Mizuko Ito is a cultural anthropologist who specializes in digital media and youth culture. She is research director for the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub, a MacArthur Foundation-funded effort at the University of California Humanities Research Institute that is analyzing the impact of the Internet and digital media’s evolving relationship to education/learning, politics/civics, and youth. More information about initiatives at this research hub can be found at DMLcentral.net.