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A flash mob (or flashmob) [1] is a group of people that assembles suddenly in a public place, performs for a brief time, then quickly disperses, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, and/or artistic expression. [2][3][4] Flash mobs may be organized via telecommunications, social media, or viral emails. [5][6][7][8][9] The term ...
Flash rob. A flash rob, also known as a multiple offender crime or flash mob robbery, is an organized form of theft in which a group of participants enter a retail shop or convenience store en masse and steal goods and other items. [1][2][3] Typically, store workers and employees in these cases quickly become overwhelmed by the large number of ...
A flash mob pillow fight breaks out in Warsaw in 2009. A flash mob is a gathering of individuals, usually organized in advance through electronic means, that performs a specific, usually peculiar action and then disperses. These actions are often bizarre or comical—as in a massive pillow fight, ad-hoc musical, or synchronized dance ...
The rash of flash-mob-style robberies in Los Angeles in 2023 prompted Mayor Karen Bass to announce another task force of local and federal agencies to target the thefts, as well as work with ...
Crowd psychology. The psychology of a crowd is a collective behaviour realised by the individuals within it. A category of social psychology known as " crowd psychology," or "mob psychology," examines how the psychology of a group of people differs from the psychology of any one person within the group. The study of crowd psychology looks into ...
Cash mob. A cash mob is a group of people who assemble at a local business to make purchases. The purpose of these mobs is to support both the local businesses and the overall community. They may also serve a secondary purpose in providing social opportunities. They are a form of flash mob, and are inspired by them. [1]
Yet in 2003, he claims, he was the originator of the first flash mob. Three years later he "revealed himself as the inventor" in an eleven-part series in Harper's, [1] having anonymously organized the first recognized examples in New York City during the summer of 2003. [2] [3]
Flash Crowd. First publication in Three Trips in Time and Space, edited by Robert Silverberg and published by Hawthorn Books in 1973 with cover art by Ivan Seresin. " Flash Crowd " is a 1973 English-language novella by science fiction author Larry Niven, [1] one of a series about the social consequence of inventing an instant, practically free ...