Contrarian View of New Media

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Republic.com 2.0Ext

by Cass R. Sunstein

Ways in which the Internet may be detrimental to citizenship and democracy.

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The Cult of the AmateurExt

How blogs, MySpace, YouTube, and the rest of today’s user-generated media are destroying our economy, our culture, and our values

by Andrew Keen

Makes the case that user-generated content is not necessarily good content.

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Against the MachineExt

How the Web Is Reshaping Culture and Commerce — and Why It Matters

by Lee Siegel

Discusses what we may be losing as our lives are increasingly lived online.