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Experts vs. amateurs โ€” the 90-second version

Nicholas Carlson ยท 04/11/08 04:00PM

Ever since Andrew Keen wrote his polemic The Cult of the Amateur, we've all had to deal with pretentious debates on Web 2.0's effects on culture. Enough. To settle the matter, filmmaker IJsbrand van Veelen debuted a 45-minute documentary called The Truth According To Wikipedia at the Next Web conference last week. We've pared it down to a watchable 1 minute and 30 seconds โ€” the length of most YouTube videos you like to watch.