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In modern usage, flash mob describes a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly disperse. They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks.
The term has also been applied to distributed mobs, who use similar means to co-ordinate sudden large scale simultaneous actions in multiple locations. An example of such an action is the widespread use of mobile phones in the 2005 civil unrest in France to co-ordinate widespread social disruption.
In 1800s Tasmania, the term "flash mob" was used to describe a subculture consisting of female prisoners, based on the term “flash language” for the jargon that these women used. The 1800s Australian term “flash mob” referred to a segment of society, not an event, and showed no other similarities to the modern term “flash mob” or the events it describes.
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RT @brainpicker Power to the people... RT @BBHLabs: We like this - The Top 10 Flash Mobs of 2009 http://bit.ly/69wjJ9 (via @LenKendall)
SimonMainwaring (Simon Mainwaring) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:43:03 -0000
RT @brainpicker Power to the people... RT @BBHLabs: We like this - The Top 10 Flash Mobs of 2009 http://bit.ly/69wjJ9 (via @LenKendall)
RT @brainpicker: Power to the people... RT @BBHLabs: We like this - The Top 10 Flash Mobs of 2009 http://bit.ly/69wjJ9 (via @LenKendall)
Meredith505dav (Meredith) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:24:34 -0000
RT @brainpicker: Power to the people... RT @BBHLabs: We like this - The Top 10 Flash Mobs of 2009 http://bit.ly/69wjJ9 (via @LenKendall)
Bengals....oh man. Oh well. I'm checking out the Top 10 Flash Mobs of 2009 - http://bit.ly/4DFm0c
oddFrogg (oddFrogg) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:20:28 -0000
Bengals....oh man. Oh well. I'm checking out the Top 10 Flash Mobs of 2009 - http://bit.ly/4DFm0c
RT @BIB2804: Top Ten Flash Mobs 2009: http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/the-top-10-flash-mobs-of-2009#
paetzel (André Paetzel) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:44:54 -0000
RT @BIB2804: Top Ten Flash Mobs 2009: http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/the-top-10-flash-mobs-of-2009#
Top 10 flash mobs of 2009 http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/the-top-10-flash-mobs-of-2009#
crushcreative (Crush) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:43:22 -0000
Top 10 flash mobs of 2009 http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/the-top-10-flash-mobs-of-2009#
Top Ten Flash Mobs 2009: http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/the-top-10-flash-mobs-of-2009#
BIB2804 (Tomas Caetano) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:43:02 -0000
Top Ten Flash Mobs 2009: http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/the-top-10-flash-mobs-of-2009#
BBC NEWS: Smart mob storms London - London has its first taste of the flash mob phenomenon, with a spontaneous crowd turning up at a sofa store.
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Cheesebikini? - Flash Mob news, ideas, photos, links and resources.
FlockSmart.com - Facilitates the formation of flash mobs, or groups of people that suddenly come together to perform brief, seemingly random acts.
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Mob(b)log - Mob news and links.
Peculiarities of Cyberspace : Flash Mobs - Analysis of the conditions, forms and consequences of flash mobs and the future of smart mobs. Author: Dr. Albert Benschop (University of Amsterdam).
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Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution - A Website and Weblog about topics and issues discussed in the book Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution by Howard Rheingold.
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Yahoo! Groups: Flashmobs - Flash mob discussion group.
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Zombie Mob - Pictures and story of a zombie flash mob.
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