Blog 7 - Flashmobs

First and foremost, click this link.

http://improveverywhere.com/2009/01/14/no-pants-2k9/

I wanted to mention that in the flashmob presentation the other day, but thought it might be tasteless. But the idea of a No Pants Day flashmob made me laugh, and the fact that it's been successful in different countries amazed me. Maybe we'll see some of you next year?

The flashmobs assignment was so much fun to research. I had never heard of such a thing, and was never lucky enough to actually experience one in public. When I think of what in the world of print might correspond to the communications of flashmobs, I think of chain letters, announcements in papers that group together a bunch of people at once (party announcements, parades, etc). Technology like text messages has changed this, because things like alerts on your phones can bring these events to your knowledge. I would expect there to be some kind of program in the future to easily find people to send these alerts to, and reach a broader audience.