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Democratized Media

1. 1. How does Keen define Democratized media, and what are his main issues with this trend? use examples from the web in the form of links.

Andrew Keen defines democratized media as the change that has occurred with Web 2.0 in that anyone can publish information to the Internet. This has been made possible through blogs and sites such as Wikipedia and Youtube as well as many other sites. Now, anyone with Internet access can post information, even amateurs, this is Keen's main issue with democratized media as not everything has to be true to be published. He feels professionals are necessary in the Internet, especially since people rely so heavily on it. On the Colbert Report, he discusses these issues and the fact that we are relying on amateurs who are not credible enough to be put in charge of the Internet. 

2. Compare and Contrast Keens take on Social Media with Douglas Rushkoff's. Which one speaks to you and your own experiences and why

Keen and Rushkoff both see the dangers in the rapid increase in reliance on the Internet. Keen feels amateurs are given too much power and influence, and Rushkoff believes people are way too "wired," and feel the need to be connected at all times. Keen, however, sees the change of Web 2.0 as all bad. Rushkoff recognizes the benefits to having all these tools at our fingertips at all times. For me, Rushkoff speaks more of my experiences because although I realize I am relying heavily on the Internet, it has served as an incredible tool for me that facilitates researching, studying, keeping in touch, shopping, banking, and simply looking things up that I want to know. It should be used in moderation and not replace everything, and people must distinguish between credible and non-credible sources. But the positives outweigh the negatives and as long as it is used properly, I believe democratized media is very powerful and useful.

Responses.

I wrote in response to Kiersten Anderson, Billy Hild, and Henry Zhang.