Andrew Keen’s CULT OF THE AMATEUR is launching today. Last weekend’s London Sunday Times discussed the book and there is an interesting debate with Kevin Kelly as well. Andrew has participated in a number of debates, panels and discussions over the past couple of months sticking to his viewpoint that the Internet is destroying our culture. Upcoming panel discussions where you can catch some of the heat and sauce below:
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Wednesday, June 6 (7:00pm): STRAND BOOKSTORE, NYC
Book signing and debate with Lev Grossmann, Editor Time Magazine.
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Tuesday, June 12 (6:30pm): DIGITAL HOLLYWOOD, Santa Monica, CA
An AfterTV ‘Moment of Clarity’. A debate with Jonathan Nelson (founder and chairman of Organic) moderated by Michael Laskoff.
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Friday, June 15 (7:30pm): FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF BERKELEY, Berkeley, CA
A debate with Ori Brafman, co-author of ‘The Starfish and The Spider.’
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Tuesday, June 19 (7:00pm): BARNES & NOBLE, Campbell, CA
Debate with Keith Teare, Nick Carr and Steve Gillmor. Moderated by Dan Farber of ZDNet.
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Friday, June 22 (2:00pm): SUPERNOVA 2007, San Francisco, CA
Disorder: Feature or Bug? A debate with David Weinberger co-author of ‘Cluetrain Manifesto’ and author of ‘Everything is Miscellaneous’.
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
