Andrew Keen
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Andrew Keen (born circa 1960[1]) is a British-American entrepreneur and author best known as a critic of Web 2.0.[2]
[edit] Education and career
Born in North London, Keen earned a bachelor's degree in history from London University, then studied at the University of Sarajevo. He then earned a master's degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, studying under Ken Jowitt. Keen taught at Tufts University, Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts before returning to Silicon Valley during the dot-com bubble.
He started audiocafe.com in 1997 with funding from Intel and SAP, but it closed in 18 months, earning him a place in the Fucked Company Hall of Fame.[3][4] After the demise of audiocafe.com, Keen worked at Pulse 3D, SLO Media, Santa Cruz Networks, Jazziz Digital and Pure Depth.
Keen currently writes about media on his site thegreatseduction.com, which redirects to his blog. Keen also produces a podcast on AfterTV. His book The Cult of the Amateur is scheduled to be published in June 2007 by Doubleday Currency [5] and was handed out to attendees at the 2007 TED conference. He currently lives in Berkeley, California with his family.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Saracevic, Alan T. (October 15, 2006). Debate 2.0 / Weighing the merits of the new Webocracy. San Francisco Chronicle (“Age: 46”)
- ^ Keen, Andrew (May 16, 2006). Web 2.0; The second generation of the Internet has arrived. It's worse than you think. The Weekly Standard
- ^ Rowan, David (September 18, 2000). The dead list. Guardian Unlimited
- ^ Kaplan, Philip J. (July 25, 2000). AudioCafe.com entry via Fucked Company
- ^ Keen, Andrew (2007). The Cult of the Amateur: how the democratization of the digital world is assaulting our economy, our culture, and our values. Doubleday Currency, ISBN 978-0385520805
- ^ Balicki, Robert (February 21, 2007). Blogging Berkeley. The Daily Californian
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