The concept of flash mobs involves gathering a large number of people at a specific location and time to perform a brief collective action, such as lying down on the ground, shouting together, opening an umbrella, holding a book, or moving in unison. This practice, exemplified by the flash mob phenomenon, reflects the desire to mobilize crowds to support a specific cause, idea, or action, known as “crowd clout.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The participants, most of whom are strangers to one another, are informed of the event through various online communication channels such as email, instant messaging, social media, or SMS\/MMS messages. Instructions for the action are usually sent a few minutes before the event begins. Once the ephemeral action is completed, the group disperses spontaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first short, localized flash mob events took place in the United States in 2003, representing a form of event-based communication. Sometimes, the term “Smart mob” (intelligent mobilization) is also used, introduced by Howard Rheingold in his book “Smart Mobs – The Next Social Revolution”. A variant of this phenomenon, called “Frozen mobing” or “Freeze frame mobing”, involves participants remaining motionless and silent for the duration of the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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