[iDC] THE ANTI WEB 2.0 MANIFESTO (Andrew Keen)

[Andrew Keen]

I am interested in the idea of talent. Could people please suggest some 
good books on talent (something comprehensible that a fluffy 
manifesto-maker like me could understand)?


R Labossiere wrote:
> I wonder if I might redirect this topic slightly and if the list might 
> respond in a kind of "organized enquiry".
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> Preamble: Whether amateur or professional, lo or hi brow, there are 
> structures of validation in creative, cultural matters. As someone who 
> works within hi art structures of validation daily, I can assure you 
> that these structures are very much intact and not at all worried 
> about the Web, amateurs or any of that (rendering the so-called 
> "manifesto" of the imaginary "Mr. K" moot, and fluffy moot at that :)
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> Topic: What I'm wondering about is the relationship between validation 
> and what I'll call "agency," taken quite literally, in the sense of 
> talent or sports agents, where someone (or something) represents 
> another (the "talent"), managing their production toward the end of 
> maximizing opportunities and rewards.
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> Within virtual environments, agency can have a complicated 
> technological meaning (not my enquiry). For example, I am here 
> speaking to you, a learned group people I would not otherwise have met 
> because the list-serv software and methodology effectively acts as my 
> "agent", negotiating an opportunity for my "talent"  to earn 
> "rewards." (now if it would only send you a bill! :)
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> Caveat: But that's not what I want to get at, or not entirely. I don't 
> want you to get bogged down in technology. I am interested in how 
> "agency" works in a broader sense, multiplying and accelerating 
> efficacy, creating "capital" as it were within all kinds of environments.
>
> Questions:
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> At what pont does the creative person benefit from an agent? (Does 
> agency necessarily come only after success, when it is really about 
> success management rather than talent management?)
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> Would all artists (and all creative people actually) benefit from 
> "agents?"
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> What happens if everyone has an agent?
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> How do we determine who (or what) is the "best" agent?
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> Can "best" agents work equally for everyone without becoming "lesser" 
> agents?
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> If you know of other resources on this concept of "agency" it would be 
> great if you could let me know.
>
> Thank you.
>
> - Robert Labossiere
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