What is - really - going on out there???

Do you know the way to Internet City...?

When we started brainstorming what questions and areas of social media we are interested in researching, it turned out to be the processes it develops within society and human life.
What kind of society do we have now?
How will it change, through social and interactive media?
Will it be for the better or the worse?
For who?
How will it affect democracy and trust, in general?


We can already see the effects of transparency, the opening up and loss of integrity, where "private" becomes "public". We can also see how interactive media and user generated solutions makes ordinary people important actors on the field of information sharing and opinion making.

But....

We think there might be new trends coming up around rules and "truth-detectors", and also regarding the authority of producers of content. As ordinary people in the digital world, we might even start to limit and censor ourselves, in addition to national laws and publishing rules set by governments.

WILL WE BE OUR OWN POLICES???

We are especially interested in youth, and kids under 18 years, who access interactive media and uses it to influence society and democratic processes. These people, who are not allowed to vote because of their age, might still be extremely influential through the web... What effect does this have on politics and society?
And the other way around: what effect does interactive media have on youth and kids under 18, regarding content and tools that are too difficult for them to handle?

Our next step will be to...

Discussions within the group: We are our own best and nearest experts, we can guide and inform each other about the situation in our countries. :-)
Info search: Looking for information through internet and personal contacts.
Interviews: With people around us.

On thursday at 12.00 we will present our findings to you :-)
Please feel free to add ideas and tips to us!!!