What the experts are saying about Andrew Keen ' s
thought-provoking polemic
" My initial reaction to the book was: ' Geez, I have a lot of
things to think about now. ' For people immersed in the social
communities of Web 2.0, this is bound to be a thought-provoking and
sobering book. While I don't agree with everything Keen says, there
is page after page of really interesting insight and research. I
look forward to the much-needed debate about the problems that Keen
articulates -- which can't be lightly dismissed. "
-- Larry Sanger, co-founder, Wikipedia and founder, Citizendium
" Marvelous and provocative . . . . I think this is a powerful stop
and breathe book in the midst of the obsessions and abstraction of
folks seeking comfort in Web 2.0. Beautifully written too. "
-- Chris Schroeder, former CEO, WashingtonPost/Newsweek online and
CEO, Health Central Network
" Important . . . will spur some very constructive debate. This is
a book that can produce positive changes to the current inertia of
web 2.0.
-- Martin Green, vice president of community, CNET
" For anyone who thinks that technology alone will make for a
better democracy, Andrew Keen will make them think twice. "
-- Andrew Rasiej, founder, Personal Democracy Forum
" Very engaging, and quite controversial and provocative. He doesn
' t hold back anypunches. "
-- Dan Farber, editor-in-chief, ZDNet
" Andrew Keen is a brilliant, witty, classically-educated
technoscold -- and thank goodness. The world needs an intellectual
Goliath to slay Web 2.0's army of Davids. "
-- Jonathan Last, online editor, The Weekly Standard
What the experts are saying about Andrew Keen's
thought-provoking polemic
"My initial reaction to the book was: 'Geez, I have a lot of things
to think about now.' For people immersed in the social communities
of Web 2.0, this is bound to be a thought-provoking and sobering
book. While I don't agree with everything Keen says, there is page
after page of really interesting insight and research. I look
forward to the much-needed debate about the problems that Keen
articulates--which can't be lightly dismissed."
--Larry Sanger, co-founder, Wikipedia and founder, Citizendium
"Marvelous and provocative . . . . I think this is a powerful stop
and breathe book in the midst of the obsessions and abstraction of
folks seeking comfort in Web 2.0. Beautifully written too."
--Chris Schroeder, former CEO, "WashingtonPost/Newsweek "online and
CEO, Health Central Network
"Important . . . will spur some very constructive debate. This is a
book that can produce positive changes to the current inertia of
web 2.0.
--Martin Green, vice president of community, CNET
"For anyone who thinks that technology alone will make for a better
democracy, Andrew Keen will make them think twice."
--Andrew Rasiej, founder, Personal Democracy Forum
"Very engaging, and quite controversial and provocative. He doesn't
hold back anypunches."
--Dan Farber, editor-in-chief, ZDNet
"Andrew Keen is a brilliant, witty, classically-educated
technoscold--and thank goodness. The world needs an intellectual
Goliath to slay Web 2.0's army of Davids."
--Jonathan Last, online editor, "The Weekly Standard"
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