VINT Symposium Recap: Andrew Keen on Digital Vertigo

Andrew Keen calls himself ‘The Anti Christ of Silicon Valley’ and is known around the world for his vision on the web described in his books “CULT OF THE AMATEUR: How The Internet Is Killing Our Culture” which has been published in 17 different languages and “DIGITAL VERTIGO: How Today’s  Social Revolution Is Dividing, Diminishing and Disorienting Us”, his controversial critique of contemporary social media. This talk exposes the illusions and delusions of social media ideologues and reveals the dangers of collective identity and behavior in our social media age. Check out the video and slides. VINT Symposium 2012: Recorded Future | Andrew Keen from Sogeti VINT on Vimeo. You can share your own vision on and experiences with Big Data on our blog. Check out the topics we would like to discuss or download our report on Big Data and join the conversation.