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Andrew Keen: The Internet is Not the Answer
Kepler's Books
Menlo Park, CA
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Andrew Keen: The Internet is Not the Answer
Andrew Keen
Wednesday, May 20
7:30pm - Seating Area opens at 6:30pm
Kepler's Books
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025


ONLINE TICKETS ARE CLOSED. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

Called the "Christopher Hitchens of the Internet," Andrew Keen describes the ways in which an expanding circle of wealthy "monopolistic" companies like Amazon, Uber, Airbnb, Spotify and others are disrupting in ways that are hardly as noble as they want us to believe.

Watch the provocative book trailer HERE (http://www.ajkeen.com/) and prepare for a deluge of intellectual debate and controversy.  He has been called the "conscience of the internet" and "the voice of humanity amidst the digitization of our world," and "The Internet is Not the Answer" is "the best and most readable critique of Silicon Valley yet."  

This book traces the technological and economic history of the Internet, from its founding in the 1960s to the creation of the World Wide Web in 1989, through the waves of startups and the rise of the big data companies to the increasing attempts to monetize almost every human activities.  In this sharp, witty narrative, informed by the work of other writers, reporters, and academics as well as his own research and interviews, Keen shows us the tech world, warts and all - from hoodie-wearing misfit millionaires to the NSA's all-encompassing online surveillance to the impact of the Internet on unemployment and economic inequality.

Andrew Keen is an entrepreneur who founded Audiocafe.com in 1995 and built it into a popular first generation Internet company. He is the executive director of the Silicon Valley salon FutureCast, the host of the Techonomy web series "Keen On," a columnist for CNN and has been featured in the national media, including on CNN, NPR and "Colbert Report." He has spoken at LeWeb, DLD, Disrupt, Next Web and TEDx.  His books include Digital Vertigo and the Cult of the Amateur, and he lives in San Francisco.

Ticket Information:

$40.00 -- Premier Ticket. Includes 1 copy of "The Internet Is Not the Answer", premier seating, and priority in the signing line.
$20.00 -- General Admission. Does not include book.

The book will be available for pickup at the event.

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Kepler's Books (View)
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025
United States

Categories

Arts > Literary
Other > Technology

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Dog Friendly: Yes!
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

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