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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>we had one on toronto a few blocks from where we
live - which I only read about in the paper.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"There is no point - that's the point" said one
yong man. just having fun. definitely not serious or in control My 15 year old
daughter would SO like to go............. a new wave coming?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Meg Salter</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>MegaSpace Consulting<BR>(416) 486-6660<BR><A
href="mailto:meg@megsalter.com">meg@megsalter.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:mherman@globalchicago.net"
title=mherman@globalchicago.net>Michael Herman</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 03, 2003 8:54
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> now THIS is OS practice...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>sounds like the western world is practicing for the coming wave
of OpenSpace. Flash Mob sounds like an OST workout in which
participants invite, convene, and let go without the messy business of
conversation. you know how all that conversation always makes real live
OpenSpace events so long and sometimes necessitates notes and typing...
<grin><BR><BR>
<H2>Flash mobs: a new social phenomenon?</H2>Is it performance art or the
ultimate surprise party? A social phenomenon known as the 'flash mob', which
began in New York and relies on e-mail, appears to be spreading
worldwide.<BR><BR>Using mass e-mailing, the organisers bring together what
their invitations describe as 'inexplicable mobs' - large crowds that
materialise in public places and suddenly dissipate 10 minutes
later.<BR><BR>Since the first flash mob was organised in Manhattan in May, by
a mischievous underground group called the Mob Project, the practise has
already spread to other U.S. cities, while plans are being drawn up for events
in London, Rome and Vienna.<BR><BR>the rest of the story... <A
class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s913314.htm">http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s913314.htm</A><BR><PRE class=moz-signature cols="$mailwrapcol">--
Michael Herman
Michael Herman Associates
300 West North Avenue #1105
Chicago IL 60610 USA
(312) 280-7838
<A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="http://www.michaelherman.com">http://www.michaelherman.com</A> - consulting & publications
<A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="http://www.globalchicago.net">http://www.globalchicago.net</A> - laboratory & playground
<A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="http://www.openspaceworld.org">http://www.openspaceworld.org</A> - worldwide open space
...inviting organization into movement
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