The Great Seduction

1. Keen describes media as the great seduction. He believes that it is just a form of seduction that is "undermining truth". He believes that we are all being sucked into this one medium that is forcing us to believe what the truth is. He talks the web 2.0 can trick us into believing that ones opinion is the truth, because on the internet a professional writers information is just as reliable as a bloggers. He also talks about how someone with no talent can become just as successful as a big artist or composer. Youtube has produced a lot celebrities and most them are talentless one hit wonders that seem to pop up everywhere you look on the internet. For example,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg this is one of the most popular videos on youtube, and all this guy did was put up a video of himself dancing.


2. Keen and Rushkoff have completely different views on the internet, and the advancements of technology. Keen believes that the web is just a source of lies and slander that can be put up by anyone on the internet. He believes it is a talentless wasteland that people are wasting there time on. Where as Rushkoff believes. The internet and the advancement of technology is nothing but a good thing, He sees it as something that can only advance society. In his movie his wife talks about how there kids are always connected to the internet whether its with their phones or computers. Which is true, you hardly see anyone anymore who is not two feet away from a cellphone or computer. He thinks that the internet is a very good way for everyone to stay connected. I personally believe that Rushkoffs ideas on the internet are right. It is a great way to stay connected, and i have hardly seen anything negative come from the advancement of technology.

Responce

Daniel's essay talks about Art, and the internet. He begins the essay talking about how America has produced a lot of great art in non traditional forms. He talks about Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock, these artists did a lot of outside work that turned out to be great. He says that Europe has a lot of great traditional art but America is not in the dark when it comes to the matter.

He than starts to talk about youtube as an art form, which I thought was pretty cool. Anyone can summit a video, and instantly become popular. Where normally in art you have to already be famous for your pieces to be recognized. He also talks about how this is not always the case because most youtube videos go virtually unseen.

He talks about how art is a media that will always develop with time, and how new technologies will make for even more forms of art.

Daniel Roberts