Andrew Keen

Andrew Keen ( born 1960 in Hampstead ( London) ) is a British- American entrepreneur, author and internet critics.

Life

Keen graduated from the University of London, a BA in history, has studied at the University of Sarajevo and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Master in Political Science from.

He taught at the U.S. Tufts University, Northeastern University ( Boston) and University of Massachusetts. In 1995 he founded in Silicon Valley audiocafe.com. He worked for media companies such as SLO Media, Santa Cruz Networks, Jazziz Digital and Pure Depth. In 2005 he founded AfterTV. Today he lives with his family in Berkeley ( California).

Andrew Keen writes a blog and publishes a podcast at AfterTV.

Critics of the Internet

In addition to this critique of the development of Web 2.0 Keen is included in his writings on the subject and to any copyright infringement and the distribution of free software on the Internet. He describes the positive ideas of Web 2.0 is that everyone can participate in the Internet, as a great utopian society similar to ideas of Karl Marx. According to Keen, the Internet is used, however, contrary to this utopia, especially for self-expression ( narcissism ). The technology has evolved, the man with his properties but not. Keen explained in interviews, however, that he intentionally polemisiere ( exaggerating ) to make it clear to the problems of the Internet.

Keen turns lately the issue of social networks on the Internet. He criticized the fact that many people are actually annoyed that, it was but now degenerated into social pressure to participate in such networks.

Reception

The reactions to the work of Keen were very polarized. In many reviews praised, he thematizing legitimate criticisms. In particular Keens -board criticism of amateur content and the allegedly widespread diffusion of illegal content on the Internet has often been objected to, and referred to his attitude partly as elitist and longstanding.

The New York Times -reviewed the book positively, calling it "a shrewdly argued jeremiad " ( " a perceptive set forth lament "). Der Spiegel called it " highly acclaimed 200 -page polemic ," according to Germany Radio performs " his critique of civilization [ ... ] the spiritual world demise as showdown. American flat. "

Critics from the blogosphere throw Keen of trying to attract attention with unsubstantiated and poorly structured provocations to increase the market value of his person and his book.