Battle between citizens and governments in information dissemination in "Us vs. Them"

One of my most interesting weekly “Thinkernet” wireless communications columns for CMP’s “Internet Evolution” Web site is, I believe, the most recent one:  “Us vs. Them on ‘The Internets’” (see below).

The column examines the continuing — and growing — battle between citizens (us) and governments (them) in the dissemination of information via the wireless and wired Internet.  I discuss how SMS, microblogging, live streaming cellular videos, online videos and e-mail are circumventing governments’ attempts to prevent information while, at the same time, governments seek ways to block information.

My column includes examples of protests in Myanmar (Burma), Tibet and along the route of the Olympic torch bearers around the world.  New examples crop of fairly frequently, and a few are noted in the comments section below the column.