The event is at the Watershed in Bristol, Fri 7th September at 7pm.
