Democratized Media

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.

Kenn defines Democratized media as the change, through the term Web 2.0, that has occurred resulting in the ability of anyone to publish information on the Internet. For example, Youtube (youtube.com) and iReport (http://ireport.cnn.com/) allow for armatures to publish any thing that want. Due to this fact, Keen argues that it amatures are destroying what it means to be a valid source, in the case of iReport, and also what it means to be a musical artist, in the case of Youtube.

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

I think that the internet is a very positive thing. I think that giving the people the ability to create their own works and to publish them allows America to be what it is today. Who are we to deny someone the right to make a video and publish it. I have made this point in class that if information is out there then it is our job as observers to make sure that the information we seek is credible. I do not believe that the amateur creations are hurting the credibility of information.