1. ELIZABETH CORTEZ TECH IN ED EDU 560 Flash Mobs

2. What is Flash Mob It’s a group of people who assemble in a public place, performing an atypical and seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, and artistic expression. Wikipedia http://www.analogartistdigitalworld.com/2011/01/flash-mob.html

3. Flash Mob America “….spontaneous public event, such as mass choreographed dances, that begin with one person and grow to hundreds, then quickly disappear. Viewed by surprised an unsuspected audience and capturing it all on camera, to celebrate, honor, and bring awareness to artists, charities, campaigns, and social causes. http://www.flashmobamerica.com Move Your Body-Beyonce

4. Flash Mob? Or Smart Mob? The term, coined in 2003, did not apply to events and performances organized for the purpose of politics (such as protests), commercial advertisement, and publicity stunts. Instead the term smart mobs is applied to these planned purpose for social activity.smart mobs Flash mobs can be seen as a specialized form of smart mob July 8, 2004, the 11th edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary added Flash mob. It noted it as an "unusual and pointless act" separating it from other forms of smart mobs such as types of performance, protests, and other gatheringsConcise Oxford English Dictionary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_mob

5. Smart Mob In 2002, Howard Rheingold published Smart Mobs.  Smart Mobs is when people use modern media to coordinate collective action for better or for worse. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhqwIuqJIA0  Dictionary.com describes smart mobs as a large group of people mobilized by social media to meet in a public place typically for the purpose of social or political protest. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2prHm1BcU1k

6. Additional Resources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_mob http://people.howstuffworks.com/smart-mob.htm http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/smart+mob http://pinterest.com/danijunebaby/flash-mob- smart-mob/ http://pinterest.com/danijunebaby/flash-mob- smart-mob/ http://prezi.com/vhbxgo_oggeg/flashmob-smart- mob/ http://prezi.com/vhbxgo_oggeg/flashmob-smart- mob/