Ten colossal conglomerates dominate the world media. This number is shrinking all the time, and the corporate baddies involved have designs to control every aspect of your media experience. Not science fiction. Welcome to the world in which we live.

But never fear! The underground resistance is here. The folks behind Shivers of Sharing (SoS), a project that debuted in London earlier this year, think it's time to take control of our media back from the fat cats – and they're showing us how, one network at a time.
Shivers brings people together in a variety of real-life settings to give away, swap and trade their media. CDs, DVDS, hard disks and iPods – they all get connected in a mini, temporary network, cooked up there and then by the people who come. Distribute the film you just cut, your band's latest single or grab other people's stuff while meeting and chatting with them in person. You don't have to ask: just arrive and share.

SoS is a user-organised project: you can start your own local Shivers event complete with your own web page and list.