New York City - Flash Mob#6 Announced
I received an email in the last few minutes annnouncing New York's 6th Flash Mob.
It looks like the organisers were slightly stung by the criticism levelled at Flash Mob#5, namely that there were too few spectators. Whilst it was good fun - in a Pythonesque sort of way - I think most of us felt our highly realistic bird noises were somewhat wasted on the handful of passers sauntering up Central Park West.
Mob #6 is gathering in the mid 40's around Broadway. If you know New York at all, then you'll know that this has 'Times Square' written all over it, so spectators will not be a problem this time!
The other thing to point out is that this takes place on 7th August, the same day as the first London Mob. I wonder if some international co-ordination would add an interesting extra dimension to these events? A truly global flash mob would certainly make headlines.
Your correspondent plans on being there, and a full report will follow.
Posted by Fred at August 1, 2003 03:58 PM
there will be an Amsterdam one too!
http://www.geocities.com/amsterdammobs/
Global FM - Let’s jump to the next level!
From Germany, we are trying to organize the Global FM - Let’s jump to the next level!
From Germany, we are trying to organize the FIRST GLOBAL FLASH MOB of the world. Basically, the flashmobbers will meet in a big railway station in their city, get a telephone call at exactly 14:00 GMT (15:00 CET, your local time, sorry, Seattle, for you it takes place at 6:00 AM), let the celular ring for about 2 minutes, go out of the station in little ring-clusters, gather together in front of the door and dissapear. And this in so many cities around the world as we can get. That means that at the same time thousands of cellulars would ring all around the world. New also is the idea to have a “support person” in the background (the one who calls), to obtain a new quality in the flash mob: the interaction between 2 coupled mobs, a physical and a virtual one, and this cloned several times.
At present all informations are in german language. If you can speak german you could help to materialise the idea translating and divulging it. As you can see my english is not the best ;-)
I'm already translating it in spanish and trying to disperse the meme in spanish speaking forums and newsgroups (most of the hispanic world has no idea of FM)
Thanks!
brilliant idea how do i join in
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Flash Mob - Live Video Stream
Saturday, August 30, 3 PM
Clinton Street, NYC
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-Three Live Video Cameras Streaming to the Internet
-Wireless Internet Connection (Bring Your Laptop)
-Live Chat to Communicate with People around the World
-Chalk, Chalk, and more Chalk
Get there at 3 o'clock sharp (via reality or virtual-reality)
www.prudenia.net
I am there!, chalk and digital camera in tow!