E-Mail Mobs Materialize All Over
May 2, 2010 at 4:38 pm | Posted in Flash Mob News and History | 1 CommentAn interesting article on Wired.com by Leander Kahney talks about the rise of Flash Mob activity.
Belvidere Tea Party Rally
April 10, 2010 at 4:21 pm | Posted in Mobs 2010 | Leave a comment
The end of a rally protesting tax laws outside the court house in Belvidere, NJ
When Flash Mobs Attack, It’s Plain Anti-Social
April 3, 2010 at 4:45 pm | Posted in Flash Mob News and History | Leave a comment
In a speech on March 24, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter reassures residents of their safety and outlines the city’s response to recent unrest caused by roving mobs of youths. (Susan Philips, NPR)
Prayer Flash Mob
April 2, 2010 at 4:30 pm | Posted in Mobs 2010 | Leave a comment
THE SAME DAY the city announced it would begin airing public-service announcements to combat recent flash-mob riots, teenagers out of school on spring break yesterday took part in a “flash mob” at City Hall.
But this time, it was a “prayer flash mob,” and the students were accompanied by their parents, ministers and other adults.
Read more at Philly.com
30th Street Freeze
April 2, 2010 at 4:27 pm | Posted in Mobs 2010 | Leave a commentHundreds of young people gathered at 30th Street station in Philadelphia last night for what organizers called the “30th Street Freeze.” At the stroke of 6:30, participants froze in place. They remained static in the busy station for a full three minutes, as confused bystanders watched.
Read more at WHYY
Pillow fight flash mobs hope for peace
April 2, 2010 at 4:24 pm | Posted in Mobs 2010 | Leave a commentRead http://www.pillowfightday.com/ for more info on this annual event!
On the Stealthy Elephhant blog site, listed as the host of the Philadelphia event on the International Pillow Fight Day Web site, a post dated March 30 asks participants to wear blue clothing “so we look like a unified group.”
-From Eileen Faust
More News from Philly
March 26, 2010 at 4:48 pm | Posted in Flash Mob News and History | Leave a commentFrom an interview with ALLISON KEYES from Tell Me More at NPR
It starts with a text message or a tweet telling hundreds of young men and women to show up at a certain place. This phenomenon is known as a flash mob; and for years it’s involved a fun activity such as massive snowball or pillow fights. But in Philadelphia, flash mobs involving hundreds of young men and women, mostly African-American, led to vandalism and violent behavior. Guest host Allison Keyes speaks with Shai Ben Yaacov, a reporter with WHYY in Philadelphia.
Fire Sather Rally
March 7, 2010 at 4:20 pm | Posted in Mobs 2010 | Leave a comment
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 3/07/10 Rangers fans group together across from Madison Square Garden on 7th avenue, and hold a demonstration asking for Rangers GM Glen Sather to be fired as the Buffalo Sabres played the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on March 3, 2010. (Paul J. Bereswill)
SmartMobs.com- Text messaging timelineTimeline How 160 characters changed the way we communicate 19 years ago … by Mark O’Neill It’s hard to believe but it has been just over 19 years since the first text message was sent from a computer to a mobile phone, and 18 years since the first phones were produced that allowed people to [...]
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