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• DAVID GAUNTLETT
• Web 2.0 has created a more democratic media.
• We are all inherently creative, “making is connecting."
• The dominance of media institutions (Media Gods) is being challenged.
• We live in the age of the prosumer.
• Removal of gatekeepers will open up the media to greater democracy and foster creativity that otherwise would not have been accessible.

• Sounds great doesn't it? 
• Or, is it all bit too good to be true?

• ANDREW KEEN
• Web 2.0 has created cultural chaos.
• Creates a “cult of the amateur” which devalues the professional.
• Expertise is devalued.
• Internet Oligarchs (Google, Apple, Facebook, Twitter) are replacing Old Media Oligarchs.
• Removal of gatekeepers will devalue genuine talent and expertise. “Those who shout loudest will be heard most”