000			03751nam a2200397Ma 4500
001			u156652
003			SIRSI
005			20240916205703.0
008			140929s2015 xx 000 0 eng d
040			_aTOH _beng _cTOH _dO2D
020			_a9780802123138
020			_a0802123139
035			_a(OCoLC)892076184
082	0	4	_a302.23/1 $2 23
092			_a302.231 _bK26i
100	1		_aKeen, Andrew.
245	1	0	_aThe internet is not the answer./ _cAndrew Keen.
250			_aFirst Edition.
260			_aNew York ; _bAtlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated _c2015.
300			_ax, 273 pages ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 231-273).
505			_aPreface: The Question -- Introduction: The Building is the Message -- The Network -- The Money -- The Broken Center -- The Personal Revolution -- The catastrophe of Abundance -- The One Percent Economy -- Crystal Man -- Epic Fall -- Conclusion: The Answer
520			_a A former Internet entrepreneur discusses the negative effects the Internet has on human psychology, the economy, and culture and shows how big data companies are trying to monetize every normal human function.
520			_a "Since its creation during the Cold War, the Internet, together with the World Wide Web, personal computers, tablets, and smartphones, has ushered in the Digital Revolution, one of the greatest shifts in society since the Industrial Revolution. There are many positive ways in which the Internet has contributed to the world, but as a society we are less aware of the Internet's deeply negative effects. In 2007, Andrew Keen, a longtime Silicon Valley-based observer of the digital world and a serial Internet entrepreneur, published one of the first Internet-sceptic books, The Cult of the Amateur, which asked how quality content can be created in an online environment that demands everything for free. In Keen's new book, The Internet Is Not the Answer, he offers a comprehensive look at what the Internet is doing to our lives. The book traces the technological and economic history of the Internet, from its founding in the 1960s to the creation of the World Wide Web in 1989, through the waves of start-ups and the rise of the big data companies to the increasing attempts to monetize almost every human activity. Successful Internet companies have produced astronomical returns on investment, and venture capital and the profit motive have become the primary drivers of innovation. In this sharp, witty narrative, informed by the work of other writers, reporters, and recent academic studies as well as his own research and interviews, Keen shows us the tech world, warts and all--from hoodie-wearing misfit millionaires, to the NSA's all-encompassing online surveillance, to the impact of the Internet on unemployment and economic inequality. The Internet Is Not the Answer is a big-picture look at what the Internet is doing to our society and an investigation into what we can do to try to make sure that the decisions we are making about the reconfiguring of our world do not lead to unpleasant, unforeseen aftershocks" -- $c from publisher's web site.
546			_aText in English.
650	0		_aInternet $x Social aspects.
650	0		_aInternet $x Economic aspects.
650	0		_aInformation society.
650	0		_aOnline social networks $x Social aspects.
650	0		_aWeb 2.0 $x Social aspects.
650	0		_aSocial change.
949			_cc.1 _lON-ORDER _tBOOK _xPRINT _p25.00
999			_a302.231 K26I _wDEWEY _c4355 _i51994001702010 _d4355 _e4/22/2015 _f6/28/2023 _g5 _lDISCARD _mLRC _n1 _p$25.00 _rY _sY _tBOOK _u10/16/2014 _xPRINT