The Medium is the Message - Deja Vu All Over Again.

In the unlikely event you slept through the last few days,  we passed an important WEEK in media.

First, Susan Boyle electrified the world on BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT - which was a little miracle in itself.  But the "wake-up call" was 8 million downloads within 72 hours.  8 MILLION!

Second, Ashton Kutcher challenged CNN to a duel, and within 24 hours, he pulled a MILLION votes, sliding past CNN, in spite of a lasts-minute charge by Anderson Cooper.  And as he noted, that was ONE person (albeit a star) against A WORLDWIDE MEDIA NETWORK ...

The INTERNET has graduated ... from a bleeding-edge niche product to a MEDIUM that has POWER to promote both the LARGE and SMALL, the RICH and the NO SO MUCH....

THE DREAM of an EQUALIZING MEDIUM was proven this week.... not only by VELOCITY but by NUMBERS.

In response, national governments and corporate behemoths will no doubt increase their VIGILANCE in controlling and acquiescing to such control.

HISTORY is on the side of KNOWLEDGE, IDEAS & FREEDOM.

AND moreover, TECHNOLOGY or rather, ANTI-TECHNOLOGY is on the side of HISTORY.

To quote the undying POGO, "We have met the enemy, and he is US."

We are on BOTH SIDES of this BATTLE...

and INDEED... the ENEMY of our ENEMY is OUR FRIEND.