From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Wed Jul 31 2002 - 21:05:11 MDT
You've read the Niven stories about the teleporter booths and mob formation?
"Flash crowd" is the most pertinent I think. I guess that mobiles are
enabling something comparible.
Emlyn
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert J. Bradbury [mailto:bradbury@aeiveos.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 1 August 2002 2:35
> To: Extropy List
> Subject: CULTURE: Self-organizing Smart Mobs
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> The Washington Post has an interesting article about
> the changes in behavior being brought on by personal
> communication devices.
>
> Cell Biology
> Like the Bee, This Evolving Species Buzzes and Swarms
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23395-2002Jul30.html
>
> Slasdot discussion here:
> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/31/1159248&mode=threa
> d&tid=100
>
> Robert
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