Here is Allison Fine’s important new paper for the Case Foundation on young citizens and the Internet. It’s an excellent summary. As I read the first 50 pages, which are mostly celebratory, I kept asking questions about the drawbacks or limits of online engagement. But then Allison asks what I consider the three main questions: Who doesn’t use the online media for political/social purposes? Do “bubble” cultures inevitably form online because it’s a medium of choice? Can online activism link effectively to government and policymaking? I might add a fourth question: Are young online citizens right to feel “a higher degree of confidence in corporations than in government institutions”? They “are drawn to brands with strong socially responsible cultures, such as Patagonia, Nau,Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, and Ben & Jerry’s.” But is that naive?