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The American program Frontline is about to publish a story about kids online. I haven't seen it yet, but the site's design and trailer for the film look like it's dipping into fearsome cyberspace territory. The latter is narrated by a grim, sober voice, and describes notoriety, semiliteracy, dubious identities, and some vague threats. The former is dark and cheerless, unusually so for a cultural artifact describing kids.
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Clay Shirky: Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
Nick Montfort: Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction
Daniel J. Solove: The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet
David Weinberger: Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder
I saw this at Will Richardson's and he said the same thing--ugh! We Tivo Frontline so we'll be watching it. Maybe we should live blog it.
Posted by: Laura | January 21, 2008 at 18:52
Goodness, I wish for once someone would do a story on all the GOOD that online interaction does for kids. Shame on you Frontline for focusing on only one side of the issue.
Posted by: Saratoga | January 26, 2008 at 01:38