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Monday, August 04, 2003
This here, ladies and gents, is either an attempt to take advantage of the growing mob phenom, or a lesson in exactly how not to conduct a Flash Mob.
From Flashmob.info : Posted by: AnonymousThe obvious assumption? This is just a joke posted by a reactionary anti-mobber who doesn't "get" flash mobs (not that I do, but that's part of the deal). If initial suspicions are true, this bitter little troll will be hiding in the bushes, waiting to see if anyone fell for their hipper-than-thou gag, or cackling at their computer, waiting for news reports that will never happen. Enjoy. Let's have some fun, though, and assume for a second that this is an actual stab at a Flash Mob invitiation. First off, I'll resist the temptation to pick on the AOL-speak ("2 Boston"? "da big TV stationz"? "shotz"? Yikes.) As Flash Mobs hit the mainstream (like the Boston Metro this morning, and the N.Y. Times, and just now at CNN, for example), I suppose it was inevitable that attention-hounds jumping on the bandwagon... the same people who sit behind the backstop at Sox games, clutching their cell phones, waving incessently. "I'm on camera! Woo!" Morons. Planning three simultaneous Mobs, with virtually no notice? In front of TV stations? At a pre-announced time with no instructions and a complete lack of creativity? It's too stupid to be real, just mean enough to be fake. One thing about flash mobs : Anyone can do it. Just because one person was motivated enough to pull together the first one in your city doesn't mean you have to follow them blindly. Go to one, see what it's like. Doesn't mean you have to keep going. Do your own thing, learn from all the rest. What worked? What didn't? Is there a point? Does it mean anything to you? Was it fun or did you feel sheepish? Is the mob trend a signal of something larger, more significant? Is it disruptive, and a massive waste of time and resources? Harmless or harmful? Whatever your opinion, look at all sides, make up your mind.  |
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