Flash Mobs

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This paper explains that social phenomena can develop because of new technologies such as television, cell phones and the Internet. The author points out that one of the most interesting social phenomena that has developed in recent years is the flash mob. The paper defines a flash mob as a kind of performance art where hundreds of people gather at a place and perform a bizarre mass action before scattering without a trace.

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"Social phenomena can take many different forms. Part of the reason that social phenomena can take so many forms is because social phenomena can build on each other to create new social phenomena. Social phenomena can also develop because of new technologies such as television, cell phones and the Internet. One of the most interesting social phenomena that has developed in recent years is the flash mob. What exactly is a flash mob? In A New Kind of Performance Art has Taken Root in Cities Across the Country it is stated, "flash mobs," where hundreds of people gather at a place and perform a bizarre mass action before scattering without a trace (Anonymous 2003: 86)."

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