Comments on: Andrew Keen – a return to the Middle Ages http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/05/06/andrew-keen-a-return-to-the-middle-ages/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jon Reed http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/05/06/andrew-keen-a-return-to-the-middle-ages/comment-page-1/#comment-6298 Jon Reed Fri, 08 May 2009 04:16:33 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=4717#comment-6298 Great stuff Dennis. Vintage Andrew - loved "The middle ages were great if you were a lord or baron, not so great if you were a peasant." (paraphrase). I tend to agree with Andrew using Twitter as an example of how the future will bestow "lord" or "baron" status on a new breed of celebrities, and that inequalities in many cases will get greater. Some people will have bullhorns, if you will, and some will have kazoos. One thing Andrew hasn't touched on in these clips is the rise of the "new crowd." It's not just about individuals but about how "crowds" of individuals can quickly raise the temperature - take Ashton getting one million votes over CNN as an example of a hypefast that quickly sucked many in. Of course many idealize the new power of crowds, calling it "crowdsourcing" or even the "wisdom" of crowds. But bad people can use such methods for bad outcomes, or even meaningless celebrity drivel outcomes. I'd love to get Andrew's take on the role of the "new crowd." Well, if I can have a conversation this interesting next week in Orlando I will have accomplished something. - Jon Great stuff Dennis. Vintage Andrew – loved “The middle ages were great if you were a lord or baron, not so great if you were a peasant.” (paraphrase). I tend to agree with Andrew using Twitter as an example of how the future will bestow “lord” or “baron” status on a new breed of celebrities, and that inequalities in many cases will get greater. Some people will have bullhorns, if you will, and some will have kazoos. One thing Andrew hasn’t touched on in these clips is the rise of the “new crowd.” It’s not just about individuals but about how “crowds” of individuals can quickly raise the temperature – take Ashton getting one million votes over CNN as an example of a hypefast that quickly sucked many in. Of course many idealize the new power of crowds, calling it “crowdsourcing” or even the “wisdom” of crowds. But bad people can use such methods for bad outcomes, or even meaningless celebrity drivel outcomes. I’d love to get Andrew’s take on the role of the “new crowd.”

Well, if I can have a conversation this interesting next week in Orlando I will have accomplished something.

- Jon

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