The Cult of the Amateur by Andrew Keen brings up interesting points about how the internet is affecting our culture today. Keen's main idea states that today's internet, or "Web 2.0", allows us to post anything publicly, thus ruining the talent pool from those who have crafted and published works. Please take a look at the links to the right to get a closer look at Keen's work.
mindmeister: http://www.mindmeister.com/67892853/technology-and-our-society-according-to-keen