Flash mobs involve large groups of people assembling suddenly in a public place to perform an unusual act briefly and then quickly dispersing. They are organized via social media and viral emails. The first flash mob was organized by Bill Wasik in 2003 in Manhattan. Flash mobs can be used for fun, protest, or social change. Related concepts include smart mobs, collective intelligence, culture jamming, and e-democracy. Technologies that enable flash mobs are social networks, collaborative software, and viral communication methods. Flash mobs demonstrate how technology can empower groups to assemble and coordinate actions.
Log on, tune in, blog out: citizen-journalists, New Media, and subversive act...te.schwartz
The lecture is a general survey of the darker side of Web 2.0-enabled New Media. In particular, I explore some of its frightfully hilarious/hilariously frightful uses by subversive and revolutionary groups on the fringes of contemporary global society. My case studies:
* the French National Front on Second Life;
* the Stormfront White Nationalist Community;
* the global anticapitalism movement (specifically, the IndyMedia Network);
* radical Islamism (specifically, AqsaTube);
* and the Second Life Liberation Army.
I lightly get into some of the theoretical issues, in particular the nature of New Media and today’s internet, and the role culture plays in determining the extent to which a subversive or revolutionary organization goes “high tech.”
The lecture is decidely “low tech,” intended for non-specialists and all-around end-users. However, it may also be of value to those with technical or journalistic backgrounds who may not be aware of the various fringe subcultures forming around the new technology.
What is a "flashmob" - definition - production - distribution - produced in a "flashmob"-workshop of the university of the arts, Zurich, Switzerland. In German. Sende an email to the author to ask for an english version.
How to create a Flashmob for a youtube audience, using the performance of Les Miserables One Day More by Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF as an example. As presented at the inter nation Shakespeare Theatre Association Conference 2015 # STA15
Log on, tune in, blog out: citizen-journalists, New Media, and subversive act...te.schwartz
The lecture is a general survey of the darker side of Web 2.0-enabled New Media. In particular, I explore some of its frightfully hilarious/hilariously frightful uses by subversive and revolutionary groups on the fringes of contemporary global society. My case studies:
* the French National Front on Second Life;
* the Stormfront White Nationalist Community;
* the global anticapitalism movement (specifically, the IndyMedia Network);
* radical Islamism (specifically, AqsaTube);
* and the Second Life Liberation Army.
I lightly get into some of the theoretical issues, in particular the nature of New Media and today’s internet, and the role culture plays in determining the extent to which a subversive or revolutionary organization goes “high tech.”
The lecture is decidely “low tech,” intended for non-specialists and all-around end-users. However, it may also be of value to those with technical or journalistic backgrounds who may not be aware of the various fringe subcultures forming around the new technology.
What is a "flashmob" - definition - production - distribution - produced in a "flashmob"-workshop of the university of the arts, Zurich, Switzerland. In German. Sende an email to the author to ask for an english version.
How to create a Flashmob for a youtube audience, using the performance of Les Miserables One Day More by Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF as an example. As presented at the inter nation Shakespeare Theatre Association Conference 2015 # STA15
12 Small Businesses That Found Success on Social MediaHootsuite
After years of speaking with our small business customers to address the challenges and highlight successes of social media, patterns are beginning to form. We wanted to highlight the overlapping and individual social media goals of businesses industry-wide—not only to recognize their successes, but also to inspire others through examples. After all, 78% of consumers say that social messages from businesses influence their purchases. Here’s a presentation that showcases 12 small businesses who found success on social media.
V.2 mc nabb patrick final project (media) intro to media psych fall 2011 th...pmcnabb
This is an updated PDF version (with the typos removed) of the PowerPoint for Patrick McNabb’s final project in Dr. Pamela Rutledge's MSC 551 Intro to Media Psychology class, Fielding Graduate University, Fall 2011.
The original slideshow and the companion paper that it was based on collectively received an A+ from Dr. Rutledge, with an A overall received for the class.
ESMOD Berlin Annual Panel - (What Comes After) Metamodernism - Digital Booklet Esmod Berlin
ESMOD Berlin is pleased to present a digital publication from our inaugural Annual Panel held in May of this year. The panel discussed (What Comes After) Metamodernism, a term coined to describe the shift in contemporary culture away from the trademarks of post modernism. The panels’ brief was to explore the dominant oscillation in culture between disillusionment and meaningfulness, between apathy and empathy with key questions such as; In what direction are the globalized youth going and why? Where is there an overlap with the recent past? Where do we find a combination in the analog and digital in designing individual concepts of life?
Bringing together experts from across various cultural fields the panel discussion was led by Paul Feigelfeld from the Digital Cultures Research Lab Centre, Leuphana University, and included special guests speaker Alex Lieu, Chief Creative Officer and Lead Design Director of 42 Entertainment based in California. 42 Entertainment are one of the leading companies in transmedia marketing whom blur the boundaries between marketing and entertainment. 42 Entertainment are most well known for their innovative campaign for American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails for their album Year Zero, which extrapolated the theme of a dystopian future beyond the album through leaking unreleased recordings online, and planting USB sticks in the toilets of concerts venues, which lead fans down a thrilling rabbit hole into a world of online and offline acts of underground resistance.
Dealing with the life and work of digital dissents, German Author and Director Angela Richter also participated in the panel discussion. Richter spoke about her time working with Wikileakers Founder and digital activist Julian Assange, of whom she wrote a play Assassinate Assange, premiering in 2012. Other notable panelists included Joerg Koch, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of German culture magazine 032c, as well as Dutch cultural philosopher Robin van den Akker, whom with his colleague Timotheus Vermeulen, coined the term metamodernsm and founded the online magazine Notes on Metamodernsim.
Traversing topics such as sci-fi literature, digital hacktivism, sustainable architecture, fashion and DIY maker culture, the publication aims to capture some of the intense and surprising discussions that took place. The ESMOD Berlin Annual Panel is a program conceived for students from a number of international schools, including L'Institut Francais de la Mode, Paris; ESMOD Berlin International Masters Programme – Sustainability in Fashion, Berlin; and Dessau Institute of Architecture. The booklet also aims to deliver an insight into how the students negotiated the concepts and questions raised during discussion.
Download the digital booklet HERE and for further information please contact Lizzie Delfs, Public Relations Manager, International Masters Programme – Sustainability in Fashion, ESMOD Berlin International University of Art for Fashion, m
Wiley and Ontario Institute for Studies in EducationUniversi.docxMARRY7
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"Mixing Pop (Culture) and Politics": Cultural Resistance, Culture Jamming, and
Anti-Consumption Activism as Critical Public Pedagogy
Author(s): Jennifer A. Sandlin and Jennifer L. Milam
Source: Curriculum Inquiry, Vol. 38, No. 3 (Jun., 2008), pp. 323-350
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Toronto
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"Mixing Pop (Culture) and Politics":
Cultural Resistance, Culture Jamming,
and Anti-Consumption Activism as
Critical Public Pedagogy
JENNIFER A. SANDLIN
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ, USA
JENNIFER L. MILAM
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX, USA
ABSTRACT
Culture jamming, the
act of resisting and re-creating commercial culture in order
to transform society, is embraced by groups and individuals who seek to critique and
(re)form how culture is created and enacted in our daily lives.
In this article, we
explore how
two
groups?Adbusters and Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop
Shopping?use culture jamming
as a means of resisting consumerism. We theorize
how culture jamming
as
practiced operates
as critical
public pedagogy, through the
ways in which it (1) fosters participatory, resistant cultural production; (2) engages
learners corporeally; (3)
creates a
(poetic) community politic; and (4) opens
tran
sitional spaces through detournement (a "turning around"). We propose that when
viewed as critical public pedagogy, culture jamming holds potential
to connect
learners with one another and to connect individual lives to social issues?both in
and beyond the classroom. However, we also posit that culture jamming
as critical
public pedagogy is
not a panacea nor without problems. We also discuss ...
Lecture slides for MA Contemporary Art Theory and for MFA1 Studio students in the School of Art, Edinburgh College of Art.
http://www.eca.ac.uk/pdf/getCourse.php?id=88
12 Small Businesses That Found Success on Social MediaHootsuite
After years of speaking with our small business customers to address the challenges and highlight successes of social media, patterns are beginning to form. We wanted to highlight the overlapping and individual social media goals of businesses industry-wide—not only to recognize their successes, but also to inspire others through examples. After all, 78% of consumers say that social messages from businesses influence their purchases. Here’s a presentation that showcases 12 small businesses who found success on social media.
V.2 mc nabb patrick final project (media) intro to media psych fall 2011 th...pmcnabb
This is an updated PDF version (with the typos removed) of the PowerPoint for Patrick McNabb’s final project in Dr. Pamela Rutledge's MSC 551 Intro to Media Psychology class, Fielding Graduate University, Fall 2011.
The original slideshow and the companion paper that it was based on collectively received an A+ from Dr. Rutledge, with an A overall received for the class.
ESMOD Berlin Annual Panel - (What Comes After) Metamodernism - Digital Booklet Esmod Berlin
ESMOD Berlin is pleased to present a digital publication from our inaugural Annual Panel held in May of this year. The panel discussed (What Comes After) Metamodernism, a term coined to describe the shift in contemporary culture away from the trademarks of post modernism. The panels’ brief was to explore the dominant oscillation in culture between disillusionment and meaningfulness, between apathy and empathy with key questions such as; In what direction are the globalized youth going and why? Where is there an overlap with the recent past? Where do we find a combination in the analog and digital in designing individual concepts of life?
Bringing together experts from across various cultural fields the panel discussion was led by Paul Feigelfeld from the Digital Cultures Research Lab Centre, Leuphana University, and included special guests speaker Alex Lieu, Chief Creative Officer and Lead Design Director of 42 Entertainment based in California. 42 Entertainment are one of the leading companies in transmedia marketing whom blur the boundaries between marketing and entertainment. 42 Entertainment are most well known for their innovative campaign for American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails for their album Year Zero, which extrapolated the theme of a dystopian future beyond the album through leaking unreleased recordings online, and planting USB sticks in the toilets of concerts venues, which lead fans down a thrilling rabbit hole into a world of online and offline acts of underground resistance.
Dealing with the life and work of digital dissents, German Author and Director Angela Richter also participated in the panel discussion. Richter spoke about her time working with Wikileakers Founder and digital activist Julian Assange, of whom she wrote a play Assassinate Assange, premiering in 2012. Other notable panelists included Joerg Koch, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of German culture magazine 032c, as well as Dutch cultural philosopher Robin van den Akker, whom with his colleague Timotheus Vermeulen, coined the term metamodernsm and founded the online magazine Notes on Metamodernsim.
Traversing topics such as sci-fi literature, digital hacktivism, sustainable architecture, fashion and DIY maker culture, the publication aims to capture some of the intense and surprising discussions that took place. The ESMOD Berlin Annual Panel is a program conceived for students from a number of international schools, including L'Institut Francais de la Mode, Paris; ESMOD Berlin International Masters Programme – Sustainability in Fashion, Berlin; and Dessau Institute of Architecture. The booklet also aims to deliver an insight into how the students negotiated the concepts and questions raised during discussion.
Download the digital booklet HERE and for further information please contact Lizzie Delfs, Public Relations Manager, International Masters Programme – Sustainability in Fashion, ESMOD Berlin International University of Art for Fashion, m
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preserve and extend access to Curriculum Inquiry.
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"Mixing Pop (Culture) and Politics": Cultural Resistance, Culture Jamming, and
Anti-Consumption Activism as Critical Public Pedagogy
Author(s): Jennifer A. Sandlin and Jennifer L. Milam
Source: Curriculum Inquiry, Vol. 38, No. 3 (Jun., 2008), pp. 323-350
Published by: on behalf of the Wiley Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of
Toronto
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"Mixing Pop (Culture) and Politics":
Cultural Resistance, Culture Jamming,
and Anti-Consumption Activism as
Critical Public Pedagogy
JENNIFER A. SANDLIN
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ, USA
JENNIFER L. MILAM
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX, USA
ABSTRACT
Culture jamming, the
act of resisting and re-creating commercial culture in order
to transform society, is embraced by groups and individuals who seek to critique and
(re)form how culture is created and enacted in our daily lives.
In this article, we
explore how
two
groups?Adbusters and Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop
Shopping?use culture jamming
as a means of resisting consumerism. We theorize
how culture jamming
as
practiced operates
as critical
public pedagogy, through the
ways in which it (1) fosters participatory, resistant cultural production; (2) engages
learners corporeally; (3)
creates a
(poetic) community politic; and (4) opens
tran
sitional spaces through detournement (a "turning around"). We propose that when
viewed as critical public pedagogy, culture jamming holds potential
to connect
learners with one another and to connect individual lives to social issues?both in
and beyond the classroom. However, we also posit that culture jamming
as critical
public pedagogy is
not a panacea nor without problems. We also discuss ...
Lecture slides for MA Contemporary Art Theory and for MFA1 Studio students in the School of Art, Edinburgh College of Art.
http://www.eca.ac.uk/pdf/getCourse.php?id=88
Global Engagement in an Interconnected WorldSummarized from a p.docxwhittemorelucilla
Global Engagement in an Interconnected World
*Summarized from a paper by the same title, authored by Dr. John Lee, Associate Professor of Social Studies, N.C. State University
Introduction
A mother sits with her son at a computer. Music fills the room as stylishly dressed kids dance on a computer screen. The scene is a house in the Western African country of Senegal where an encouraging mother is watching a music video with her son and offering her opinion of her son’s favorite new musical group, Rania. The group is from South Korea and is part of a music phenomenon called Korean Pop (or K-Pop) that fuses electronic, hip hop, rock and R&B musical forms. The young man made a video of his mother’s opinion of the group and put it on YouTube. A South Korean musical group, singing music online that emerged in black American culture, is being shared by an African boy on a global commercial video sharing network. How did we get to this point and what are the implications of this interconnected and overlapping world for this young man’s future and the future of young people in the United States?
A certain vision of the future is already here, although unevenly represented around the world. This future is cross-cultural and supported by a global economic system of multinational interests delivered through a decentralized communications network. Young people today are growing up in an interconnected world with access to information through a wide variety of mediums and devices that support the exchange of ideas and opinions. Given that these systems for communication are in constant flux and are being rapidly developed, children must prepare for a future that will look different than the world of their parents.
Trends in Youth Global Engagement
There are six trends that will shape the global engagement of Generation Z over the next decade. Each of them is outlined below.
Trend #1 – The Emergence of an Online Global Identity
Online social networks connect people and create avenues for extending our identity. Identity is connected to our physical being, but increasingly young people are crafting online identities using social networks. Manuel Castells describes this phenomenon in his recent trilogy The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture. Castells argues that the organization of global economics, political and social institutions prompts individuals to create meaning in their lives through collective action. This explains why networks such as Facebook have become so popular (500 million active users), so fast (Facebook went online in 2004). The attraction of Facebook is the human interaction and collective action that it facilitates. The technology is much less important than the human activities that the technologies enable. In fact, actual interfaces such as Facebook come and go rather quickly (e.g. AOL and MySpace, both with explosive growth and quick declines). These global networks allow people to be free of their “other” identities - ...
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In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
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Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
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June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
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An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
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Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
2. Flash mob
definitions
history
types of flash mob
related concepts
technology
3. A flash mob
is a large group of people who assemble
suddenly in a public place, perform an
unusual and pointless act for a brief time,
then quickly disperse.
The term flash mob is generally applied
only to gatherings organized via
telecommunications, social media, or viral
emails.
4. First Flash mob
Inventor of flash mob is Bill Wasik, senior editor
of Harper's Magazine.
The concept's creator, a shadowy figure known
only as Bill, started off by e-mailing 50 friends to
gather at a retail store in downtown Manhattan.
More than 100 people converged upon the ninth
floor rug department of the store, gathering
around and asking for a "love rig".
"It's a spectacle for spectacle's sake - which is
silly, but is also, as I've discovered somewhat to
my surprise, genuinely transgressive, which is
part of its appeal, I think," said the mysterious
Bill in an e-mail exchange. "People feel like
there's nothing but order everywhere, and so
they love to be a part of just one thing that
nobody was expecting."
(Bill)
5. The term flash mob is inspired by "smart mob"
A smart mob is a group that, contrary to the
usual connotations of a mob, behaves
intelligently or efficiently.
People to connect to information and
others, allowing a form of social
coordination via:
Internet Relay Chat
mobile phones and
digital assistants.
Depending on how the technology is used,
smart mobs may be beneficial or
detrimental to society.
6. Examples of smart mob
eBay — a collection of users who are
empowered by the Internet and eBay to buy
and sell and maintain the quality control over
all transactions through the rating system.
Text messages that were sent in the
Philippines, which are thought to be partly
responsible for the demonstration that ousted
former President Joseph Estrada.
The 2007 Lawyers' Movement in Pakistan, a
mob with a very specific agenda, moving
quickly dismantling law and order throughout
the country. The 'handlers' or dispatchers
were members of a group formerly known as
Blackwater, and currently known as Xe
Worldwide, in conjunction with the U.S.
Embassy.
7. Common types of Flash mob
A flash mob bang
is a type of flash mob where a
group of people meet in a
specified area pretend to shoot
each other with their fingers
until everyone but one is on the
ground.
The trend owes much to uses of
modern communications
technologies, including
decentralised personal
networking, known as smart
mobbing.
8. Common types of Flash mob Participating cities included
Atlanta,
Boston,
Worldwide Pillow Fight Day
Budapest,
Chicago,
It was a pillow fight flash mob that took place on
Copenhagen,
March 22, 2008. Over 25 cities around the globe
Denver,
participated in the first "international flash mob",
Dublin,
which was the world's largest flash mob to date.
Houston,
Huntsville,
London,
Los Angeles,
Melbourne,
New York City,
Paris,
Pécs,
Portland,
Roanoke,
Seattle,
Shanghai,
Stockholm,
Sydney,
Székesfehérvár,
Szombathely,
Vancouver,
Washington, DC and
Zurich
9. Common types of Flash mob
Silent disco
People gathere with their portable music
devices, and at a set time began dancing
to their music.
In 2006, it was reported that more than
4,000 people participated at London
Victoria station.
This impacted the regular service of the
system enough for the city's police to
begin crowd control and slowly clear
people.
10. Flash mob violence
In Philadelphia the local mobs involve
mainly middle- and high-schoolers.
As many as 2,000 teenagers thronged the
narrow sidewalks, blocked traffic, jumped
on cars and roughed up bystanders.
There were three arrests and multiple
assaults, and many stores and restaurants
closed early amid fears of trouble brewing.
"It's easy to do; it's thrilling, it's
Police monitors social networking sitesand fun, and they can turn on the TV
message boards for early warning of the next day and say, 'I was there."
potential disturbances.
11. Police being silly.
Belarus, a flash mob of citizens met in the
central square and simultaneously ate ice
cream.
The government’s rules prohibited group
public actions. The protesters brought their
cameras and filmed black clad security forces
apprehending them in October Square.
The mission didn’t bring down the
government since the protesters
overestimated how enraged citizens outside
Belarus would at this action, but they did
make the government look foolish.
12. The governments being even sillier.
Governments do the campaign against
word-of-mouth via word-of-mouth.
“There’s been a lot of media coverage
about organized mobs intimidating
lawmakers, disrupting town halls, and
silencing real discussion about the need for
real health insurance reform.
The truth is, it’s a sham. These “grassroots
protests” are being organized and largely
paid for by Washington special interests and
insurance companies who are desperate to
block reform. They’re trying to use lies and
fear to break the President and his agenda
for change."
Jen O’Malley Dillon
Executive Director
Democratic National Committee
13. Related concepts. Collective inteligence.
Collective intelegence relates to smart mobs and to any flash mob coordination.
Collective intelligence is a shared or group intelligence that emerges from the collaboration and
competition of many individuals. Collective intelligence appears in a wide variety of forms of
consensus decision making in bacteria, animals, humans, and computer networks.
Collective intelligence is enabled by the rise of Web 2.0. Users are able to generate their own
content.
According to Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams, collective intelligence is mass collaboration. In
order for this concept to happen, four principles need to exist. These are openness, peering, sharing
and acting globally.
14. Related concepts. Culture Jamming.
Culture jamming is a different way to look at
common things. Using mass culture and create
awareness.
Culture jams re-figure logos, fashion statements,
and product images to challenge the idea of "what's
cool," along with assumptions about the personal
freedoms of consumption.
Culture jamming is usually employed in opposition to
a perceived appropriation of public space, or as a
reaction against social conformity.
Prominent examples of culture jamming include
the adulteration of billboard advertising by the
BLF and Ron English and the street parties and
protests organised by Reclaim the Streets.
Culture jamming sometimes entails transforming
mass media to produce ironic or satirical
commentary about itself, using the original
medium's communication method.
15. Related concepts. E-democracy
E-democracy (electronic democracy) is a form of
direct democracy that uses information
technologies and communication technologies and
strategies for political and governance processes.
E-democracy aims for broader and more active
citizen participation enabled by the Internet,
mobile communications, social networking and
other technologies.
Internet is a many-to-many communication
medium.
Radio and television are few-to-many.
Telephones are few-to-few.
The lower cost of information exchange on the
Internet, as well as the high level of reach that the
content potentially has, makes the Internet an
attractive medium for political information,
particularly amongst social interest groups and
parties with lower budgets.
16. Flash mob tehnologies. Viral emailing.
A viral email (also known as a "pass-along email") is
a certain kind of email which rapidly propagates
from person to person, generally in a word-of-
mouth manner.
A 2004 study into viral email behaviors identified a
number of reasons as to why people may pass along
emails. Most of the emails that were passed along
involved humor, although other factors - such as
the presence of naked pictures and warnings about
crime - were identified as being significant.
In viral marketing, the aim is to spread awareness
about a product offering.
A number of websites are dedicated to collecting
viral emails, these include Viralbank and Bore Me.
17. Flash mob tehnologies. Social networking software. Twitter, Myspace, Facebook etc.
Protests in Moldova
On April 6, 2009, 10,000 protesters
used Twitter to mobilize out of thin
air to protest the communist
government, in a protest that began
peaceably and turned violent.
Protesters created their own
searchable Twitter tag so other
would-be protesters could learn of
the impending protest.
18. Flash mob tehnologies. Collaborative software.
Collaborative software is a concept that greatly
overlaps with computer supported cooperative
work (CSCW)
Software systems such as email, calendaring,
text chat, wiki, and bookmarking belong to this
category.
It has been suggested that Metcalfe's law — the
more people who use something, the more
valuable it becomes — applies to these types of
software.
There are three primary ways in which humans
interact:
conversations (simple exchange)
transactions (exchange money for goods) Examples include
collaborations (In collaboration alteration development of an idea
of a collaboration entity) creation of a design
achievement of a shared goal.
Collaboration cannot take place in a
vacuum, it requires individuals working
together in a coordinated fashion, towards a
common goal.
19. Flash mob computing.
Flash mob computing (or a flash
mob computer) is a temporary ad-
hoc computer cluster running
specific software to coordinate the
individual computers into one single
supercomputer.
The first flash mob computer was
created on April 3, 2004 at the
University of San Francisco using
software written at USF called
FlashMob
20. Flash mob - everyone can do it
for fun
for reason
for change
21. List of resources
Wikipedia on flash mob
Culture Jamming
Smart mob
flash mob bang
collective intelligence
Social_contract
E-democracy
Critical_mass
Flash mobs: a new social phenomenon?
Smart mob storms London
Pillow fights go violent
Manhattan Mob Meets Its Maker
Viral email
Collaborative software
Flash_mob_computing
Trivial technologies (Twitter, Flash Mobs) have power in non-democratic countries
Flash Mobs Demonstrate Power of Technology, But May do More Harm Than Good
Technology Helping City Deter Violence, Flash Mobs