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| newte
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07-24-2003 05:35 PM ET (US)
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Until flash mobs do something more than loiter in businesses and get in the way of people trying to go about their lives, then they should be considered stupid mobs. If they were really stickin' it to the man it'd be cool, then again revolution is not an aol keyword.
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07-24-2003 05:50 PM ET (US)
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Edited by author 07-24-2003 05:52 PM
What the flashmob movement needs, imo, is better use of technology. You should be able to join a network that allows anyone to suggest an event. Preferably you sign up with a mobile device email. Although anyone can suggest an event, you can tailor your preferences to only receive events from certain people via a list you maintain and also a reputation system tailored to your tastes (maybe you like events of a certain political nature, or just silly things) maintained through a Tivo-like monitoring system and networked karma. The events should be geocoordinated. For example you can create an event and send the invite to people within a certain radius ("We're going to mob a megacorp retail store in Union Square now ...meet at....").
Once an event is posted, interested people should be able to see in realtime the participant response, so you can tell roughly how popular a certain event is.
I'd start coding something like this myself if I had the time. Opportunistic companies such as Amble Connect are already trying to move into this space. Soon flashmobs will be co-opted, just another way of targeting ads.
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| NumberTwoBoredGuy
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07-24-2003 06:13 PM ET (US)
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Every time I forget to use the Boing Filter, I am reminded of how inane Xeni's posts are.
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| Kickstart70
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07-24-2003 08:33 PM ET (US)
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Woo!
Oh wait...
Pathetic.
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| BOB
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07-24-2003 08:59 PM ET (US)
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another show-stopper by xeni.
who gives a rat's ass??? not me....
pathetic white euro-trash.
someone please explain this to me...i admit that i am not "xeni"-smart.
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| rebus
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07-24-2003 10:37 PM ET (US)
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Whats with the Xeni bashing? Sure, there's stuff here (boingboing) that I don't find grippingly exciting; something going on across the pond? Sure, whatever.
Still, to some (ie., a moi) this is interesting in the context that there is a coelescence (sp) of cultures that where the sub/contra/whatever culture is still influenced by the 'majority' "culture."
Like many people have said before, there's a filter if you can't gloss/ignore stuff.
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07-24-2003 10:53 PM ET (US)
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One major point in Xeni's favor: she has never, NOT ONCE, posted a post about WiFi or a here-is-a-complete-transcription-of-the-latest-coolest-talk-at-the-latest-coolest-conference-I-am-currently-attending post.
I love you, Xeni, I want to bear your children.
Thank you.
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07-24-2003 10:55 PM ET (US)
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Two, what is the point/purpose of MOST things I BoingBoing? f'r instance, what is the point of science fiction? Unlike WiFi, it won't help you get a head in business...
Nevertheless, I like useless things. (Thank you, Mr. Wilde)
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07-25-2003 01:14 AM ET (US)
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"Every time I forget to use the Boing Filter, I am reminded of how inane Xeni's posts are."
Every time I view the offhandedly cruel remarks in the boingboing discussions, I'm reminded of how glad I am that I never included feedback forums on my own blog.
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07-25-2003 01:30 AM ET (US)
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/m17 One major point in Xeni's favor: she has never, NOT ONCE, posted a post about WiFiOneTwoThreeFour...and many more.
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07-25-2003 02:02 AM ET (US)
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Hmm I'd like a topic discussion filter that removes stuff like meta-talk about how inane a poster is.
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07-25-2003 05:05 AM ET (US)
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Ms. Jardin should get a badge from Mr. Gilmore bearing the caption "suspected trollorist".
This way, people could have her thrown off.
It would also help memes converge.
* If you don't like the postings here, you can always... /not read it/! Ernie: thanks for the link to fimoculous.
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07-25-2003 08:17 AM ET (US)
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Edited by author 07-25-2003 09:50 AM
/m18ohmigawd, Xeni has posted about W*f* FOUR TIMES!!!! I'm am in a total state of shock. Xeni: how could you do this to me? I thought we had something special... You, you're, YOU'RE JUST LIKE CORY DOCTOROW!!!!! hmmmm.... which should refute any other argument, anyway....
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12-05-2003 02:51 AM ET (US)
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Help! is here anybody who participated yesterday in action in Paris????
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| Mike
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07-20-2005 08:57 AM ET (US)
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World "largest flash Mob. We need you to join us, and make history. please contact mike34@mail.com
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