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Andrew Keen writes on how web 2.0 detrimentally affects literature, art, and culture. His book “the cult of the amateur” is available from June 5th. He generates significant conversation and is really up to date with commenting on his blog. He is a very active blogger and given how he has embraced the medium there have been plenty of people pointing out the irony of deriding blogs and web 2.0. Whatever people may think we are now monitoring the Keen effect and how the web (MSN) and blogs perceive him by using strong descriptive terms and web 2.0 “friendly” Dave Winer and Robert Scoble as co-references. Searches have been for “Andrew Keen” and each of the terms selected. We will monitor this over time as the book goes into main release.
First results show that across all web pages, there are relatively more references in articles with brilliant or dangerous, with a fair amount of web pages containing stupid, Robert Scoble, and provocative. I am disappointed by the small mentions of polemic, I love the term, it’s antonym is apologetics by the way.
The make up of buzz in blogs is different, with co-references to Dave Winer being the most prominent. Less brilliant references and relatively higher mentions of stupid, dangerous and my favourite polemic.
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