Ashton Kutcher who is an actor and now a new web-savvy activist reported that he will be "crowd sourcing" questions about the Kremlin's push to develop a Russian Silicon Valley to his Twitter fans. Ashton is part of a U.S. delegation of technology and social media group. He arrived in Moscow as part of the White House's efforts to improve ties with Russia. Ashton said that he will translate the Russian voice to the American audience. Ashton wants to help the Kremlin to advance their technology by building their own high-tech center. The Kremlin announced that it would develop its own Silicon Valley to hep modernize Russia's economy, which is highly dependent on energy exports. During this visit the delegation will try to urge Russian government, students, and businessmen to utilize social media and innovative technologies to overcome problems such as human trafficking and corruption.
This article is relevant to our New Media class because actor Ashton Kutcher is using Twitter (a social networking site) to share the progress on this project in Russia. In my Education class we were talking about how young adults today do not read the newspaper daily to catch up on happenings around the world. Most young adults rely on the Internet or the television to tell them what is happening. Sites such as Twitter have become a way that these young adults get their information. Ashton Kutcher is playing to this theory by helping more people know and understand what is going on with the progress in Russia.
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